Evergreen Brick Works
Tihti sõidame Eesti Majja Bayview teed kaudu põhja poole minnes mööda telliskivitehast, endine Don Valley Brick Works. Lapsed ja külalised alati küsivad selle kohta ja soovivad vaatama minna. Viimasel nädalalõpul mai kuus korraldakse terve päeva giidiga ringkäike ja rohkesti tegevust lastele ja nende vanematele.
Kivitehase asutus on üle saja aasta vana; selle kaevanduse punasest savist on ehitatud Toronto linna kuulsamad hooned: Casa Loma, Osgoode Hall, Massey Hall ja Queen's Park riigikoda. Mida paljud ei tea: seal töötasid teise maailma sõja ajal saksa sõjavangid, keda paigutati lähedasele Todmorden Millsi, orus Eesti Maja kõrval.
Telliskivi tööstus kestis kuni savi sai otsa. Alates 1987. mitmed firmad proovisid uuendada kohta aga linna valitsus astus vahele ja pandi looduskaitse alla. Kaevandus täideti mullaga ja kivilise prügiga, mida kaevati Scotia Plaza torni ehitamisel.
More about the site here. A clay and shale quarry for one hundred years, this 16.5-hectare (40-acre) area has been transformed into a thriving green space. The Don Valley Brickworks is a park containing three ponds, a large meadow and a small forest. The Evergreen Brick Works is developing the abandoned buildings according to LEEDS standards; currently there is a retail garden centre and a Farmer's Market every Saturday, starting May 29th.
The blue-covered construction we see on the way to the Estonian House, the Centre for Urban Sustainability, will house offices and a cafe, and will be literally green (covered in living groundcover).
The Doors Open event, 10 am - 4 pm next weekend, will host food, nature and building tours throughout the day, along with live music and demonstrations.
The blue-covered construction we see on the way to the Estonian House, the Centre for Urban Sustainability, will house offices and a cafe, and will be literally green (covered in living groundcover).
The Doors Open event, 10 am - 4 pm next weekend, will host food, nature and building tours throughout the day, along with live music and demonstrations.
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