GECO Building, Golden Mile Branch
Date1955
Names
Scarborough Public Library Board (Ont.)
(subject)
General Engineering Company (Canada)
(subject)
Township of Scarborough
(subject)
Format
1st administrative offices of the Library Board.
Golden Mile Branch opened at 29 Civic Road by the Township of Scarborough Public Library Board in December 1955 ; the branch was formally opened in January 1956 by Angus Mowat, the Ontario Provincial Library Inspector. The library was housed in a 14- x 22-foot room that during the Second World War had been part of a fuse-filling munitions factory known as GECO (General Engineering Company). The library's reserve, overdue and bookmobile departments also were housed at 29 Civic Road.
Golden Mile Branch opened at 29 Civic Road by the Township of Scarborough Public Library Board in December 1955 ; the branch was formally opened in January 1956 by Angus Mowat, the Ontario Provincial Library Inspector. The library was housed in a 14- x 22-foot room that during the Second World War had been part of a fuse-filling munitions factory known as GECO (General Engineering Company). The library's reserve, overdue and bookmobile departments also were housed at 29 Civic Road.
DimensionsImage size: 9 cm x 9 cm (3 9/16 in. x 3 9/16 in.)
Language
CollectionToronto Public Library Archives
Usage Rights
Public Domain
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Copyright HolderToronto Public Library
Call Number / Accession NumberTPL-A-0723
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Neighbourhood:Clairlea-Golden Mile
Province or state:Ontario
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approximately 1968
approximately 1968
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