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Distillery District, Old Toronto | Ontario

The page created by Rajvir Parmar| Western University | The Distillery District was home to the Gooderham and Worts distillery in the 1860s. Photo by Hider, A.H – Library and Archives Canada.

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Old Toronto

Known For:

Distillery District | Gooderham and Worts Distillery | Victorian industrial architecture | Art galleries | Restaurants & cafés | Toronto Christmas Market

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Food & Drink | Photography | Art & Design | Seasonal Events

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Toronto Christmas Market

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This alone qualifies as a holiday event. One of the most well-known Christmas markets in Toronto, Canada, is the Toronto Christmas Market. It occurs in the Distillery District, with a massive Christmas tree, cheery lights with reminders, Santa, elves, and many other festive decorations. One of the location’s highlights is the enormous outdoor beer garden […]

Ontario Spring Water Sake Company

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The Ontario Spring Water Sake Company is the first sake brewery in eastern North America and is situated in downtown Toronto’s Distillery Historic District. Toronto residents and tourists can now enjoy our award-winning fresh, locally brewed sake at this charming tasting bar. You can learn more about sake by taking a tasting tour and buying […]

Young Centre for the Performing Arts

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George Brown College and Soulpepper Theatre Company created the Young Centre for the Performing Arts with the goal of housing Toronto’s artistic community and serving as a destination for theatre enthusiasts. You can tell there is a difference as soon as you enter the Young Centre. The area is buzzing with conversation and argument. The […]

Thompson Landry Gallery

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The Thompson Landry Gallery, one of the illustrious tenants of the artistic community at the Historic Distillery District, opened its doors in March 2006. The Thompson Landry Gallery, breaking new ground for Toronto galleries, exhibits the best of the new generation of contemporary artists and the greatest masters of Quebec. It is the only gallery […]

Mill Street Brewery

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When they opened the doors to their tiny red-brick brewery in Toronto’s famed Distillery District in the winter of 2002, their tale officially began. Original Organic Lager, the first organic beer ever brewed in Canada, was created with an eco-friendly mindset. Soon after, they made an impression on intrepid craft consumers with Tankhouse Ale, a […]

Big Spider Sculpture

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A must-see while strolling down the street is the district’s famed 40-foot-tall spin-head spider sculpture, which is made of hundreds of pounds of steel. Tourists frequently take pictures of this enormous figure. The Big Spider is often referred to as ‘IT.’ Photo: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Giant_spider_strikes_again%21.jpg

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