▁railway ▁passenger ▁and ▁fre ight ▁cars , ▁bo ilers , ▁engines , ▁autom obile ▁parts ▁and ▁generator ▁plants ▁and ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Rh odes ▁Cur ry ▁Company , ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Car ▁and ▁Found ry ▁Co ., ▁Rob b ▁Engineering ▁Co ., ▁M alle able ▁Iron ▁Co ., ▁Mc Le an ▁Mill ing ▁Co ., ▁Oxford ▁Wor sted ▁Co ., ▁H ew son ▁W ool en ▁M ills , ▁Eastern ▁P ants ▁Co ., ▁M . ▁Sh ane ▁& ▁Co ., ▁News ▁Publishing ▁Co ., ▁and ▁E . ▁B iden ▁& ▁S ons . ▁ ▁As ▁more ▁advanced ▁industrial ▁cent res ▁developed ▁elsewhere , ▁La Plan che ' s ▁industry ▁fell ▁into ▁dis use . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁it ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁newer , ▁smaller ▁industrial ▁park ▁on ▁the ▁Trans - Can ada ▁Highway . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁major ▁through way ▁between ▁main land ▁Canada ▁and ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁and ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island , ▁La Plan che ▁hosted ▁many ▁tour ist - orient ed ▁business es . ▁It ▁sust ained ▁three ▁din ers ▁famous ▁in ▁local ▁memory : ▁Mel ' s ▁Te a ▁Room ▁( S ack ville ), ▁Eva ' s ▁Place ▁( A ul ac ), ▁and ▁The ▁Ham pton ▁D iner ▁( F ort ▁Lawrence ). ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁built ▁its ▁Tour ist ▁Welcome ▁Centre ▁on ▁La Plan che ▁Street ▁in ▁Fort ▁Lawrence , ▁placing ▁it ▁between ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁west - bound ▁lan es . ▁ ▁Now ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 6