Happy Friday once again! Today’s photos are submitted by regular reader Ken Taylor.
The photos looks to be from WWI, and it looks like the Canadian Bridge Company contributed to the war effort. Looks like this room was given over to manufacturing shells.
This one has a caption on the front. It reads: “Shell Shop C.B.Co Pl #2 1916”.
Here’s another shot looking in the other direction. Maybe there’s a reader familiar with the site who can figure which way we’re looking here…
I love the shack here. The guys in the picture appear well dressed, probably a manager or foreman.
Have a good weekend everyone, see you back here Monday. Big thanks to Ken for sharing these photos!
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Great photos!
Look how we retooled factories so fast during war time to suit the war effort. For some reason today we keep building factories out on greenfield sites in industrial parks while millions of square feet of industrial space sits vacant in the city. It's such a shame we no longer value our priceless agricultural land or our urban neighbourhoods. We have so much space in the city that could go to good use while rejuvenating the urban areas that surrounding them!!
I'm guessing the view is looking north. The long building on the left side ,is that where MacDonald & White Paint was located? The men in suits and coats could be government agents?
Shane I agree. Even worse, we allow industrial buildings to go where the city wanted office parks (still a dumb idea as there are hosts of places that could hold office space inurban areas). I guess it's to placate the suburban dweller....get off the highway into your job, get on the highway to get home fast!
Thanks Ken for these great photos!
I would guess the 2nd photo is looking North while third is looking south, The plant was on St. Luke and the C & O Rail line ran on the West of the plant.
I say the first is north east,I see a water tower in the background & what looks like Fords power plant & the second photo is north west ??? Just a guess....
When the city was renovating and expanding the old Cleary Auditoriun over twenty years ago I remember seeing exposed steel girders stamped with the words "Canadian Bridge Steel" in huge white letters. Did they come from the same Canadian Bridge on Walker road pictured above? I also remember a huge steel structure standing on the property back in the 80's that someone told me was used to test steel girders for wind resistance.
well the railroad tracks were the PM/C&O i worked at canadian bridge from 69to72 and remember punching in in one the ST. Luke side of the plant then crossing the train tracks to go into the part of the plant Walker RD side to do my job this might be the pedestrian crossing i used maybe very interesting photos
Does anyone have any pictures of the 2 huge steel structures that used to be there? They're fixed in my memory seeing them as a kid at the end of Ottawa street. They actually had names as someone(s) had climbed to the top and spray painted their names very big. I just can't recall the 2 names. Maybe someone has some pics with them in the background.
mike actually the C&O/PM railroad ran between the 2 plants the plant between the tracks and walker was where gilligans the liquor store and macs milk are the other plant or whats left of it is on st luke road