Monthly archives: March, 2022

Canadian Westinghouse (Hamilton)

Canadian Westinghouse Hamilton

The Canadian Westinghouse Company was incorporated on July 9, 1903. Within 10 years the company had expanded their Canadian operations to include offices in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and Winnipeg. There were over 3,000 employees by 1915.The production factory was located on Sanford Avenue in Hamilton . Production was primarily air brakes but later included motors,…


Studebaker Plant in Hamilton

studebaker plant hamilton

Studebaker was founded in 1852 as a manufacturer of carriages and harnesses for farmers, miners and the military. Beginning in 1904, the company began production of gasoline powered automobiles under the name of Studebaker Automobile Company.The factory, located at 440 Victoria Avenue North in Hamilton, had previously been used by Otis Elevators in 1902. From…


Mikayla’s House (London)

mikaylas house

I’ve known about this house for a while now and finally decided to give it a visit one rainy morning. I wasn’t sure that I’d be able to gain access once I saw fresh plywood on a patio door and tire tracks in the driveway. Fortunately a door was open. Nothing really stood out to…


The Polish Soldier’s Time Capsule House

Polish Soldier Time Capsule House

This house is the kind of house that I’ll drive hours to explore. You could easily spend hours here, pouring over the contents left behind. I’m naming this location, the “Polish Soldier’s House” and this is the back story. To keep undesirable people from finding the house, names aren’t being disclosed nor are the full…