Dominion Coal and Wood

Photos by Alan L Brown - Posted January, 2012

On the west side of Mt. Pleasant Road just south of Merton Street at the top of a set of stairs going down to an entrance to Mt. Pleasant Cemetery and an extension of the Kay Gardner Beltline Park is this 2010 Heritage Toronto plaque. Here's what it tells us:

Plaque coordinates: 43.69775 -79.38650

Originally located on Danforth Avenue, the Dominion Coal and Wood Company was founded in 1912 by William H. Smith. In 1929, the company opened a landmark facility on this site. Its nine adjoining concrete silos were designed by E.P. Muntz Engineering Company. Coal and wood were transported here by rail car along the former Belt Line Railway and then sold as heating fuel to local businesses and homeowners.

Originally just one among many similar suppliers in the city, Dominion Coal and Wood outlasted most of its competitors. The company expanded into building supplies as coal sales dwindled, but continued to sell coal here until this site was closed in 1999. Although recognized as an increasingly rare type of industrial architecture, the historic silos were demolished in 2001.

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