The Brick Works' organic food market is open again every Saturday morning. The Brick Works has great historical significance for Toronto. After two massive fires, one in 1849, the other in 1904, wood was banned as an exterior construction material in Toronto. Fireproof bricks made from the Don Valley Brickworks were in easy supply as the Brickworks sat on top of the biggest load of high-grade clay in Ontario. Charles Dickens, on a visit to Toronto, apparently gave the city mixed reviews, but he praised the red brick buildings.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Don Valley Evergreen Brick Works
The Brick Works' organic food market is open again every Saturday morning. The Brick Works has great historical significance for Toronto. After two massive fires, one in 1849, the other in 1904, wood was banned as an exterior construction material in Toronto. Fireproof bricks made from the Don Valley Brickworks were in easy supply as the Brickworks sat on top of the biggest load of high-grade clay in Ontario. Charles Dickens, on a visit to Toronto, apparently gave the city mixed reviews, but he praised the red brick buildings.
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I love that you take your camera around with you and get in some photography whenever you can. The brickworks is a favorite spot of mine too.
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