Beer Garden Episode: Welcome to the Depot District!

Today's guests are all from businesses in the Depot area of Lawrenceville. Now the Depot area of Lawrenceville has been important since the late 1800s when trains first arrived to the area. Back in those days, it was cotton factories, corn, lumber, brick manufacturing, livestock, and it was fueling the economy of the area. But this new train moved in and freight now could be shipped all the way to the Eastern seaboard. And basically that turned Lawrenceville into this cool transportation hub that really spurred its early economic growth. Today the Depot area is sitting right between the downtown Square and the new College Corridor. The Collins Hill Road extension leads directly into the area between the Square and Georgia Gwinnett College. Today, we have guests from Tropical Roses, Slow Pour Brewing and Ironshield Brewing. And so let's make our way around the table and we'll find out why these fine folks chose Lawrenceville to be the home of their businesses.