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{{Short description|Sugar storage, refining and museum complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada}}
{{Infobox building
{{Infobox building
|name= ''' Redpath Sugar Refinery and Museum'''
|name= Redpath Sugar Refinery
|image= RedpathSugarRefinery2.jpg
|image= Redpath sugar refinery.jpeg
|address = Queen's Quay at Jarvis Street
|address= Queens Quay at Jarvis Street
|location= [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]
|location= [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
|building_type = sugar refining plant and museum
|building_type= [[Sugar refinery]]
|completion_date = 1958
|completion_date= 1958
|website=
|website = [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=235501 www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=235501]
}}
}}
[[File:Redpath Sugar Refinery inside 2024.jpg|thumb|Inside of the storage]]
[[File:Waterfront view of the Redpath Sugar Refinery.jpg|thumb|Redpath Sugar Refinery in 2008]]
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[[File:RedpathSugarRefinery3.JPG|thumb|Sugar shed and [[raw sugar]] shipping vessel]]


The '''Redpath Sugar Refinery''' is a sugar storage, refining and museum complex in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20190702190211/https://www.emporis.com/complex/112129/redpath-sugar-refinery-and-museum-toronto-canada Redpath Sugar Refinery and Museum]}}, ''Emporis.com''.</ref> The site is located east of [[Downtown Toronto]], the intersection of [[Queens Quay (Toronto)|Queens Quay]] and [[Jarvis Street]].
[[Image:retroTO.jpg|right|thumb|The Redpath Sugar Building in 2005]]
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[[File:RedpathSugarRefinery3.JPG|thumb|Sugar shed and raw sugar shipping vessel]]


==Buildings==
The '''Redpath Sugar Building''' is a sugar storage, refining and museum building in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. The building is located just east of downtown at the foot of [[Jarvis Street]] at [[Queen's Quay (Toronto)|Queen's Quay]].
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The complex, opened in 1958, houses the storage and refining plant of Toronto-based [[Redpath Sugar]]. The complex consists of Building 1 (eight floors), a chimney stack, and Building 2 (five floors), which houses the sugar museum. The sugar processed at the plant originates in the [[Caribbean]] and [[Brazil]], and is delivered by ships using the [[Saint Lawrence Seaway]]. Due to the limited shipping season, [[sugar cane]] is stockpiled each fall in facilities next to the processing plant.


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In 2006, the red illuminated "Redpath Sugar" sign that adorned the north side of the building was taken down and replaced with a sign (since removed) for [[Tate & Lyle]], the owner at that time (Redpath is now owned by [[American Sugar Refining]]). The Redpath signage on the west side of the building is still intact. The north-facing wall of the Raw Sugar Shed features a whale mural by artist [[Robert Wyland|Wyland]].
==Building==
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The building, opened in 1958, houses the storage and refining plant for [[Toronto]]-based [[Redpath Sugar]]. The complex consists of Building 1 (8 floors), a chimney stack and Building 2 (5 floors) houses the sugar museum. The sugar processed at the plant originates in the [[Caribbean]] and [[Brazil]], and is delivered and stockpiled by ships using the [[St. Lawrence Seaway]]. Due to the limited shipping season, [[sugar cane]] is stockpiled each fall in facilities next to the processing plant.

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In 2006, the illuminated red "Redpath Sugar" sign that adorned the north side of the building was removed and replaced with a sign (since removed) of "[[Tate & Lyle]]" the former owners (Redpath is currently owned by [[American Sugar Refining]] Inc). The Redpath signage on the West side of the building is still intact. The north-facing wall of the Raw Sugar Shed features a whale mural by artist [[Robert Wyland|Wyland]].


==Redpath Sugar Museum==
==Redpath Sugar Museum==
Since 1979, Redpath has operated the '''Redpath Sugar Museum''' in the building, with exhibits on the refining of sugar and making of sugar products. The Museum is affiliated with the [[Canadian Museums Association]], [[Canadian Heritage Information Network]], and [[Virtual Museum of Canada]].
Since 1979, Redpath has operated the Redpath Sugar Museum in the building, with exhibits about the refining of sugar and making of sugar products. The museum is affiliated with the [[Canadian Museums Association]], [[Canadian Heritage Information Network]], and [[Virtual Museum of Canada]].<ref name="Gutierrez_DandC">{{cite news | title= Sugar mill tells a sweet success story| newspaper=Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York) |via=newspaper.com| date=June 4, 1995 | url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/136128763/?terms=Redpath%20Sugar%20Refinery&match=1 | access-date=September 1, 2021}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Harbourfront]] - neighbourhood in Toronto
* [[Harbourfront (Toronto)|Harbourfront]] – neighbourhood in Toronto
* [[Peter Redpath]]
* [[Peter Redpath]]
* [[Redpath Museum]]
* [[Redpath Museum]]
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* [[Toronto Harbour]]
* [[Sugar Beach]]
* [[Sugar Beach]]
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* [[Toronto Harbour]]


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commons category|Redpath Sugar refinery}}
* {{Commonscat-inline|Redpath Sugar refinery}}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20190702190211/https://www.emporis.com/complex/112129/redpath-sugar-refinery-and-museum-toronto-canada Redpath Sugar Refinery and Museum]}} – Emporis.com
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* [http://www.redpathsugars.com/museum_index.htm Redpath Sugar Museum]
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=235501 Building 1]
* [https://www.redpathsugar.com/contact/museum Redpath Sugar Museum – contact]
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* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119180233/http://www.redpathsugars.com/museum_index.htm |date=January 19, 2008 |title=Redpath Sugar Museum}}
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=235502 Building 2]
* [http://www.museumsontario.ca/museum/Redpath-Sugar-Museum Redpath Sugar Museum] – Ontario Museum Association
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=233295 Chimney]
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[[Category:1958 establishments in Ontario]]
[[Category:1958 establishments in Ontario]]
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Latest revision as of 18:12, 26 August 2024

Redpath Sugar Refinery
Map
General information
TypeSugar refinery
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
AddressQueens Quay at Jarvis Street
Completed1958
Inside of the storage
Redpath Sugar Refinery in 2008
Sugar shed and raw sugar shipping vessel

The Redpath Sugar Refinery is a sugar storage, refining and museum complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] The site is located east of Downtown Toronto, the intersection of Queens Quay and Jarvis Street.

Buildings

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The complex, opened in 1958, houses the storage and refining plant of Toronto-based Redpath Sugar. The complex consists of Building 1 (eight floors), a chimney stack, and Building 2 (five floors), which houses the sugar museum. The sugar processed at the plant originates in the Caribbean and Brazil, and is delivered by ships using the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Due to the limited shipping season, sugar cane is stockpiled each fall in facilities next to the processing plant.

In 2006, the red illuminated "Redpath Sugar" sign that adorned the north side of the building was taken down and replaced with a sign (since removed) for Tate & Lyle, the owner at that time (Redpath is now owned by American Sugar Refining). The Redpath signage on the west side of the building is still intact. The north-facing wall of the Raw Sugar Shed features a whale mural by artist Wyland.

Redpath Sugar Museum

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Since 1979, Redpath has operated the Redpath Sugar Museum in the building, with exhibits about the refining of sugar and making of sugar products. The museum is affiliated with the Canadian Museums Association, Canadian Heritage Information Network, and Virtual Museum of Canada.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Redpath Sugar Refinery and Museum[usurped], Emporis.com.
  2. ^ "Sugar mill tells a sweet success story". Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York). June 4, 1995. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via newspaper.com.
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