Fine Building
This building on Dupont St was built in 1914 for Ford Motor company as an assembly plant. There were offices on the bottom 2 floors then assembly and painting on the next 3 floors and then the vehicles went up to the roof where there was a test track if you can believe it. Ford moved in 1925 and then several different companies used the space until Planter Peanuts took over in 1948 and had their Canadian head office and processing facilities here until 1987. Today it is owned by Faema who are commercial espresso machine suppliers. Much of the building is rented out as offices and studios. It has been wonderfully restored and maintained and has heritage designation. A fine building.
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It is true that a lot of old 'factories, were multiple floors instead of the more efficient single floor factories of today.
What a history! It's hard to believe they built cars in it at one time.
I am sure that architects nowadays still are inspired by the building
For a factory it is truly very attractive. Hard to believe they built cars there.
It looks like it would be very spacious inside, have a nice weekend.
Reminds me of a parking garage I visited that had an elaborate elevator system for transporting cars from the ground floor to the several stories above.
The building is very fine, with an interesting history.
Nice restoration job!
A remarkable example of industrial heritage, this beautifully restored building preserves an important chapter of Toronto’s automotive and commercial history while continuing to serve a vibrant modern purpose.
...a beautiful building with an interesting history!
It is beautiful!
It's huge and thanks for sharing, and what a interesting history too!
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