Artist: Todd Tremeer. Painted in 2000. Bowmanville has been making rubber goods for over a century. In 1896 the short lived Bowmanville Rubber Co. was created & sold to The Durham Rubber Co. The factory made everything from rubber balls and elastic bands to fire hose and tires.
When the Canadian Government imposed a heavy duty on American made tires in 1910, Goodyear from Akron Ohio, bought and expanded the Bowmanville plant to make tires for the fledgling automobile industry.
WWI turned Bowmanville into a busy factory town, and Goodyear's contribution to the face and economy of this town also increased. During the war, many local homes were built by Goodyear to help house some of it's 900 employees.
Today the Bowmanville Plant is the oldest Goodyear plant in the world. This mural was made possible by Goodyear Bowmanville, friends of Bowmanville. I'm linking to Monday Mural.