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8 Signs of Cyanamid

Signs Of Cyanamid — Demolished Industrial in Niagara Falls, Ontario

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Shot of north-eastern Niagara Falls showing the proximity of the plant to nearby neighbourhoods.
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If the details printed on the bottom of the photo happened today, everyone would be identifying global warming!
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SIGN #1: ________ Security fencing surrounded the entire area, allowing nobody in without guard approval.
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A few scattered lengths can still be found.
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SIGN #2: ________ All the different chemical processes required a variety of equipment. Some remnants should still be around.
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SIGN #3: ________ The company had a picnic area on site where carnivals and annual family get-togethers brought about a 'feel good' atmosphere for the workers.
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SIGN #4: ________ The company rock garden was apparently a public relations landscaping highlight found along the entry road into the main office area.
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SIGN #5: ________ The danger of the plant mandated a state-of-the-art fire-fighting system to be built throughout the entire site.
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Workers were consistently trained on the operation of the hose lines and a dedicated fire department was built at the rear of the plant.
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In this 1942 shot, workers are being trained on the use of new extinguishing gear.
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One can still find partial remnants of this emergency network.
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Permanent hose connection poles were built throughout the area to allow hands-free approaches to dousing buildings on fire.
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Here in the upper right, several of these poles can still be seen protruding from the ground. As a side note, it looks like there may be a drain network to explore here too.
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SIGN #6: ________ Cooling pipes took water in from a nearby reservoir for use in the main production areas.
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11 months ago

Good work.