Nice Barn

I've spent a lot of time in The Big Smoke the past few weeks hanging out with my brand new nephew and have enjoyed re-discovering my home town. The photos above are of a new development called the Artscape Wychwood Barns. Located near Bathurst and St. Clair, at the site of an abandoned streetcar maintenance and repair facility, the indoor and outdoor development consists of 5 barns that includes live/work apartments for artists, a gallery, theatre spaces, a production greenhouse with a classroom and commercial kitchen, a farmer's market and lots of park space. Although it is not perfect (the amount of much needed revenue this venture will provide to the city is questionable, as is the volleyball net) the Wychwood Barns development is pretty bang on. Aesthetically, its is awesome. I love that the developers incorporated the historic structure along with some of the original signage of the streetcar facility while building a truly modern and multi-purpose space. The Barns will definitely be a destination for me and the little guy.