Land Over Landings:  Vacant Homes gallery

One of the finest homes in Pickering, the architecture of the Bentley-Carruthers house alone makes it worthy of heritage designation, doubly so because it was the location of the "Last Stand" by POP that stopped the airport.

An imposing late Victorian house in Brougham. Note new windows

In any season the mature maples are stunning, and the house itself is a charming example of 19th Ontario architecture. This sylvan sanctuary was occupied and beautifully maintained until this fall.

Just minutes from the 407, a sweet house on a country lot in a village setting -- perfect for a young family or Toronto commuter. The previous tenants simply moved and the charming house was immediately boarded up.

Only a few years ago, a magnificent farmhouse and grounds. Within weeks the eavestroughs had been stripped.

THe stone work remains perfect on this handsome farmhouse, complete with barns.

A charming village home in Brougham, left empty for years.

Extensive work was done on this lovely home in Altona -- much of it after the last tenant moved out.

Someone's dream house in the country, built just a few years before expropriation.

Evergreen Villa can be seen on the History page in its former glory. Site of first POP meeting.

Completely renovated by the government, inside and out. Vacant for a decade.

Handsome house with lots of detail. In beautiful condition only a few years ago.

For a quarter century, a happy family home. Tenants evicted in 2004; vacant ever since.

Solid house with new windows, roof and other repairs. Vacant in Markham.

A significant heritage structure. Note upper window propped open by vandals.