First, the old image

 

When factories were located in working class neighbourhoods, often the buildings, especially those facing a highly travelled local street, were given an attractive facade. These building were a plus to the neighbourhood.

A local Facebook page posts old images of London. This one ran recently.  The Kelvinator of Canada building was one handsome building. Tomorrow I'll try and run an image showing it today. The McCormick's Biscuits plant was also quite grand, although one cannot tell this from the above image. The biscuit factory was faced with white glazed terra cotta tiles.