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Before It Was Abandoned

Unilever Soap — Demolished Industrial in Toronto, Ontario

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About this album

None of the following pictures are mine, they are all properly credited to their source or photographer. There are photos from almost every building ever on the Sunlight Soaps / Lever Brothers / Unilever / Korex soap factory territory.

Here is an advertising pamphlet from 1900 that sold a product made at the Level Brothers Soap Factory. https://digitalarchive.tpl.ca/objects/274296/truths-about-vim-the-cleanser--polisher?ctx=b567f7ff5e5fe1a6f7d4b5517bf445db155624ea&idx=0#

Photos

Before It Was Abandoned - If you use sunlight.jpg
A poster for soap made at Sunlight Soap Factories, circa 1880. Copyright is in Public Domain, sourced from Toronto Public Library Records.
Before It Was Abandoned - map overview.jpg
A map from 1903 that overviewed the 23 acre lot owned by Level Brothers. Sourced from Leslieville History
Before It Was Abandoned - Level Brothers Soap Works making boxes.jpg
Lever Brothers Soap Works making boxes: Photo made for Ontario Safety League - Original negative by D.P.W. in November 1919. Copyright is in public domain, image sourched from City of Toronto Archives
Before It Was Abandoned - Level Brothers Soap. Bulletin Board regarding Safety League.jpg
Bulletin Board regarding Safety League : Original negative by D.P.W. November 1919 inside the original Lever Brothers Factory. Copyright is public domain but sourced from City of Toronto Archives
Before It Was Abandoned - Lever Brothers Soap Works - Danger in yard from Shunting trains.jpg
Lever Brothers Soap Works - Danger in yard from Shunting trains : Photo made for Ontario Safety League. Original negative by D.P.W. November 1919 outside building 36. Copyright is in the public domain but sourced from City of Toronto Archives
Before It Was Abandoned - Level Brothers March 1920.jpg
The Level Brothers building in March of 1920. I assume this is the original Lever Brothers Factory. Copyright is in Public Domain, sourced from Toronto Public Library Records.
Before It Was Abandoned - Lever Brothers, March 1920 during construction of building 36.jpg
Lever Brothers, March 1920 during construction of an addition to a building? I believe this was one of the earlier buildings that was torn down to build the BMW dealership. Copyright is in Public Domain, sourced from Toronto Public Library Records.
Before It Was Abandoned - Lever Brothers, March 1920 in the now destroyed brick ware house.jpg
Lever Brothers, March 1920 in the building the original Sunlight Soap Factory (was demolished to build the large warehouse that the TTC currently leases) Copyright is in Public Domain, sourced from Toronto Public Library Records.
Before It Was Abandoned - Lever Brothers, March 1920 what is now the parking lot, looking north.jpg
Lever Brothers, March 1920 what is now the BMW dealership, looking north. Copyright is in Public Domain, sourced from Toronto Public Library Records.
Before It Was Abandoned - Lever Brothers, March 1920, the original factory.jpg
Lever Brothers, March 1920, the original Level Brothers factory looking south. Copyright is in Public Domain, sourced from Toronto Public Library Records.
Before It Was Abandoned - Lever Brothers, March 1920. Building the south building.jpg
Lever Brothers, March 16th 1920. Building the south building (building 36, main building) Original sunlight factory pictured in background
Before It Was Abandoned - Lever Brothers, March 1920.jpg
Lever Brothers, March 16, 1920 where the truck port would eventually stand
Before It Was Abandoned - Lever Brothers, April 1920. Building the south building.jpg
April 29, 1920. Building the south building (Building 36, or the main building) Copyright is in Public Domain, sourced from Toronto Public Library Records.
Before It Was Abandoned - Don north of Eastern Avenue dredging.jpg 1
Don north of Eastern Avenue dredging. Taken on December 9th, 1930. Copyright is in Public Domain, sourced from City of Toronto Public Archives
Before It Was Abandoned - Eastern Avenue - Don Roadway crossing looking east.jpg
Eastern Avenue with the soap factory off to the right - Don Roadway crossing looking east. Taken on August 18, 1932 Copyright is in Public Domain, sourced from City of Toronto Public Archives
Before It Was Abandoned - Lux Laundry Soap infront of Lever Brothers factory.jpg
Lux Laundry Soap infront of Lever Brothers factory between 1930 and 1935. Copyright is in Public Domain, sourced from City of Toronto Public Archives
Before It Was Abandoned - Lux Laundry Soap.jpg
A different Lux Laundry Soap advertisment infront of Lever Brothers factory between 1930 and 1935. Copyright is in Public Domain, sourced from City of Toronto Public Archives
Before It Was Abandoned - Mill looking east to Unilever Factory. Between 1988 and 1990.jpg
Mill looking east to Unilever Factory. Between 1988 and 1990. Copyright was transfered to City of Toronto.
Before It Was Abandoned - Bike Path on west side of don river looking south-east to Unilever Factory.jpg
Bike Path on west side of don river looking south-east to Unilever Factory Taken between 1988 and 1992. Copyright for this image was transferred to the City of Toronto.
Before It Was Abandoned - Unilever Building in Action. 1990.jpg
Unilever Building in Action. Taken in 1990. Copyright was transferred to the City of Toronto by the copyright owner.
Before It Was Abandoned - Train cars on West Don Lands looking east.jpg
Train cars on West Don Lands looking east. Taken either 1990 or 1991. Copyright was transferred to the City of Toronto by the copyright owner.
Before It Was Abandoned - Looking south-east to Uniever factory at Don River and Lake Shore Boulevard.jpg 1
Looking south-east to Uniever factory at Don River and Lake Shore Boulevard. Taken between 1988 and 1994, copyright is held by the City of Toronto
Before It Was Abandoned - Looking south-east over Don River at railway bridge to Unilever factory.jpg
Looking south-east over Don River at railway bridge to Unilever factory. Taken between 1988 and 1992, copyright was transfered to the City Of Toronto
Before It Was Abandoned - Unilever factory on east side of Don north of Lake Shore looking east.jpg
Unilever factory on east side of Don north of Lake Shore looking east. Copyright was transferred to the City of Toronto by the copyright owner

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