demolition, northern breweries, sault ste. marie, ontario
The last remnant of Sault Ste. Marie’s industrial waterfront has been demolished. In 1900, Andrew J. Short and Casimir Kocat built the Soo Falls Brewing Company with a production capacity of 15,000 barrels. In 1911, Soo Falls was purchased by J.J. Doran of the Sudbury Brewing and Malting Company (established 1907). Doran’s group would also purchase the Kakabeka Falls Brewing Company in 1913 (established in 1906 at Fort William, Ontario); in 1919, Doran’s Brewery was built in Timmins Ontario; and in 1948, the Doran’s group bought the Port Arthur Beverage Company (established 1876, Port Arthur, Ontario). Each brewery operated under their own name until 1960, when the operations were reorganized under the name of Dorans Northern Ontario Breweries. Subsequent ownership changes would result in the creation of Northern Breweries Limited in 1977- - -the first employee owned brewing company. In 2004, the company was sold to an investment firm. In 2006 Northern Breweries went bankrupt: the Soo Falls site has remained idle and abandoned since then.
In 2011, the site was sold for tax arrears, with plans to raze the buildings and develop a office/medical/condominium complex. In February 2013, a pair of arsonists set fire to the Northern Breweries office. In November 2015, much of the complex was demolished- -one building and the Soo Falls smokestack may be saved.
Soo Falls Brewing Company 1932:
collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/agsnor...
(University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries Digital Collections)
demolition, northern breweries, sault ste. marie, ontario
The last remnant of Sault Ste. Marie’s industrial waterfront has been demolished. In 1900, Andrew J. Short and Casimir Kocat built the Soo Falls Brewing Company with a production capacity of 15,000 barrels. In 1911, Soo Falls was purchased by J.J. Doran of the Sudbury Brewing and Malting Company (established 1907). Doran’s group would also purchase the Kakabeka Falls Brewing Company in 1913 (established in 1906 at Fort William, Ontario); in 1919, Doran’s Brewery was built in Timmins Ontario; and in 1948, the Doran’s group bought the Port Arthur Beverage Company (established 1876, Port Arthur, Ontario). Each brewery operated under their own name until 1960, when the operations were reorganized under the name of Dorans Northern Ontario Breweries. Subsequent ownership changes would result in the creation of Northern Breweries Limited in 1977- - -the first employee owned brewing company. In 2004, the company was sold to an investment firm. In 2006 Northern Breweries went bankrupt: the Soo Falls site has remained idle and abandoned since then.
In 2011, the site was sold for tax arrears, with plans to raze the buildings and develop a office/medical/condominium complex. In February 2013, a pair of arsonists set fire to the Northern Breweries office. In November 2015, much of the complex was demolished- -one building and the Soo Falls smokestack may be saved.
Soo Falls Brewing Company 1932:
collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/fullbrowser/collection/agsnor...
(University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries Digital Collections)