What a Weird Place... Uncovering Secrets in an Abandoned Office Building!!

Bridgeland Office Building
This large office building was once home to a number of businesses but being very close to a major highway and a large shopping mall, it was only a matter of time before it was up for redevelopment.
The building consisted of some smaller offices as well as larger ones with multiple rooms, with a variety of different types of business. Although some of them were empty, a lot of them still had stuff inside to see and discover, including one that had everything left behind! Most of the decor dated back to the 90s and earlier!
The building was demolished and a new 5-storey car dealership is planned to be built in its place.
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[@denisesmith2745]

James!!!!! The best sense of humor on KZbin!!!! You’re always great, but I especially love your funny antics❤

[@StaticSpaces]

Glad you enjoy my sense of humour, my tastes aren't for everyone but good to know that some of you enjoy it. Thank you so very much for your comment Denise!!

[@nanetten6238]

I love any type of explore: home, business, etc. You explore it, I enjoy it (vicariously).

[@StaticSpaces]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks a lot for your comment!!

[@paulademarco1585]

Someone needs to get control of that water!

[@StaticSpaces]

Ya, hopefully it wasn't running like that for too long! Thanks very much for your comment!!

[@the_skywire]

I loved this explore as much as the houses. I say explore anything you can.

[@StaticSpaces]

I generally do and this one was a lot of fun but for some reason, most people only like the houses. Appreciate your feedback very much!!

[@crosswired9]

As the kids say this slaps! Lol no but I love the asthetifs of this building it reminds me of EVERY office building I been in growing up 88- present and they all mushed together in the backrooms esp the water part! Like the pool rooms irl

[@StaticSpaces]

Yup, this place reminded me of my childhood and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It had a liminal feeling to it. Really glad you enjoyed it and thanks very much for your comment!!

[@Happyland_Motel_Gamer_Cat]

2:17 GEEZ Nice with lighting and the scary safety baby aweome horror movie scene LMAO

[@StaticSpaces]

Ya, this place had a lot of cool aspects to it. Thank you very much for your comment!!

[@fawnfredenburg5361]

Great premier video James and I really enjoyed this one 👍❤️😎

[@StaticSpaces]

Glad you enjoyed it Fawn and thanks a lot for your comment!!

[@fawnfredenburg5361]

You are so welcome James ❤️

[@NativeNYer]

Thanx Mr Static, that was very cool, not 2 mention different! Nice find.

[@StaticSpaces]

Well I'm glad you enjoyed the change of pace and thank you very much for your comment!!

[@chacal5844]

Great video James. Part of the fun is looking at the current state of an abandoned place, and trying to figure out how it got like this.

[@StaticSpaces]

For sure. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks a lot for your comment!!

[@jamesluke6603]

Pretty cool office building

[@StaticSpaces]

Glad you liked it and thank you very much for your comment!!

[@mennoboon8037]

The squater room was the best find

[@StaticSpaces]

Ya, that was my favourite part too. Thanks a lot for your comment!!

[@customscreenprinting]

Static Spaces thanks for sharing this video with me i really liked this video about this big building it was really cool i hope to see more of these videos i like all that you do on your channel and God Bless ands thanks again.

[@StaticSpaces]

Glad you enjoy the larger locations, there will be more of them in the future. Thanks very much for your comment!!

[@holleehutchins1214]

Awesome space...Thank you

[@StaticSpaces]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks so much for your comment!!

[@kmfsinny8436]

What an incredible explore! Such an array of things left behind. Sad to see what looked like someone's entire life in that one office. I liked this one just as much as I enjoy the houses.

[@StaticSpaces]

Ya, that first office really was strange! Glad you enjoy the bigger locations and thank you very much for your comment!!

[@Pam-cr3bp]

Enjoyed the video!! Hope someone shuts that water off😊 To bad someone had to lock their lunch in the fridge🤣. Pam❤

[@StaticSpaces]

I had no idea that people steal others' lunches in real life, I thought that only happened in the movies. 😂 It just seems like such a weird thing to do. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks a lot for your comment!!

[@Pam-cr3bp]

@@StaticSpaces It really happens 🤣. Usually if you’re a good cook 🤣🤣

[@debbie991]

Looks like your lost in the back rooms.... great video and Ravenous is one of my favs :)

[@StaticSpaces]

This is true about the back rooms, this place was very hard to navigate. Glad you like the movie too, it's highly underrated and so few know about it! Thanks very much for your comment!!

