Monday, January 24, 2011

King and Strachan/Then and Now

It wasn't that long ago that King Street West between Strachan and Sudbury was completely dominated by the Massey Ferguson (Harris) plant.These postcards are in fact idealized versions of the facility combining buildings from several other cities.
Today nothing remains except the main office which has been turned into .....condos.
This building was designed by E.J. Lennox.
The head office.
This postcard from 1908 appears to be looking east from Crawford towards Strachan.
A similar view in the early 1980's just prior to demolition.
And a similar view in 2011.
Looking west along King in the 1970's.
2011.
The south side of King from Crawford in the 80's.
Today.
The showroom on the north side just west of Strachan.
2011.
1980's
Today.
1980's
2011.
A more complete history of the company can be found here.
Looking south on Crawford towards King 1927.


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