O-Pee-Chee factory now an apartment building

This apartment building in East London was built almost a century ago in 1928 to house the O-Pee-Chee factory. O-Pee-Chee was a candy maker famous for its bubble gum packaged with sports trading cards. Those cards, traded by children right across Canada, made O-Pee-Chee one of the most successful confectioners in the country.

The plant was in use until 1989. At that time it was closed and the new owner of the company, Nestle, moved the operation to a new plant deeper in East London.

The structure was considered well designed with hints of Art Deco, rare to find in London. It was ideal for conversion into apartments which, depending upon the size, rent for approximately $1250 a month.