[@fawnfredenburg5361]

Thumbs up on the video James 👍❤️😎

[@StaticSpaces]

Thank you very much Fawn for your comment!!

[@fawnfredenburg5361]

You are so welcome James ❤️

[@cspat1]

I started this vid and totally couldn’t figure out what I was watching lol I had to look at the title again to get orientated lol I feel so dumb, this was so different. I really enjoyed this look see through abandoned office type building.

[@StaticSpaces]

Ya for sure, mostly what I post here are videos of houses but I do enjoy exploring large locations as well. Just need to change things up every once in a while. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks a lot for your comment!!

[@saralouisejackson8209]

I wonder why they removed all the doors to the offices in the older part. I would totally recycle those stair bannisters! Interesting building for sure!

[@StaticSpaces]

I think they were part way through the gutting process before the demolition started. With buildings like these, demolition companies often take the structure down to basically a shell, before the heavy machinery moves in. Agree with you though, that bannister was great! Thanks very much for your comment!!

[@stephaniemcquillan1930]

Hi James! Interesting place and it’s interesting having a different type of location now and again. The stairway reminded me of an old hospital or something. Kinda almost looked art deco. Definitely retro anyway. It’s a shame so many old homes, businesses etc are having to make way for more affordable housing, especially when all these places being put up all look the same. Older neighbourhoods and businesses had their own style. A lot of them did anyway. A bar/restaurant in my town is up for redevelopment and I dread to think what’s going in its place. Thanks for the video. Appreciate every one of them.

[@StaticSpaces]

I think you are right, that staircase probably is art deco. Yup, I miss places like this, they are dropping like flies, I don't even recognise this area anymore! Glad you enjoyed it Stephanie and thanks a lot for your comment!!

[@chillysnowgirl8322]

So much potential in this place! Take all the stray chairs and put them around the pole for a strip club. Or you've got a campground if you pitch a tent next to the fireplace and use the provided tree to cut your own wood. All the stairs (and walking) can serve the purpose of a gym, or simulate hiking in the mountains (plus there's trees painted on some walls). And you even have your own mountain stream (or waterpark) nearby! 😄🙃 A seriously neat explore, complete with the most random stuff inside. Thanks for sharing, and take care! 😊

[@StaticSpaces]

😂 Ya, there was no shortage of interesting things to see at this location. Glad you enjoyed it Carrie and thank you very much for your comment!!

[@choosewisely6994]

Loved you doing CPR on the baby 😂 you are funny. I prefer house's with stuff inside of who use to live there that was left behind. I thought this video was fine so whatever you do it's ok with me just giving my opinion. Always interesting why office buildings leave stuff like this , I guess they say we gone lol🙂

[@StaticSpaces]

Glad you enjoyed the intro! No, that's great, I like hearing everyone's opinion and yours is very useful! The big locations usually don't do very well, so I sometimes don't bother with them. Thank you very much for your comment!!

[@shortythenut1]

Your title sags it very well, it was very weird! Intewresting but weird LOL

[@StaticSpaces]

Well I do try to deliver on my promises. Glad you thought so and thanks a lot for your comment!!

[@pollylewis9611]

Thanks James for going through this huge place for us to see, I have done many resuscitations on a manikin just like that for years lol, just a strange yet awesome building to go through. I like both houses and buildings keeps me guessing on how people lived and worked right, again thank you.

[@StaticSpaces]

Ya, I was doing it wrong apparently but if anything it just adds to the comedic effect. Good to know thanks, these bigger locations don't usually do well and this one is no exception so far, oh well. Thanks very much for your comment!!

[@pollylewis9611]

@@StaticSpaces 🤣

[@summe1972]

Interesting change of pace, really like the video. Do you have any clue what was kept in the big, cork-lined cooler rooms? Seems like such an odd addition to what looks like an otherwise normal office complex.

[@StaticSpaces]

I'm really not too sure what the cooler room was used for, maybe it had something to do with the medical business? It was hard to figure out what each office was used for. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks a lot for your comment!!

[@sashasue00]

I'm sure they would've been boring, but would have liked to see at least 1 or 2 restrooms, otherwise, this was a fun change!

