- Redpath Sugar Refinery
The Redpath Sugar Building houses the storage and refining plant for
Toronto -basedRedpath Sugar . The facility is located on theToronto waterfront and is situated just east of downtown Toronto on Queen's Quay inCanada .The sugar processed at the plant originates in the
Caribbean , and is delivered and stockpiled by ships using theSt. Lawrence Seaway . Due to the limited shipping season,sugar cane is stockpiled each fall in facilities next to the processing plant.The complex consists of Building 1 (8 floors), a chimney stack and Building 2 (5 floors) houses the sugar museum.
In 2006, the famous illuminated red "Redpath Sugar" sign that adorned the north side of the building was removed and replaced with a sign (since removed) of "
Tate & Lyle " the former owners (Redpath is currently owned by American Sugar Refining Inc). The signage on the West side of the building is still intact.The north-facing wall of the Raw Sugar Shed features a whale mural by marine artist
Wyland .Redpath operates a museum in the building, which opened in
1979 .The building itself opened in1958 .See also
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Harbourfront - neighbourhood in Toronto
*Redpath Museum
*Peter Redpath External links
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=235501 Building 1]
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=235502 Building 2]
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=233295 Chimney]
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