Open House - the Steam Whistle Brewery, the Roundhouse and the TD Tower

OK, this happened quite a long time ago but I didn't record it.... so here we go.

The CPR John Street Roundhouse is across the road from me so I thought I'd go there. The Steam Whistle Brewing is on site and the guys (three of them) decided to build it in 1999 ... "breathed new life into the building, renovating with an eye to preserve the original post and beam construction".

The building is full of light from multi-paned windows and the original Douglas Fir posts support the cedar roof. The catwalks and exposed brick retain the feels of the building's original use.

Brewing in bottles (very few tins) takes place on site and, in the tour, we could see all of it from brewing to bottling it.

Steam Whistle Brewing 

Rotating Turntable 

Outside, I joined the Toronto Railway Association and rode on to massive 120 foot rotating turntable designed by the Canadian Bridge Company about 80 years ago. The roundhouse has stalls for 32 locomotives that move in and out of the roundhouse on the  rotating turntable.



After this, I went to the TD Centre. I waited in line (and waited... and waited... and waited) until it was my turn to go out the the 54th floor. In 1970 - 71 we went out for dinner there, on the 54th floor. It was  the only thing on the horizon apart from the Royal York Hotel! Wow!