| Station: | General Steel Wares Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Subdivision: | Bala |
| Mileage: | 2.51Off service track |
| Other Tracks: | N.17 |
| Location: |
199 River St Toronto |
Restricted clearance, building and fence, west side.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1895-07-06 | Kemp Manufacturing Co. has recenty secured purchase of the remainder of the block from Gerrard Street south to Bell Street and from River Street east to the DonThe Globe (Toronto), Saaurday, July 6, 1895, pg. 11, col. 3 |
| 1927-10-17 | Sheet Metal Products Co., McClary Manufacturing Co. (London) and Thomas Davidson Manufacturing Co. (Montreal) amalgamate as General Steel Wares Ltd., the largest sheet metal manufacturer in CanadaThe Toronto Daily Star, Monday, October 17, 1927, pg. 1, col. 6; The Globe (Toronto), Tuesday, October 18, 1927, pg. 1, col. 6 |
| 1963-11-08 | General Steel Wares announces closing of Toronto plant; operations moved to London and MontrealGSW plant closing affects 350 workers, The Globe and Mail (Toronto), Saturday, November 9, 1963, pg. 34, col. 7. |
| 1965-04-03/30 | Jones Wrecking Co. Ltd. advertises sale of salvageable materials from demolition of the former Sheet Metal Products Co. factory
Toronto Daily Star, Wednesday, April 28, 1965, pg. 54, col. 9 |
| Date | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1921-12-19 |
 City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 3, Item 433 |
East (track) elevation of The Sheet Metal Products of Canada Ltd. from Gerrard Street bridge. |
| 1922-07-21 |
 City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 27, Item 27 |
Partial elevation of east (track) wall of The Sheet Metal Products of Canada Ltd. |
| 1959c |
 City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 220, Series 65, File 39, Item 13 |
Looking south from Gerrard St overhead bridge during construction of the Bayview Ave extension. Tracks from left to right are C.P.Ry. Toronto Terminals (Oshawa) Subdivision, C.N.Rys. Bala Subdivision and C.N.Rys. Service Track. The four boxcars are spotted at General Steel Wares Ltd., originally The Sheet Metal Products Company of Canada Ltd. |
| 1959c |
 City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 220, Series 65, File 39, Item 11 |
Looking north from Gerrard St overhead bridge during construction of the Bayview Ave extension. North turnout on west track (M2.53) is connection to Service Track; south turnout on Service Track (M2.51) is spur to General Steel Wares Ltd.; and turnout on Bala Subdivision (middle track, M2.47) is southern end of Rosedale siding. C.P.Ry. Toronto Terminals (Oshawa) Subdivision is track on east (right). |
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Straight-line track plan showing south end of Rosedale siding and General Steel Wares Ltd. spurs (ca. Jan 1948).