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! 🤣
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
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.
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 UA-cam 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.
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!
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.
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 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.
If there is enough of those Crush bottle you should do some UA-cam 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.
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
LOL! Cartooned his shoe off. A very vivid description. Best way to spend a spring day.
What a wonderful day! Treasure hunting with a friend, minor drama with the muddy hill, and a tasty lunch. Perfection!❤
The $20 Monopoly bill in a chunk of river ice and and the big rolling pin embedded in the riverbank get awards for coolest finds of the day.
The perforated rubber is used for putting over rock when using explosives in, building roads. Stops debris from becoming airborne
That is hilarious.
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! 🤣
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
Does Alexander not own ONE pair of hiking boots or any type of footwear more suitable to the jaunts he goes on?
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.
Have not watched in awhile,sorry to see I didn’t miss anything. Good luck in the new direction .
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.
u can buddy, use your mind
Good to see you out doing what we do every week, great video you fund some very nice finds
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❤❤❤
7:39 "I came in like a wrecking ball" LOL
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 UA-cam 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.
I watch Mudlarking with Kit and Caboodlers. They are in England and they find some very cool stuff and create as well!
Absolutely!! They are terrific!!!!
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.
That was super fun despite finding just a few intact items! I remember the first video you did there too 😄
Alex at 19:00 is a old battery cell from a old radio rectangle 6 volts battery made by Eveready from the 1950s.
About the shredded tires: I know someone who cuts up/slices old tires and makes mats, (for feet wiping at your doorstep) out of them.
Thanks for the mini-adventure. It's always fun to tag along without leaving my recliner. 🙂
I recall when you both went exploring the river edge. Good luck finding burial items ❤
Alex is going to pony up for a pair of hiking shoes before a sprained ankle.
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!
Dude! The prep roll on the bottom of the pants brings back memories of high school. That’s pretty rad!
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.
Cool you both did some mud larking on the river edge great things can be found there,,!❤
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.
I love mudlarking! Thanks for taking us along.
You did it! 😉🙋🏼♀️I appreciate anyone can climb a hill or get up off the floor without hesitation or hep or fear🫣😵💫
In my head I kept hearing: Annie Lennox - Broken Glass. Oehhhh such a great song. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
I remember the first video of you guys looking for old stuff on the river bank! So nice to get a sequel. :)
Me too! 😊
Clayburn is in BC. Claybank is the brick factory south east of Moose Jaw Saskatchewan
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 bet you'd have a blast mud larking the Thames in England.
Awesome again 🎸🎸🎸 9
I wonder if these items are old enough for someone to fund a proper archaeological dig of the site. There's history there.
The rubber looks like scraps from punching out round patches for tires
Ever tried magnet fishing Alex? Big in the UK now and all sorts of treasures discovered
I'll watch this tonight. It's great seeing Alex and now my buddy Greg as well. Looking forward to seeing what you guys unearthed.
You have a garden trowel and your friend has a pokie stick, can’t find much with those tools!!
@ least 2 people wasting their time;..Alex digging through the river trash and I watching the video....
Attendance is not mandatory.
If that was copper it was 600 to 800 dollars in copper more in Canada
That river bank made me nervous but I trust you know what you're doing.
If there is enough of those Crush bottle you should do some UA-cam 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 $
Rubbers dangling off the edge reminds me of maybe a man made riverbank?
Yeah! Dinner and a "movie"!
Tires have been used for shoring up waterways and preventing soil erosion.
Metal detectors would have a field day there❤
Dairy farmers use sidewalls to weigh down the plastic on their siallege and hay bunk's.
Alex have you passed by the Potter's house just to see what IT looks like now ❓
The stoper with dropper is a 20 dollars replacement for bottles without
22:50 Alex its not recycling???
Its called dumping 🤷🏼♂️
Seven up?? We Call i snowwhite water 😁
Get it????
You should use a hori hori knife instead of a trowel for diging. Works better.
Must be a cold place to still have ice in the river in mid May.
He said that this was fimed toward late April. And, yeah, Edmonton is pretty far north
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.
The rubber with all the holes, is the remains from making rubber circle discs?
Clayburn Brick factory was near Abbotsford BC, at least there is one there too.
Should go magnet fishing!
It’s Claybank SK, not Clayburn. Clayburn brick plant was in BC.
Thanks!
I’ve been to Claybank, too, though. It’s very cool but unfortunately they don’t have enough funding to run it as a living museum anymore.
Have you ever watched ‘Below the Plains “? This guy finds all kinds of interesting things!
Fun
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Why would you not wear a sturdy pair of boots ?
Alex please invest in a good pair of hiking boots,I worry about you.
I call those riverberg😂
I miss the house clear outs😢
I’m surprised that there aren’t organised groups of trash pickers iming to keep it from polluting the river.
I enjoy your videos😊
Champion H10s can be used in Ford flathead V8s
That food looked good, what restaurant was that?
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!! 😊♥️🙏
And gloves! He should be wearing gloves.
Get some proper boots Alex!
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Alex, first you need boots on and a real shovel and cut proof gloves unless you are just wanting to end up at the ER! ❤❤
The holes were punch to make washers
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Hey it's me 🙂
a proper archaeology trowel would really help if you are going to do that sort of thing again, a gardening trowel is pretty useless for that work.
More like what did you do today. I watched two guys, dig in the dirt. And climb a steep hill.😂😊
Alex why is the ice in the river in so many round forms?
could it all add up to a vending machine?
copper is scraping for almost 4 dollars a pound you should have grabbed it
rubber washers
get a metal detector please
Title freaked me out-Greg
18:18 Are carbon rods from batteries.
Verklempt!
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!
Shaking my head at your choice of footwear...again.
Oh my Alex, please wear better shoes for climbing around such a place!
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.
It was old batteries you were touching the bad rotten battery
Mudlarking in Edmonton!
Don’t throw back the broken bottles, you can make drinking glasses out of them! Or vases or paint water glasses for your kids when they make art!
Yes! There's nothing like drinking out of a broken glass!!
@@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.
Why would you wear shoes like that on an adventure like that? Just why??
I will be gone
Orange Crush is the hottest bottles out there. Those broken ones were probably 20 dollars each.
Maybe you find Harley parts in the bank.
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.