Kodak Building 9

Kodak Building 9 was a recreation centre for employees at the Kodak Mount Dennis Campus in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It now forms a part of Mount Dennis transit station.

Kodak Building 9
Kodak Building 9 surrounded by brownfields, circa 2010
Interactive map of Kodak Building 9
General information
Location	, Toronto, Canada
Opened	1940

History

Built in 1939, Building 9 was operated by the Eastman Kodak Company from 1940 to 2006, when the company ceased operations at the campus.^[1][2][3] It is the only building standing in the campus, while the other 15 buildings of the campus were demolished.^[1][2]

The building was an entertainment and recreation facility for employees featuring a gym/auditorium, cafeteria, weight room and change rooms. There were darkrooms for photo enthusiasts. The basement had several conference rooms which were used for employee training.^[1]

Abandonment and reuse

Following its abandonment, the building was heavily vandalized. There were proposals to elevate the building to a national historic site status in order to preserve it, while local residents requested the building to be used for public recreational purposes.^[4][5][6][7] Peter Gatt of the Photographic Museum of Ontario asked for the building to be the museum's new home.^[4]

In 2013, the campus was purchased by Metrolinx to become the site of the Mount Dennis metro station and bus terminal. The main floor will be a station entrance while the three floors above will be reserved for future use.^[8]

In August 2016, the building was moved to a temporary site for construction of the LRT station.^[9] In November 2017, it was moved back to its original position.

The ground floor became publicly accessible when the station opened for GO, UP and bus service on November 16, 2025.