Redpath Sugar Refinery
| Redpath Sugar Refinery | |
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| Type | Sugar refinery |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Address | Queens Quay at Jarvis Street |
| Completed | 1958 |
The Redpath Sugar Refinery is a sugar storage, refining and museum complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] The site is located east of Downtown Toronto, the intersection of Queens Quay and Jarvis Street.
Buildings
The complex, opened in 1958, houses the storage and refining plant of Toronto-based
In 2006, the red illuminated "Redpath Sugar" sign that adorned the north side of the building was taken down and replaced with a sign (since removed) for Tate & Lyle, the owner at that time (Redpath is now owned by American Sugar Refining). The Redpath 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 artist Wyland.
Redpath Sugar Museum
Since 1979, Redpath has operated the Redpath Sugar Museum in the building, with exhibits about the refining of sugar and making of sugar products. The museum is affiliated with the
See also
- Harbourfront– neighbourhood in Toronto
- Peter Redpath
- Redpath Museum
- Sugar Beach
- Toronto Harbour
References
- ^ Redpath Sugar Refinery and Museum, Emporis.com.
- ^ "Sugar mill tells a sweet success story". Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York). June 4, 1995. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via newspaper.com.
External links
Media related to Redpath Sugar refinery at Wikimedia Commons- Redpath Sugar Refinery and Museum – Emporis.com
- Redpath Sugar Museum – contact
- Redpath Sugar Museum at the Wayback Machine (archived January 19, 2008)
- Redpath Sugar Museum – Ontario Museum Association
