Abandoned For Now.

This the MacDonald Lofts. It was built in 1913 by Alexander MacDonald as the A MacDonald Building. It was operated as a wholesale grocery company.
It was in use until 1965 when it was coverted into lofts.
Most recently it has been run as low cost housing complex. Unfortunately it became rundown to the point that it has been shut down. It was purchased by new owners who are intending to fix it up

[Diana]

A lovely shot of this old building, hope someone finds some use for it and has it renovated.

[Sylvia du Toit]

Thanks fot sharing

[Corinne]

Thanks for the story. Nice building, hoping it will be used again very soon.

[Chris H]

Nice old building with an interesting history Hope it's soon restored to its former glory.

[Lou Ann]

I hope they can make it viable again!

[Allison Williams]

What a history. I guess those cycles are familiar to people who study architecture and urban life.

[Henri Russell]

I do hope the new owners will fix it up again.

[Danny G.]

Nice shot of this old building

[Candace]

It would be great to live there!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Interesting information and a nice capture.

[Pigeons Farm]

nice photo and interesting info, thanks for sharing

[gloria jones]

Great shot...neat sky light

[Julie S]

Very nice and evokes memories of the small town my Grandpa lived in. Thanks.

[Richard Hickey]

Cool picture.

[Babs]

Hope it gets a new lease of life soon.

[Karly]

Nice time to take this photo - the colors are lovely. I'm glad to hear it will be saved. Beautiful old building.

[Milanie]

Glad to hear someone is planning to keep it going again - don't see many of these old buildings any more.

[KWind]

A great old building! I like the sky lighting.

[Harry J Benson]

good presentation

[Ivan]

Love these old buildings...

[Jane Anderson]

I'm sure the new owners will do the justice that it so deserves!

[bkb in the city]

@agedrunner Thanks Richard

[bkb in the city]

@onewing Babs l will be keeping an eye on it

[bkb in the city]

@365karly1 Jean it certainly is a beautiful building

[bkb in the city]

@milaniet Milanie to many have been torn down

[bkb in the city]

@kwind Kim glad you like it

[bkb in the city]

@hjbenson Thanks Harry

[bkb in the city]

@ivan Ivan they have so much character to them

[bkb in the city]

@janeandcharlie Jane we certainly hope so

[bkb in the city]

@ludwigsdiana Diana it will be fixed up because it is protected so it cannnot be torn down

[bkb in the city]

@sdutoit Sylvia you are welcome

[bkb in the city]

@cocobella Corrine we hope so too

[bkb in the city]

@chrisiow Chris we certainly hope so too

[bkb in the city]

@louannwarren Lou Ann l am sure that they can

[bkb in the city]

@allie912 Yes Allison they certainly are

[bkb in the city]

@henrir Henri l am sure that they will

[bkb in the city]

@soboy5 Thanks Danny

[bkb in the city]

@ribbet9 Candace it certainly would be

[bkb in the city]

@mittens Thanks Marilyn

[bkb in the city]

@kgolab Glad you enjoyed this one

[bkb in the city]

@seattlite Thanks Gloria glad you like it

[bkb in the city]

@jshewman Julie you are welcome

[Josef Sobotka]

beautiful...both...I mean builidng and photo

[bkb in the city]

@pepinosobotka Thanks Josef glad you like it

[Margaret]

What a gorgeous old building. Great bones! It would make a fantastic place to live if fixed up. Such character.