I went to the racetrack and was met by the guy that is in charge of the removal of everything and got the grand tour. He explained to me that they tried to put a box on the roof level and it broke the back of the structure. With that and the amount of upgrades needed they decided it was not worth it and turned it into a training ground for the Ottawa Raceway horses.
Kingston Life had this to say at the shot and location
Recently retired after 27 years with the military, Tom Rutledge, photographer for Left Behind, now enjoys photography — above and below the surface of the water — as a full-time passion with his wife, Polly. He specializes in underwater photography in the Kingston area, as well as urban and rural decay.
Kingston Park Raceway
(formerly Frontenac Downs)
On McAdoo’s Lane in the north end of the city, Kingston’s horse racing track lies dormant, but the grandstand, scoreboard and scattered harnesses that remain call to mind the once-popular site opened in 1971. Currently owned by the Rideau Carleton Raceway in Ottawa and used as a training facility, the track hasn’t seen live horse racing since the Kingston Park Raceway was forced to close. In January of 1995, then-owner of the facility, former television newsman Dick Trotter, announced he was temporarily cancelling the live racing program due to an ongoing shortage of horses, but would continue to broadcast races onsite via satellite. With listed debts of around $300,000 and a mandate from the Ontario Racing Commission to develop a solid financial plan before live racing could resume, Trotter lost the track a few months later and the mortgage holder, McAdoo Auto Parts, sold the property. In April of 2000, the general manager of racing at Rideau Carleton announced intentions to revive the facility and schedule races on the track by the summer. The idea received the support of city council, but the application to the racing commission was never carried out.
Using the above photo
