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Location DB > Canada > Ontario > Windsor > Riverside Brewery
 Name
Riverside Brewery
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 Database Info
created by Chronic on 3/13/2005 8:49 PM
last modified by Emperor Wang on 7/25/2022 2:00 PM
 Viewability
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This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.
 Overview
 Description
Reinforced concrete construction with terra-cotta block infill and Detroit-Red, brick veneer. Multi storey brewery with minimal equipment left behind. Designed by Architect Albert McPhail, and constructed in 1923.
 Basic Information
Type: Building
Status: Demolished
Accessibility: Difficult
Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby
 Physical Information
Address
Riverside Drive
Windsor, Ontario
Canada
Owner: Riverside Materials
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  •  Hazards
  • unsafe flooring
  • Gaping holes in floor
  •  Interesting Features
    Lots of old mechanical and electrical components mixed in with more modern counterparts. Also, the smokestack has a hole in the bottom and is big enough to take a break in and have a smoke.
     Security Measures
  • fences
  • part-time guard
  • cameras
  • Every opening is bricked in
  •  Historical Dates
    Built: 1923
    Closed: 1935
     Required Equipment
  • flashlight
  • gloves
  • long pants / sleeves
  • Beer
  •  Recommended Equipment
    Pack your gear-bag with plenty of cold ones!
     History
    In 1935 the Brewing Corporation of Ontario purchased all securities and collateral of the Riverside Brewing Corporation (located on the east side of Windsor, and a competitor of British American) held by a local bank and immediately sold all its assets and closed the plant. The majority of Riverside’s business was picked up by the British American Brewery. On April 21, 1937, the Brewing Corporation of Ontario changed its name to Canadian Breweries Limited.

    The building has since been used as a hybrid seed lab and also an assembly line for car seats. It is now being taken back by nature with trees growing anywhere they can and hundreds of pigeons calling the interior home. The east building is semi-active (equipment storage for Riverside Materials) and the guard trailer between the two has CCTV cameras and flood lights mounted on the antenna mast.
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     Future Plans
    Riverside Materials is a Sand and Gravel operation and just have all these huge piles of aggregates that are up against the outer walls of the brewery. There is obviously no hope for this place to ever be saved.
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     Photo Galleries
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    "The Taste Tells"
    Sun, Mar 13th, 2005
    posted by Chronic
    23 pictures
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    View from roof of 8575 Riverside
    Wed, Jul 13th, 2005
    posted by Chronic
    1 pictures
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    05/14/09
    Tue, May 26th, 2009
    posted by meshif
    25 pictures
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    Historical images
    Sun, Feb 20th, 2011
    posted by Mutt
    1 pictures


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     Web Links
    http://internation...indsor/rivbrew.htm
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    Category Rating
    Photography 7 / 10
    Coolness 9 / 10
    Content Quality 8 / 10
     Validation
    This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Emperor Wang on 7/25/2022 2:01 PM.

     Latest Changes
  • on Jul 25 22 at 14:01, Emperor Wang validated this location
  • on Jul 25 22 at 14:00, Emperor Wang changed the following: History
  • on Jul 24 22 at 22:19, Findloo changed the following: Latitude, Longitude, Co-ordinate Accuracy, Status
  • on Feb 20 11 at 1:08, Mutt validated this location
  • on Feb 20 11 at 0:50, Mutt updated gallery picture 0214h.jpg
  • on Feb 20 11 at 0:49, Mutt added some pictures to a gallery
  • on Feb 20 11 at 0:49, Mutt updated gallery Historical images
  • on Feb 20 11 at 0:49, Mutt updated gallery Historical images
  • on Feb 20 11 at 0:48, Mutt created a new gallery
  • on May 30 09 at 6:41, Opheliaism validated this location
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