Alcan Aluminum (Kingston Works South Plant)

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jerm IX

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...During the first world war, aluminum production skyrocketed. As the second world war got underway in 1939, Alcan decided to build a massive sheet-rolling plant in Kingston, Ontario, known as Kingston Works, to meet the escalating needs for the war efforts of the Canadian, British and U.S. governments...

The full write-up with a brief history of the site and the company, and the exploration, with tons of pics, is here...


http://jermalism.blogspot.com/2012/01/abandonment-issus-alcan-aluminum.html





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Alcan sounds very familiar, the alloys on my dads mini are made by Alcan. Nice pics, thanks for posting
 
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