Redpath
One of the few remaining relics from Toronto’s industrial past is the Redpath sugar plant, which now serves a hallmark from a time when great cities were made of smog and machine. It still stands operational, storing and refining sugar inbound from Brazil and the Caribbean. As a kid, I remember staring in awe at the raised conveyor belts from the window of my car, wondering what willy wonka type processes were taking place behind its mysterious facade. I told my parents that when I grew up I wanted to become a factory worker, just so I could see what was happening behind the scenes. Little did I know that a decade later I would learn to see the hidden on my own terms, exploring the facility within meters of unaware employees.