Here is a bit of history about that place. I grew up playing around that area and lived nearby in Riverdale. The rolling grassy hills cover the remains of an old sewage treatment plant. There was a long road on that side of the river which consisted of street-sweepings dumped there by the City of Edmonton. Almost every riverbank in Edmonton had a trash dumping area and that spot was also used for building demolition debris. Someone suggested the chunks of broken concrete were used to shore-up the bank. Absolutely correct. The place where you parked your car was also used as a penitentiary exercise area where inmates tended a garden, and dug away at coal seams. The "Pen" was located above the river valley not far from Jasper Avenue. The river area had a 20 foot wire fence to keep the prisoners from escaping. Another comment someone made was about the perforated rubber tires. There was a small business in Riverdale in the 1950s that sliced car tires into strips and manufactured heavy rubber door mats used at the back door of homes. Quite possibly the rubber you found was scrap or remnants when the old factory was demolished a few decades ago. I love your urban archaeology....brought back a lot of memories of growing up in Riverdale. Thank you
I don’t think you were very much into dump diving with your Tom’s shoes, without grubbies on & just barely jabbing at the ground. You really got to get into it & dig, man, dig! 🤣
I have a pair of water proof hiking boots that I love to use walking in the winter or out in muddy conditions. Having various types of footwear is so important here in Canada.
I'm so glad it's not just me noticing. Bless his pointed little head, not wearing more substantial gear when heading for a place with broken glass and sharp metal.
I wonder about Alex sometimes is he trying to prove a point,is it better to be comfortable or safe. Alex please get a good pair of hiking boots,we care about you.
Alexander, What great spot for both of you. Yes, no mosquitoes or deadly bugs or snakes. My wife, Suzan had Lime disease quite badly back in NEW jersey and had to have intravenous treatments. She had memory and pain problems, but eventually got well. Now they give you some pills right away, blessings to those people who found an easier solution. Also , no poison oak or sumac or ivy. This is really a great part of North America, for Canadians and Americans. Rik Spector in Ferndale,WA
When I was young I lived on an old farm that was built in 1880 and we had a dump like this way out back in the woods and I sued to spend hours and hours out there digging and bringing home full intact soda, medicine and cosmetic bottles. I wish I had kept all of that stuff, and I wish I could go back there again now and dig lol.
Well... back in the old days condoms were called rubbers!!! Just could be the source!! 🤣🤣🤣Actually, I loved this video. I love mudlarking and bottle dump digging videos, especially from across the pond. So much history found , I've learned so much watching them. Fun way to spend time with a friend❤❤❤
Those old white tire sidewalls were an accessory to mount on your blackwall tires back in the day when whitewall tires were the rage, so your car could look stylish without having to invest in new whitewall tires.
I love to watch a RU-vid channel from Scotland called "Northern Mudlarks." They find all kinds of interesting things and make new things out of them. So fun to watch, it makes me want to travel there and help them out.
Old bottle dumps, middens, garbage pits etc are what farms used as places to toss things they couldn't reuse. All sorts of odds and ends turn up. Folks down in Virginia etc go digging for broken British pottery, etc, to date settlements etc. Pretty cool.
Looks like central park in NY city hope u all find interesting things on your journey love watching u and all your videos Alex keep up the amazing job u and your family do love u all and all your friends as well.
It's amazing to me how latitude affects the weather. Down in Houston, it is as hot and steamy as a drenched sauna. Where I am, near Minneapolis, it is perfect spring weather, not too hot yet, and all the lilacs and flowering trees are blooming. Where Alex is they still have ice in the river. All are within the same longitude area, just different latitudes. Amazing!
If you like empty bottles?? I Can send you some🤷🏼♂️ Mostly Rum! I collect full bottles, you collect empty bottles😁 Im a Pirate - And you dont drink😃 Guess its a great deal !!! Shipping an empty bottle to Canada - Would cost more than two bottles of cheap rum💯
Alex at 22:58 they look like rubber trims tor car window shields and car door rubbers that go around the car door internal frame.and the punched holes in the stripes might be for car floor bungs.
I’m old enough to remember when old scrap cars were used as erosion control devices and placed along river banks. Along with cement slabs and things. Maybe that was in more rural areas like where I grew up.
If there is enough of those Crush bottle you should do some RU-vid University video's on making them into drinking glasses. Nice thing about them already being broken is you are upcycling if you save them... Think of the $ off the video of making them then you can autograph them and auction them off. Another possible big upcycling chunk of $
I was going to say. We're I'm mid May, and we had snow a couple nights last weekend. We'll probably have another snow storm and a few frost nights into early June... I'm in Newfoundland btw.
Alexander! Every time you go on one of these jaunts in canvas deck shoes, I have to cringe. You need a sturdy pair of boots for days like this, to protect your feet! (Yes, I’m a Mama and grandmother!) love your family and want you to remain healthy!! 😊♥️🙏
Alex! The Vans! Why?!?! I get it, they’re super comfy. But there’s better choices of footwear for climbing over rusty metal and glass in the river valley!
Bottles has exploded. Broke bottles sell for half price of whole now . And in Illinois the blank and slick bottles go for 15 to 20 each. Commons 15 each.
@@GuyWithTheDogs You don’t drink out of the broken glass, dear. There are these things called glass cutters, and several ways to clean and polish them. And then make money off them too if you wanted. It’s a way to make use of broken things and give them a new life. You should try it.
@@b.slocumb7763 That seems like a lot of work for little gain. I have perfectly good glassware items in the cupboard that have never been in the mud, and that require minimal labor to use and reuse.
I cringed every time you found something glass and you examine it and throw it down to the ground. Why oh why do you not bring a trash bag to dispose all of it. I understand he tires and large pieces of metal, but the glass and small metals should be brought to the dump.
