Today Mother Nature was in a good mood and bless Toronto with some great summer weather (finally).
On that note I decided to head into the heart of the downtown core and stopped in at our work office for a bit. It was funny to run into my boss and a new worker who was here being trained. I got to chat with some old colleagues, ones I’ve known from the time I worked here in Toronto for them. I spent about 1/2 hour there and then headed on my trek to the Distillery District.
The Distillery District is an area just east of the downtown city core which was pretty much abondoned for some time, but since I left (7 years ago), they have rebuilt this area into something interesting. The Distillery was;
founded by brother-in-laws William Gooderham and James Worts, the Gooderham and Worts Distillery grew to become the largest distillery in the world (in 1832). Set on 13 acres in downtown Toronto, the forty plus buildings constitute the best preserved collection of Victorian Industrial Architecture in North America. The Distillery District is a national historic site.
It is Toronto’s only pedestrian village. From the brick lined streets to the European piazza styled areas, The Distillery District is a postcard draw
The Distillery also contains many galleries and artist shops as well as many restaurants and European inspired coffee shops.
The Distillery is located east of the downtown core between Parliament Street and Cherry Street and south of Mill Street and North of Gardiner Express Way.
If you are in the neighbourhood I suggest you check it out for the afternoon. Wear sensible shoes as the streets are all brick lined and are fairly uneven.