[@StaticSpaces]

You know, I honestly don't even remember seeing any bathrooms, I'm sure they existed but I must have just skipped subconsciously. I'll try to remember this comment for the future! Thank you very much for your comment!!

[@carolali8851]

Judging by the mold that you found the Health Department might have shut it down. Sad to see all those photos left behind.

[@StaticSpaces]

The mold likely started after the place closed, this redevelopment was probably years in the works. Thanks very much for your comment!!

[@sylviabarr2194]

¡Qué peligroso! La electricidad trabajando y el agua subiendo de nivel.....

[@StaticSpaces]

True but I doubt the water was going to get any higher than that since it was leaking out the door, still not ideal though! Even still, I wouldn't want to walk in that water. Lol Thanks a lot for your comment!!

[@MoeLarrycurly1]

I like the fridge I guess somebody was stealing lunch they had to put a big lock on it

[@StaticSpaces]

Do people actually do that in real life!? 😂 I have never worked in an office....but it does explain the lock! Thank you very much for your comment!!

[@MoeLarrycurly1]

@@StaticSpaces humans Yes

[@StaticSpaces]

That's so weird, like bring your own lunch or just go buy something! 😂 Sorry but I find this absolutely hilarious!

[@helenr991]

Hi James

[@StaticSpaces]

Hi Helen, thanks for coming to the premiere!!

[@GothGuy885]

if I were there, I would be looking for the I.T and server room(s) I bet there were some really interesting Equipment in there, not to take mind you, but just look at it, unless I could get permission first.

[@StaticSpaces]

These were individual businesses operating in a larger building, so they probably had their own server areas on a smaller scale than say a large factory. I think they probably took all that equipment with them. Thank you very much for your comment!!

[@redneckbryon]

With the housing crisis in Toronto. Demolition shouldn't have been an option for this building. It could have been converted into low-cost rentals or immigrant housing. But Toronto doesn't work that way. 15:30, I would think Blockbuster Video was way more popular here in Canada Vs Rogers Video, since most people don't like Rogers. 17:50, I think this building is more 90s-2000s, not 70s-80s.

[@StaticSpaces]

Well I mean it can be done but the land would still have to be purchased and then the building repurposed to do that, it would probably cost more than some that is purpose built for housing. Maybe Blockbuster was more popular, I'm not too sure but I felt the need to explain what Rogers video was for my American friends that likely hadn't heard of it. Then there was also Jumbo video, remember that one? I think the building dates back to the 60s and 70s maybe earlier, considering the art deco looking staircase. But looks like they had done some renovations over the years, maybe the 80s and 90s. Thank you very much for your comment!!

[@paulademarco1585]

Cpr health!

[@ShettikkaWoods-jl8iq]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@StaticSpaces]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks a lot for your comment!!

[@user-mf7me6cz7z]

They should of may that place into lofts

[@StaticSpaces]

It's a pretty bad location for residential, otherwise that would have been the likely redevelopment. Thanks very much for your comment!!

[@winterpelican7199]

Steve: ...cause we don't want this video to be like an hour long or anything, right? Winterpelican76:.... We dont?!.... WHY NOT!?! 🤔👍😁 Enjoy big commercial static spaces just as much as private smaller ones! And you could never create a "too long" video in my opinion! Just sayin

[@StaticSpaces]

Ok, the next video will be 2 hours long! 😆 I think I covered everything interesting in this place during the time spent. Glad you enjoy the videos no matter how long they are and thank you very much for your comment!!

[@winterpelican7199]

SWEET! I'll be L🧐king forward to that 2hr long explore!!! 😃 JAMES, I don't comment very often but cherish how you take time to always acknowledge them (sincere apologies for that "Steve"... me reaching into the my jumbled mental name drawer & pulling out wrong one in a blurry hurry to comment before taking off to work 🤗)... JAMES, James, James... any time spent exploring with you is always savored!

[@StaticSpaces]

It's fine, we all make mistakes! Although don't hold your breath for a two hour video, that's a lot of content.

[@jesseyle3978]

Could u tell the story behind the video?

[@StaticSpaces]

Hmm, not sure what you mean...what did you want to know other than what has already been said? Thank you very much for watching!!

[@marksmith3924]

Rainbow?

[@StaticSpaces]

What do you mean?