R. L. Hearn Thermal Generating Station

The Richard L Hearn Generating Station (named after Richard L Hearn) is an out of service electrical generating station in Toronto.
The station was officially opened on October 26, 1951 with the first two units in service. Four units were in operation by 1953. The plant originally burned coal which was transported on ships through the St Lawrence Seaway.
Construction on the station was not even finished in the 1950s when Hydro officials and the government began to talk about phasing out the plant with nuclear power and closing it.
In 1971, the entire plant was also converted to burn natural gas with four units retaining the option to burn coal. The station operated burning natural gas until the early 1980s and then units 1-5 were mothballed. The last three 200 MW units at the plant resumed burning coal along with natural gas but they were phased out of operation in July 1983, due to concerns about increased air pollution in Toronto and an abundant energy supply in the province.

Source: Wikipedia

The plant is now under the process of being heavily gutted. All of the generators have been removed and walls and ceilings are being torn down for inevitable demolition.





























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