Dominion Wheel & Foundries Ltd. Manufacturing Complex Plaque, 2012.
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Resource ID
8260
Access
Open
Address
120 Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON M5A 0G4
Date of Creation
2012
Historical Themes
Architectural Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Transportation History
Keywords
Manufacturing, railways, west don lands
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Time Period
1900-1953
Caption
Dominion Wheel & Foundries Ltd. Manufacturing Complex Plaque, 2012.
Description
These four buildings were once part of a larger Dominion Wheel & Foundries Ltd. complex. By 1913, the company had constructed its first building, 169 Eastern Avenue, on this site. As a manufacturer of railway equipment, rolling stock, and foundry and machine supplies, Dominion Wheel & Foundries expanded with the growth of the nearby railway companies. By the 1940s, buildings stretched from this location to Cherry Street, replacing two former residential streets.
The firm's remaining warehouse (#169), foundry building (#153, built 1951), office building (#171, built 1930), and machine shop (#185, built c.1935) are now among the few surviving reminders of the extensive impact the railway industry had on the area.
Marker lat / long: 43.654807, -79.354756 (WGS84)