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Benjamin Moore West Toronto Plant
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Benjamin Moore West Toronto Plant
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created by Hi/Po
on 3/26/2006 12:01 AM
last modified by Hi/Po
on 5/15/2013 6:14 PM
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This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.
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Similar to other Junction industrial plants (think Chairtex), the Benjamin Moore West Toronto plant was a three story, warehouse-style building. While all the machinery from the paint-making process was gone, there were some oddities stored and plans for the new condo development. It featured mostly wooden flooring, creaking in places. There were motion sensors at one point, the location had ADT stickers, and this place still got electricity up to 2006. It was located across the street from Benjamin Moore's Canadian corporate offices.
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Type: Building
Status: Demolished
Accessibility:
Recommendation: forget it
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air quality
Aging flooring in some areas
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The basement, the century-old construction, the golf clubs and microwave in the office, the roof (offers a great view on a variety of surrounding sites, including the conspicuous St. Mary's silos), the random structures on the roof, the stuff the developer has lying around...and more.
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fences
barbed wire
locked gates
wooden boarding
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flashlight
gloves
long pants / sleeves
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(http://www.benjami...your-home/about-us)
On September 7, 1906 the Benjamin Moore Canada was incorporated. Benjamin Moore was elected president at the first shareholders meeting held on September 11, 1906. In 1911 Fred Moore, Benjamin’s half brother, became Treasurer and managing director of the Canadian subsidiary. He later became the first Canadian residing president in 1937. This laid the groundwork for what is now Benjamin Moore & Co., Limited. The company was first established in the City of Toronto. The plant on Lloyd Avenue was purchased on January 14, 1907. The operation flourished and a warehouse was opened in Montreal in 1923 and other warehousing arrangements were established in Halifax, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon and Vancouver in the ‘20s. Vancouver shipments from Toronto were sometimes shipped via the Panama Canal, an all water route of 8,500 miles.
In 1953, a fully equipped factory in Montreal was built. Still later, in 1962, a third plant was constructed, this time in Burnaby, British Columbia, which later relocated to Aldergrove, British Columbia in 1991. In the year 2000, the North American Company reorganized manufacturing. The Aldergrove plant ceased manufacturing and became the main office/distribution centre for the Western Region. Manufacturing in the Toronto plant also was discontinued after 94 years.
A chemical fire engine from this plant is on display in the front garden of Fire Station 423 on the west side of Keele Street, just south of Dundas. It was donated to the fire station by Benjamin Moore and restored by station crews. Made by American LaFrance Fire Engine Company circa 1950, it would be pulled to where it was needed in the plant. It would then be inverted, allowing the two chemicals inside to mix and react, creating foam and the internal pressure needed to expel the foam through the hose, out the nozzle and onto the fire.
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City council has suggested that the conversion to high density condos would be an inappropriate development given the immediate surroundings (see the updated link under "web links"), yet the building was demolished.
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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Steed on 5/26/2014 2:42 AM.
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on May 26 14 at 2:42, Steed validated this location
on May 15 13 at 18:14, Hi/Po changed the following: History, Description
on May 15 13 at 18:11, Hi/Po changed the following: History, Accessibility, Media Coverage, Web Links
on Feb 22 08 at 2:39, Emperor Wang validated this location
on Feb 20 08 at 17:11, Hi/Po updated gallery picture More Moore Exterior
on Aug 3 07 at 20:39, Emperor Wang validated this location
on Jun 17 07 at 2:43, Hi/Po changed the following: Status, Accessibility, Interesting Features, Recommendation, Security Measures, Future Plans, Description
on Jun 6 07 at 19:54, Hi/Po changed the following: Description
on May 2 07 at 4:36, inventor77 updated gallery the viewing hole
on May 2 07 at 4:35, inventor77 added some pictures to a gallery
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