Okay kiddo, have you ever heard of a meatpacking district? It's a special area in a city where they used to pack and process meat to sell at grocery stores and restaurants.
A long time ago, before they had big refrigerators and freezers, people would kill animals like cows, pigs, and chickens and then sell the meat to make food for people to eat.
The meatpacking district was where the animals were brought to be turned into meat. It was a really smelly and dirty job because there was a lot of blood and guts.
People worked hard in the meatpacking district to make sure the meat was clean and safe to eat. It was a busy and important place because everyone needed to eat food.
Nowadays, many meatpacking districts have changed into cool and trendy areas for people to live and hang out. They might have fancy restaurants, shops, and apartments. But they still remember their important history as a place where people worked hard to make sure everyone had food to eat.