Distillery District

The Distillery District in Toronto is a historic industrial district and municipality about 2 km east of the Downtown, which is now used as an arts and entertainment district. The approximately 5 -acre area consists of the 44 listed brick buildings and ten streets. It is the largest collection of industrial buildings from the Victorian era in North America.

The site was built from 1832 by Gooderham and word, a company that rose in the late 1860s to the largest distillery in the world and up to two million Imp.gal. produced annually; most of it was destined for export. The location was also important transport links, as the distillery at the harbor was and was connected to the railway network of the Canadian National Railway. This was a good road links to the rest of Canada and by ship available overseas. With the de-industrialization in the late 20th century, the production decreased; The company was sold in 1987 to a British company and closed three years later. The area fell into disrepair during this time and was in a partially ruined state.

2001 bought the Cityscape Holdings Inc., the site with the goal of creating a cultural center of it. This was followed by an elaborate restoration of the buildings and the remodeling of the pedestrian zone. Since 2003, the Distillery Destrict is used as an amusement and entertainment center with bars, music bars and galleries. In the summer take place on the premises Jazz Festival. In the so-called Paint Shop from 1879, the Mill Street Brewery her beer, which can also be tasted on the spot.

The special atmosphere of this district served over 800 film and television productions as a location, for example, X -Men, The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock or La Femme Nikita.