And yes, the security phone at the front gate is still there:
Sunday, 29 May 2016
Welland's Chernobyl
Not too long ago, a photo of the abandoned John Deere factory in Dain City (I tried to find the post, but couldn't.) Someone commented and referred to the factory complex as 'Welland's Chernobyl' - an accurate description. What was once Dain City's biggest employer is now being slowly reclaimed by nature, even though most of the buildings still stand intact. I've been meaning to get some pictures there for a while now and today seemed like a nice day to do it, so without any further ado, here is the John Deere factory as it looks today:
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There should be a giant bill board stating: This abandoned factory and waste land compliments of The Conservative government of Canada.
ReplyDeletePost industrial Canada in a nutshell. This is typical of most formerly industrial cities in the western world.
ReplyDeleteWhile I am here (I discovered your blog through the Facebook page, Crowland Township Tales) - do you have any information or photos of a plant that was in Dain City from 1923 to perhaps the 1940s called Scottish Fertilizers? I have a booklet with a photo of its one building, probably long gone.
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of that before! Have you tried posting it in the "Who Grew Up In Dain City?" Facebook page? You might find someone there who has heard of it.
DeleteI remember many good people who worked there. What a shame!!!
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