A photo showing an overturned Ford Model-T in a ditch on the South/East side of Dupont Street sometime around 1912. It's possible that a customer from the near by Ford plant after purchasing the new ride, promptly sent it into the ditch across the street (swipe). The plant still stands to this day at 672 Dupont St, now known as the Faema Building. Third photo shows the Dupont showroom in 1910 followed by a 1917 pricing guide for the Model T. Next is the bricked up freight elevator followed by a shot taken by myself. From two plaques in the building: * "This structure, originally constructed by Ford, possesses a rich history dating back to The First World War. In 1914, at the crest of modern industrialization, the building was designed as Ford's original automobile factory. When Ford relocated in 1925, the building became occupied by several food processing companies. In 1948, Planter's peanuts of Canada purchased the building and operated there until 1987." "When Ford initially constructed the building at 672 Dupont, the company decided to subdivide operations according to floor. For instance, the first floor boasted Ford's spectacular showroom. Here, customers awed at the gleaming Model-Ts which wheeled in before them. On the second floor, warehouse workers loaded and unloaded daily shipments in Ford's massive docking area. Upstairs, assembly line workers earned an honest day's wage by inspecting and assembling auto parts by hand. The paint-shop was located on the building's top floor. Here customers could choose from an array of colours including black, black and black! And finally, on the building's roof, shrieking tires motored around Ford's own test track. The building was a modern marvel and would weather time for the next eighty years." @faema_canada #torontohistory #toronto #brickwork #oldtoronto #ford #humbertothedon #architecturelover #toronto_insta #Torontobefore #heritagesite #thankyoutoronto #automobile #blogto #6ixwalks #ttc #streetsoftoronto #torontoclicks #dailyhiveto #yyzishome #imagesofcanada #archi_ologie #tohistory #torontobuildings #heritagetoronto #henryford #jalopy #vintagetoronto #consciousto #torontoarchives (at FAEMA Canada)
