Instant Alert: Eerie photos show a neighborhood of abandoned, million-dollar McMansions

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   Eerie photos show a neighborhood of abandoned, million-dollar McMansions by Dennis Green on May 30, 2017, 2:49 PM Advertisement In June 2013, heavy rains led to a catastrophic flood in the Canadian province of Alberta, causing an estimated five billion Canadian dollars in property damage. One of the hardest-hit areas was the town of High River, a suburb of Calgary. In Beachwood Estates, a High River neighborhood full of million-dollar homes, floodwaters rose so high that residents had to abandon their properties, according to the Calgary Herald. Photographer Seph Lawless documented the homes before they were sold or demolished earlier in 2017. He captured them, abandoned and eerie, awaiting their final fate.   SEE ALSO: No one wants to buy this $20 million townhouse owned by a real-life 'Wolf of Wall Street'-er Beachwood Estates was once a thriving community full of pricey homes tucked among more modest ones. Now the homes sit empty and abandoned, virtually untouched for four years. As part of a relocation platform, the homes were bought by the Alberta state government, according to the Calgary Herald. Source: Calgary Herald See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network:    Email sent to:   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011