Exploring The Historic Abandoned St. Catharine's Standard Building With Incredible Architecture!

I'm sorry about the video being so long lmao it's just the place was so big.

Here's the history about the building: In 1898 The St. Catharine's Standard acquired the three-storey Struthers Building. Which has been expanded and modified to meet the paper's needs. The first one being in 1928–1929 which was a red-brick addition that was constructed on the William Street side of the property. This new section housed the press room and printing department. In 1948–1949 The original 19th-century facade of the Queen Street building was modernized with a 20th-century facelift that included a new elevator. 1952–1953: A new building was added to the north of the 1929 press room to accommodate a large, new Goss printing press. It was also a major local event, as its transportation and installation was widely publicized. In 1973 They also purchased the adjacent Empire Building, a late 19th-century structure, and renovated it to match the modernized facade of the main building. 1996 The company ceased printing and mailing operations at Queen Street moving them to Hamilton. In 2012 The large printing press that had been installed in the 1950s was removed by a crane, marking the end of an era for the property. And then in 2013 The St. Catharines Standard decided to moved out of the Queen Street complex and into it's new office at One St. Paul Street. The 1.7-acre property was sold to developer named Italo Ferrari. In 2012. The building complex sits on prime downtown real estate. A proposed 31-storey tower was suggested.

I like this building so much! It is such a historic location with many original features and relics. I really wish they would restore it as it is so cool! and it would suck to be demolish as it is so historic.