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View Full size image	Title: St. Lawrence Starch Company, Port Credit Identifier: G573 Date of Original Photo: 1980 Date Built: 1889 Image Type: Slide Subject: Historic buildings - Ontario - Port Credit Location: 141 Lakeshore Road East, Plan 300E, Lot 10, 11
Conditions of Use: See Terms of Use & Privacy Statement. Description: 141 Lakeshore Road East. Plan 300E, Lot 10,11. The St. Lawrence Starch Company was built on this site in 1889 under the management of John Gray. At this time the plant ground about 2,000 bushels of corn per week to produce corn starch and glucose for industrial use. Later products included Bee Hive Golden Syrup, Durham Corn Starch and Ivory Laundry Starch, as well as St. Lawrence Corn Oil. In 1915 the original frame building burned and was replaced by one of red brick. In 1990 the plant was closed. The smokestack was demolished in 1994. This slide shows the four storey red brick Table House, demolished in 1993. Heritage listed. Agency: Mississauga Library System