American Can Company Building - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
American Can Company Building - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The American Can Company Building, now known as the American Can Lofts, is a historic former factory in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Built in 1921,Baverman, Laura. American Can site target of two can-do developers, Cincinnati Business Courier, 2005-10-03. Accessed 2011-02-25. it is a concrete building with a concrete foundation;, Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2011-02-25. five stories tall, it has a total floor space of approximately . Built by the American Can Company, the factory was used to manufacture can-making machines, rather than producing the cans itself; it remained in operation until closure in 1963. Two years later, it was reopened by the Cleveland Machine Company, which used its first floor for machining purposes; after their departure in 1978, it sat almost totally unused, with the only exceptions being small businesses such as T-shirt printers and warehouse operators.Yersavich, Amy, et al. American Can Building, Ohio EPA, n.d. Accessed 2011-02-25. Read more on Wikipedia
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