This is facing north in 1907. You can see factory #06 in the background at the right just being built. This factory was for the model 35 and 34 Buick's. Electrical Review September 1906 update. |
This view in 1907 shows the trees in the background running parallel with the rail line. You can also see factory #06 is in place in the background just beyond the Oak Park powerhouse. The two smoke stacks #46 at the right are from the Imperial Wheel works Company just barely visible. You can see the area behind the factory is being graded in preparation for factories #07 and #10. Incorporation August 16, 1906. |
Factory #06 is just visible off to the right in the distance. Mostly the Hamilton farm hay fields are still in place in this 1907 photo. I have still not found concrete evidence for the location of the Hamilton farm house. I may have seen it over near the rail line but have no close up that shows enough detail.
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This west view shows Weston-Mott #2 in the background. |
This east view shows Buick #07 in the background. |
The yellow lines show the exact spots in all three pictures. This is the same as described further below. Basically we're seeing the two different water tanks used for the fire suppression system. The blue outline shows the addition done to factory #01 which saw many such additions from 1906 to it's end in 1963. The green outline shows the added smoke stack and enlargement of the powerhouse to the north. You will notice in the color postcard view that the powerhouse did not yet have a proper brick smokestack. Go to the following link for a seldom seen view of the second water tank. Postcard Find |
The yellow line points out the same spot in this before and after shot of the powerhouse facing north. The original is hardly recognisable after all the expansions. |
Just a bit different view north up the old rail spur between the factories. Some of these rails were left in place and could still be found in some areas covered with blacktop (Tarvia-top) in the early 1980's before the creation of Buick City. In my time this was the entrance off of Hamilton Avenue to factory #04. The #31 should not be confused with the axle plant #31 that took over this number after World War II. |
Showing how large the powerhouse became in two years. Factory #10 just to the right or north of the water tower (in the 1908 view) is shown larger than it would actually be when built in 1909. Factories #06, #07, #10 and #16 were all built using the same blueprint. The small structure shown at the southeast corner of factory #01 (left foreground) was never built. |
Showing the proposed east annex of the powerhouse that is shown further below. Go here for the east annex view. |
This 1911 layout is not all entirely correct. The Brass works and truck garage proposals shown were not built in these locations. Click on the link for the complete story: General Electric wires Buick. |
I have found nothing further on this explosion at the powerhouse in 1912. This was found in the "Locomotive Trade". |
Here we can see the east wall of #26 shortly before demolition. This portion of the powerhouse only lasted 10 years. |
This east facing close-up shows a conveyor leading to the power house. This is after the #14 power plant on Leith Street has been built so this was not used for long as shown below. |
Facing south during demolition in 1921. This is the coal off-loading area for #26 powerhouse. Barely visible at the left is factory #07. Look to the far distance in the right background for the bridge that connects factory #08 with #04. You will notice the northern most smokestack has now been almost entirely removed. Paul Williams who does the Buick facebook site had no further information on this photo. |
I think this is late 1909. This view is facing west, |
This view is facing south-west. |
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