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Post by jw2010 on May 16, 2012 20:57:00 GMT -5
Hey, Kiddies: Just did a little Google map search. The old MARX Toy Factory was on 10 Continental (in Scarborough, Ontario) . . . as shown in the Canadian-produced instruction manuals which came with the Johnny West Series figures. Naturally, there are new occupants at this address, but it may still be the old building from the 60s-70s. Not sure. At the very least, the intersection would be the original site of the factory - although the business with the BLUE MARQUEE may not be the original building. Attachments:
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Post by jw2010 on May 16, 2012 20:58:25 GMT -5
. . . and another view of the building. Attachments:
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Post by jw2010 on May 16, 2012 20:59:38 GMT -5
. . . and the BLUE MARQUEE at the far left is the #10 address. Attachments:
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Post by savewithdave on May 16, 2012 22:00:57 GMT -5
Cool!!
So did you go in?
Dave & Donna (x)
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Post by fortapache on May 16, 2012 22:03:38 GMT -5
Quite the historical location. Scarborough Brian would know if this was the original building.
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Post by jw2010 on May 17, 2012 0:03:31 GMT -5
No . . . I am not in the area. I found these using GOOGLE MAPS and the "street view" option.  |
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Post by terryschimm on May 17, 2012 18:18:38 GMT -5
Here's a close up which I believe was posted on the old ranch several years ago by Scarborough Brian. If I recall correctly, he actually worked there. Terry Attachments:
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Post by jw2010 on May 18, 2012 13:09:06 GMT -5
Very spiffy!!!  |
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Post by oldfortyork on May 18, 2012 16:36:23 GMT -5
Yeah, Terry showed the correct photo of the old marx Scarborough factory, its on the south corner of Continental and Warden ave. The photos posted by jw2010 were on the noth side and was built and owned by Borgfeldt toys but this location only made the cheap party favour toys you would get in your loot bag at a kids birthday party so dumpster diving there was rather lame.
I worked at the Marx factory in the summer of 1970 and 71 but like most teenagers I had more interest in driving the tow motor or hanging around the assembly tables were the teenage girls were working. They would put the Johnnies in a box along with the appropiate accessories ( if available LOL) and paperwork filling orders for the retails stores. I remember using sheets of uncut boxes to help stabilize the rows of Johnny boxes on skids so we could move them down to the loading docks where the were boxed by the dozen in the shipping cartons.
Today the factory has been divided into a bunch of smaller units and the whole front section seen in the photo is now a Hindu place of worship complete with shrines and such. The windows to the left of the door were the offices and the first office on the right was the toy showroom were there were tons of shelves and tables with all the marx toys produced there. As a kid we would spend many hours peering in that window to see what new toys would be available in the coming months.
I still live right across the street on Budea cr. just west of Warden ave. Thought of moving a few times but the neigbourhood is still a treasure trove of Marx toys during the garage sale season.
Scarbrian
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Post by savewithdave on May 18, 2012 17:45:15 GMT -5
DROOL ;~P""""""" Just Give a call when you hit the garage sales My Friend I'll Take some of that Booty off your hands LOL  Dave & Donna (X) |
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Post by terryschimm on May 18, 2012 18:08:24 GMT -5
I always love hearing that story, Brian. Those photos you posted were among the first I saved when I got a computer & joined the ranch. Seems like a long time ago now. Here's another you posted at the same time. I forget...was this part of the factory too? Terry Attachments:
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Post by oldfortyork on May 18, 2012 19:57:32 GMT -5
Hi Terry, that last photo wasn't from me so I'm not sure where that is.
If you google earth the Marx Scarborough factory you can see another building to the south of it by the RR tracks. The first summer I worked in the North plant but the next year the south building was finnished and I worked there and it was just for storing stock with no manufacturing done in it. Storage space was always at a premium as we stocked up for the upcoming Christmas season. We had a train car full of Tony the Pony's coming up from the Toronto plant and our boss had the square footage figured out to the tee where it would go. Well being teenagers when we unloaded the Ponies and piled them high we made a secret little room in the middle where we could hide and take naps. The boss never figured it out and just thought his calculations were wrong. Those were the days!
scarbrian
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Post by savewithdave on May 18, 2012 20:51:22 GMT -5
Hey Terry I Believe that is a pic of Turners Museum in wheeling well actually moundsville Glendale.
D&D
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Post by terryschimm on May 18, 2012 21:57:36 GMT -5
Okay, thanks for setting me straight.
Terry
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Post by jw2010 on May 18, 2012 23:41:23 GMT -5
Thanks for the clarification.  The even-numbered buildings - #60 and #50 - are on the NORTH side, so I presumed that #10 would be on the same side of the street. However, this is a cul-de-sac, so that may explain why #10 can be on the 'opposite' side from #60 and #50 (MEGA CITY store). |
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