….thanks to Dan Antion from No Facilities for hosting Thursday Doors https://nofacilities.com/2021/03/11/waterbury-union-station-thursday-doors/
The Toronto Power Generating Station is a former generating station located along the Niagara River on the Canadian side. The building was completed in 1906 and was built by the Electrical Development Company of Ontario, hence the name inscribed above the doors. It supplied hydro-electric power to nearby Toronto, ON.
The plant is built on top of a deep wheel pit and when it functioned turbines at the bottom of the pit, turned generators at the top by means of long vertical shafts. The water from the turbines ran out at the base of the falls. In its prime, it had a generating capacity of 137,500 horsepower (102,500 kW).
The plant ceased operations on February 15, 1974. In its place Ontario Hydro used the water downriver at the power station in Queenston, ON. The plant is now vacant and was designated a National Historic Site in Canada in 1983, due to its importance in the development of business, industry and technology in Ontario. It is the first wholly Canadian-owned hydro-electric facility at Niagara Falls.
Mama Cormier 
Impressive building
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It really is. Architects loved columns in the early 1900s. It still stands empty while the Niagara Parks system tries to figure out the best way to use it.
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As soon as I saw the title of your post, I decided I needed to see it on a larger monitor (I was on my phone). I love the photos. Amazon is building a warehouse near us. Thousands of square feet of bland, flat concrete. You’ve shown us a purely industrial structure that was built to be beautiful. That it served its function for 70 years and then can serve as a monument is remarkable. I’m certain that if the Amazon warehouse became obsolete. they would simply tear it down. Thanks for the photos and history.
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I was fascinated with the detail and the windows at some point in time must have been absolutely beautiful. I really hope they are able to put it to good use in the near future.
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I recognized that building on the first photo.
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If you’ve ever driven on the Niagara Parkway you would have passed it. It’s just upriver from the falls.
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Yes many times, I grew up in Buffalo , when I was young we could walk over the bridges into Canada not like today
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Those days are long gone. My husband used to cross over all the time as a teenager to go drinking when the legal age was 18. Now the ages are reversed and you need a passport.
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Beautiful looking architecture!
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Thanks Teresa. I love these old buildings.
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A fancy frontage for a plant. Love the details.
Pat
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We just found out that the empty Niagara Power Plant across the road is being restored for an open doors venue that should be ready this summer. So nice to see these old buildings being put to good use again.
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Yes, it is. Should make an interesting venue.
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