Item - 2017.TE23.120
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Toronto and East York Community Council on April 4, 2017 and was adopted without amendment. City Council has delegated authority for this matter to the Toronto and East York Community Council and therefore, the decision is final.
TE23.120 - Heritage Evaluation of 401 Logan Avenue
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Schedule Type:
- Delegated
- Ward:
- 30 - Toronto-Danforth
Community Council Decision
The Toronto and East York Community Council:
1. Requested the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services to prepare a report with respect to the Smart Woods Building property located at 401 Logan Avenue for inclusion on the City's Heritage Register and to report to the Toronto Preservation Board and Toronto and East York Community Council by September 2017.
Origin
Summary
Woods Manufacturing, with its large plant at 401 Logan Avenue was one of the most notable factories in the district during the First World War. James William Woods was a businessman from Ottawa of Anglo-Irish descent. In 1895, Woods was making and supplying clothing, camping outfits, tools and other products for lumber camps. In the early 1900s, it supplied the British Government with canvas tents for the troops serving in the Boer War. The company is most recognizable for supplying equipment to the British and Canadian armies during the First World War. The Woods tent factory became the largest of its kind in world at this time.
The Smart Bag Co.Ltd.; Smart Woods Ltd.; and /Woods Mfg. Co. Ltd. (1908-) building was designed in 1907 by architect James Layrock Havill.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-102620.pdf