With the deindustrialization of the surrounding area in the late 20th century, and the winding-down of the distillery operations, the district was left increasingly derelict.
This has resulted in the city gaining international recognition for addressing the negative consequences of deindustrialization, which are common across the world.
During the 1970s and 1980s, the corporations began to close as the process of deindustrialization fundamentally changed where and how goods are produced.
