Canada Malting Silos

It was an important work of industrial architecture, as grain elevators had long been built out of wood, and thus were at great danger of fire.

The concrete malting towers were an innovation, and the stark functionalism of the prominent building was an early influence on modernist architecture.

It was abandoned in the 1980s and destined for demolition, but it was designated a heritage site by the city of Toronto.

A group called Metronome Canada Incorporated,[2] led by President John Harris, hoped to convert the silos into a music museum or theme park.

The silos will be left standing, eventually being incorporated into future developments on the site.