Jiqea
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I spent the past 4 days in London, Ontario, and had a chance to look into the fate of the second McHale shoe factory, built circa 1960 after the Interco (Savage Shoe) acquisition. An undated photo of the north and west sides of this building is presented below. Remarkably the building still stands at 817 Exeter Road, at the SE corner of Wellington and Exeter, immediately north of Highway 401. The building has been converted into a Ramada Inn, how long ago I am uncertain, although it would have been after 1990 when McHale closed. I had the pleasure of knowing the building as a younger man, in the biblical sense, which is perhaps why I so much enjoy slipping into a nice McHale Bomber.
Unfortunately the north side of the building, visible in the historic photo has been altered by the addition of a restaurant/bar, however the south side is largely intact. I am so glad that this building still exists!
I will dig a little further into the history of this building and report back,
The 2nd McHale Factory
South Facade.
Existing Northwest Corner. The original entrance is under the larger portico. Most of what is visible in this picture is an addition.
Unfortunately the north side of the building, visible in the historic photo has been altered by the addition of a restaurant/bar, however the south side is largely intact. I am so glad that this building still exists!
I will dig a little further into the history of this building and report back,
The 2nd McHale Factory
South Facade.
Existing Northwest Corner. The original entrance is under the larger portico. Most of what is visible in this picture is an addition.
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