Toy Factory Lofts, Liberty Village, May 23, 2019. Image by Ali Mosleh.
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Resource ID
7614
Access
Open
Credit Line
Image by Ali Mosleh.
Date of Creation
23 May 2019
Keywords
Industrial Heritage, liberty village
Program Category
Tours
Rights
Ali Mosleh
Caption
Toy Factory Lofts, Liberty Village, May 23, 2019. Image by Ali Mosleh.
Description
Tour participants stand in front of the new addition to the Toy Factory Lofts, one of the industrial buildings that shows adaptive reuse into condos and creative spaces in Liberty Village.
The Toy Factory Lofts were home to the Irwin Toy Company, which started as an importer and distributor of dry goods and clothing in 1926. The Irwins bought the old paper factory on Hanna Avenue in 1940. When the sons took over the business, they added the distribution of wholesale toys to the company’s portfolio and eventually Irwin distributed the famous toys of the 80s and 90s.