点评:With the sale of Gooderham & Worts in 1987 and operational closure of the Toronto facility in the 1990s, Toronto became holder of one of the most unique assets, the worldwide leader in Victorian era industrial buildings. The site was and still is 13 acres of 40 heritage buildings and 10 brick streets. So, in the 2000s they embraced a mixed-use retail and residential plan to bring new life to the city with a new entertainment district. Over the last 20 years, the property has redeveloped itself into retail, bar and restaurant spaces with large open public gathering spaces for entertainment whether concerts, amusement or even line dancing as we saw.
This is a totally free to enter district set in old 100+ year old buildings that now are designed for 21st century uses. It is fun to simply see the former industrial setting that now is a filming location for period production. At the same time, it is fun to walk and see active programing that brings people to the district. Once there it is likely they will shop, eat or drink. There are crowds in the district which means even though there is more street parking than normal downtown, I would recommend an Uber to see the district. That is what we did.
We planned our visit to do just that eating dinner at El Catrin, a Mexican restaurant on a back side street, before going to Scooped by Demetres for ice cream dessert. We visited on the Saturday night of Labor Day Weekend, and the public spaces were full of people enjoying a set of line dancing as a part of Country Fest. There was also a Ferris wheel and numerous sets of decorative lights. It was fun to see and experience the district especially as it transformed from day to night. I am not saying you want to build your Toronto stay around the Distillery District; however, you will want to be sure to plan a visit to the district during your Toronto stay. Pick a restaurant, bar or dessert shop and make the visit to the Distillery District.
翻译:1987年,Gooderham & Worts酿酒厂被出售;20世纪90年代,其多伦多工厂也停止运营。自此,多伦多拥有了世界上最独特的资产之一——一批数量众多的维多利亚风格工业建筑。这片占地13英亩的区域至今仍保留着40栋历史建筑以及10条砖铺街道。正因如此,21世纪初,多伦多方面制定了一项集零售与住宅功能于一体的开发计划,旨在打造一个新的娱乐区,为城市注入新活力。在过去的20年里……这片区域已经重新开发为零售店、酒吧和餐厅,还设有大片开放的公共聚集空间,可用于举办各种娱乐活动——比如音乐会、游乐活动,甚至我们所见到的排舞表演。
这是一个完全免费开放的区域,坐落在100多年历史的古老建筑群中,如今这些建筑被重新设计以满足21世纪的使用需求。能亲眼目睹这片原本的工业区如今摇身一变成为历史题材影视作品的拍摄地,实在是一件有趣的事。同时,漫步于此,欣赏那些吸引人们前来该区域的各类活动,实在是一件乐事。一旦到了那里,人们很可能会购物、用餐或小酌一番。区域内人头攒动,因此即便市中心的路边停车位比平时要多,我还是建议乘坐Uber来游览这个区域。我们也是这么做的。
我们特意安排了这样的行程:先在一条偏僻小巷里的墨西哥餐厅El Catrin享用晚餐,随后再去Scooped by Demetres品尝冰淇淋作为甜点。我们是在劳动节长周末的周六晚上去的,当时公共区域挤满了正在欣赏乡村音乐节上乡村舞表演的游客。现场还有摩天轮以及大量装饰性灯光。看着这个区域从白天逐渐变为夜晚,真是有趣又令人愉悦。我并不是说在多伦多旅行时一定要把行程围绕酿酒区来安排;不过,你肯定应该计划在逗留期间去那里逛一逛。挑选一家餐厅、酒吧或甜品店,然后去酿酒区逛逛吧。