A day at the brickworks

Quite often we will head down to the brickworks which is located at the bottom of Pottery Rd. in Toronto. I grew up in this neck of the woods so lots of nastalga for me.

Upon the renovations of the brick works to a market and nature awareness campus the designers left enough of the old building mechanic's to help you get a feeling of what the original building was like. One of my favorite shots is what I call the "Wheels". No clue what this huge mechanical marvel was used for.

I call this the "Blue Monster" It is part of the same structure as "Wheels"

Outside the old manufacturing building is a giant metal (rusting) art metal work. I have found out since that it is a depiction of the Don River.

In the summer the market moves outside. This craftsman is using an old school Lathe to create different wood art products.

Under the open roof market, many different foods and vegetables are available. Noticed a lot of organic products.

Back outside, this fellow had converted old wine boxes into unique box containers

I just took this shot cause I liked the symmetry of the 3 hats

This little guy is 14 years old and is blind as a bat. My wife calls him the teddy bear and everyone was coming up to check him out.

Here are some shots that I took during the winter months. They convert the green house to a skating rink.

I think these tracks were used to transport the bricks from the ovens to the storage place.

And lastly, this is what Rob Ford wants to get rid of. To me it's art and not graffiti