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Victory Soya Mills Silos
Victory Soya Mills Silos are abandoned soybean storage silos in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The silos are located at the east end of Toronto Harbour, part of a soybean processing facility that operated from 1944 until 1991. The silos are of two remaining silos from Toronto's industrial port era. History The silos were built for Canadian Breweries' soya processing plant in 1944. The silos were used to store the soybeans reprocessed for a variety of purposes (pet food, animal feed, vegetable oils, etc...). In 1954 the mills were sold to Procter & Gamble and named Victory Soya Mills. It was purchased by Central Soy Incorporated in 1980 and renamed Central Soya Mills in the 1980s. The plant ceased operating in 1991. Sorting silos along the east side Parliament Slip, the tall headhouse tower, and other structures were demolished in 1998, leaving the remaining silos in place. At one time, it was the property of Home Depot for a planned box store, but it has remained vacant other than the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victory Silos
The term victory (from Latin ''victoria'') originally applied to warfare, and denotes success achieved in personal Duel, combat, after military operations in general or, by extension, in any competition. Success in a military campaign constitutes a strategic victory, while the success in a Engagement (military), military engagement is a tactical victory. In terms of human emotion, victory accompanies strong feelings of elation, and in human behaviour often exhibits movements and poses paralleling threat display preceding the combat, which are associated with the excess endorphin built up preceding and during combat. Victory dances and victory cries similarly parallel war dances and battle cry, war cries performed before the outbreak of physical violence. Examples of victory behaviour reported in Roman antiquity, where the term ''victoria'' originated, include: the victory songs of the Batavi (Germanic tribe), Batavi mercenaries serving under Gaius Julius Civilis after the vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
