R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant
| R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant | |
|---|---|
Exterior of the building | |
Interactive map of the R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Operational |
| Location | 2701 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°40′24″N 79°16′44″W / 43.673222°N 79.278819°W |
| Named for | R. C. Harris |
| Construction started | 1932 |
| Opened | November 1, 1941 |
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The R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is both a crucial piece of infrastructure and an architecturally acclaimed historic building named after the longtime commissioner of Toronto's public works Roland Caldwell Harris. The plant's architect was Thomas Canfield Pomphrey with engineers H.G. Acres and William Gore. It is located in the east of the city at the eastern end of Queen Street and at the foot of Victoria Park Avenue along the shore of Lake Ontario in the Beaches neighbourhood in the city of Toronto.
It has been the location for a number of film productions, including Strange Brew (1983) with Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas.