Maple Leaf Mills Silos
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Maple Leaf Mills Silos was one of two silo complexes that built the area between Spadina Quay and Maple Leaf Quay, on Toronto Harbour
. It was also one of three silos that was found along Toronto's waterfront. The silos marked an age when goods were being shipped into Toronto. Towards the end, the silos also marked the ports decline and the desire to remove the industrial eyesore along Toronto's waterfront.
Spadina Yard.
When the Toronto Elevator Company merged with Maple Leaf Flour, the silos were renamed Maple Leaf Mills.
When Maple Leaf Mills facility at Port Colborne was destroyed by fire in 1960, milling operations came to Toronto. The Port Colborne facilities were rebuilt at a smaller scale, but it eventually took over milling operations after 1983.
Unlike the fate of the Victory Soya Mills and Canada Malting silos, the Maple Leaf Silos were demolished in the 1983 in the haste to remove the industrial eyesore and blight along the waterfront.
Station 334 and Toronto EMS
Station 36 was opened at the southwest end of the site
After two decades the city facilitated the creation of HTO Park
West in 2007 and thus completed the revitalization of the entire site.
Toronto Harbour
Toronto Harbour or Toronto Bay is a bay on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is a natural harbour, protected from Lake Ontario waves by the Toronto Islands. It is a commercial port on the Great Lakes as well as a recreational harbour...
. It was also one of three silos that was found along Toronto's waterfront. The silos marked an age when goods were being shipped into Toronto. Towards the end, the silos also marked the ports decline and the desire to remove the industrial eyesore along Toronto's waterfront.
History
The first silo structure was opened in 1928 by the Toronto Elevator Company and built by Carter Construction Company, and was referred to as Playfair Elevators. The first silos had capacity for 2 million bushels and was later doubled. Tracks next to the elevators were connected to the CNCanadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
Spadina Yard.
When the Toronto Elevator Company merged with Maple Leaf Flour, the silos were renamed Maple Leaf Mills.
Decline of Toronto Harbour and demise of the silos
With the decline in use of Toronto harbour as a shipping centre in the 1980s and redevelopment of the waterfront, the future of the silos was set.When Maple Leaf Mills facility at Port Colborne was destroyed by fire in 1960, milling operations came to Toronto. The Port Colborne facilities were rebuilt at a smaller scale, but it eventually took over milling operations after 1983.
Unlike the fate of the Victory Soya Mills and Canada Malting silos, the Maple Leaf Silos were demolished in the 1983 in the haste to remove the industrial eyesore and blight along the waterfront.
Renewal
In 1989 Harbour Terrace condominums was completed on half of the old silo site, but the remaining half of the site sat vacant. In 2000, Toronto Fire ServicesToronto Fire Services
The Toronto Fire Services is part of the Emergency Services that respond to 911 calls in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-Overview:The Toronto Fire Services is responsible for responding to fires, rescue and assisting with medical situations within the City of Toronto...
Station 334 and Toronto EMS
Toronto EMS
Toronto Emergency Medical Services is the statutory Emergency medical services provider for the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The service is operated directly as a branch of the municipal government as an independent, third-service option provider, which means that the service is funded by...
Station 36 was opened at the southwest end of the site
After two decades the city facilitated the creation of HTO Park
HTO Park
HTO is an urban beach in Toronto, Canada, that opened in 2007. It west of Harbourfront Centre, on Lake Ontario.-History:The park is built on quays that was once used by ships berthing in Toronto's Inner Harbour.The park consists of two sections:...
West in 2007 and thus completed the revitalization of the entire site.