Kodak Building 9 was a recreation centre for employees at the Kodak Mount Dennis Campus in

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, Ontario, Canada.

History

Built in 1939, Building 9 was operated by the

Eastman Kodak Company The Eastman Kodak Company (referred to simply as Kodak ) is an American public company that produces various products related to its historic basis in analogue photography. The company is headquartered in Rochester, New York, and is incorpor ...

from 1940 to 2006, when the company ceased operations at the campus. It is the only building standing in the campus, while the other 15 buildings of the campus were demolished. The building was an entertainment and recreation facility for employees featuring a gym/auditorium, cafeteria, weight room and change rooms. There were darkrooms for photo enthusiasts. The basement had several conference rooms which were used for employee training.

Abandonment and reuse

Following its abandonment, the building was heavily vandalized. There were proposals to elevate the building to a national

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status in order to preserve it, while local residents requested the building to be used for public recreational purposes. Peter Gatt of the Photographic Museum of Ontario asked for the building to be the museum's new home. In 2013, the campus was purchased by

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to become the site of the Mount Dennis metro station and bus terminal. The main floor will be a station entrance while the three floors above will be reserved for future use. In August 2016, the building was moved to a temporary site for construction of the LRT station. In November 2017, it was moved back to its original position.

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