From Fabric to Elisabetin

      Before we leave Fabric, we have to mention that "For 250
   years golden and bubbling beer is flowing from the barrels of
   the beer factory" [39]. There was a beer factory, which produced
   also brandy, in Timisoara, as is proved by an imperial document
   dated Vienna, January 1, 1718. Unfortunately, there is no proof
   for the date when the factory was founded. It is supposed the
   factory was built immediately, on the same place where it is
   today (Stefan cel Mare Street), after the town was liberated
   from the Turk occupation.

      Last century, at the beginning of 90s, two main buildings
   and their installations were the victims of a devastating fire;
   they were quickly rebuilt and modernized. After the second World
   War, the beer factory was furnished with new and modern
   installations from all over Europe (like Seegar, Ziemann,
   Siemens from Germany, and Buhler from Switzerland). The factory
   is also furnished with a new malt and oil installation.
      On the Beer Factory Alley, today Pestalozzi Street, there is
   one of the most beautiful buildings from the district Fabric:
   the Normal School for Teachers, built in 1895-1896 after the
   plans of the architect Eduard Reiter.

      Near this building is the orphanage "Gisella" built in 1901
   under the leadership of the builder Josef Kremer Senior, after
   the plans of the architect Ernest Gotthilf. "All the good
   things are coming from Fabric" used to say Franz Binder in his
   book "The Old Timisoara" ("Alt Temeswar")
   [40]. The river Bega, the horse tram, later the electricity,
   the beer, and even the Sun, were all coming from Fabric, all
   these being the pride of its citizens.
   If we take the tram number 6, not to far from the beer factory,
   we arrive in another old district of the town called Elisabetin.
      First we pass by the slaughter house, built in 1904-1905 by
   the architect Laszlo Szekely, then an edifice of our times the
   multifunctional sport arena Olympia, designed by the architect
      Sorin Gavra and built between 1967-1968.  Descending the
   tram on the Cluj Street station and taking a look on the left
   hand, we can see a large boulevard called today Liviu Rebreanu
   after the great Romanian novelist. It seems that the boulevard
   is ending in front of a new building with lots of stories, an
   enormous concrete block, the County Hospital. It was built
   between 1970-1974 after the plans of the architect Nicolae
   Dancu.
      Before arriving at the hospital, we see the municipal
   stadium, built in 1963 for 30000 people, considered one of the
   best from Romania. The "Ion Vidu" Music High School is also on
   the Cluj Street. It was built between 1967-1968 after the plans
   of the architects Aurelia and Hans Fackelmann.
      The concert room of this high school has the best acoustic
   in town. The architect Serban Sturdza designed the dorms
   adjacent to the high school.