Brick Works
The Evergreen Brickworks is an environmental community centre located in the Don Valley in the centre of the city in one of our many ravines. This was the site of commercial brick works for over 100 years supplying most of the bricks to build the older parts of Toronto, using the abundant clay and shale that was found on the property. By the 1980s the clay & shale was mostly gone and the property fell into the hands of developers but was expropriated by the Toronto Region Conservation Authority in 1987 and they proceeded to fill in parts of the old quarries to create a wonderful park with 3 large ponds and native plants. The industrial parts of the brick works were leased to Evergreen in 1997 and they have turned the abandoned buildings into a centre that "inspires and equips visitors to live, work and play more sustainably". I'll show you an inside shot tomorrow.
14 comments:
Thanks for adding a bit of 'background'. to the photo.
Refreshing place Pat ... a pleasure to be there.
Have a great weekend.
A kiss.
Gosh this really is a success story Pat, they've made the very best situation from something that could have just crumbled into ruins.
Beautiful looking space, reminds me a lot of the Castlefield area in city centre Manchester!
nice reflection shot.
You have caught my attention. I think I should make the trip to T.O. and checkout the Brick Works.
Splendid shot. I'm sure I've driven past this stretch, but never stopped in the area.
Interesting sounding place, it looks very 'British'
Love the reflections. And again, I'm so impressed with what the city of Toronto has done to make it more enjoyable and liveable. I'll look forward to the inside shots!
Nice looking place.
I love little bits of nature scattered in an urban area.
Sounds like my kind of place. Can't wait to see more.
Beautiful re-purposing of a historic place!
Thank goodness the conservation authority rescued this gem of a property.
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