Corktown
Corktown is an older residential neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The neighbourhood is south of Shuter Street, north of the Gardiner Expressway, east of Parliament Street, and west of Don River to the east.Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as: “Corktown, Toronto”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yonge-Dundas and St. Paul’s Basilica.
Yonge-Dundas
Photo: Benson Kua, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yonge-Dundas is the very heart of downtown Toronto—in more ways than one. After all, the major arterials of Yonge Street and Dundas St meet here, and the resulting intersection may be the city's busiest.
St. Paul’s Basilica
Church
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Paul's Basilica is the oldest Roman Catholic congregation in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 83 Power Street in the Corktown neighbourhood, just east of downtown, near the intersection of Queen and Parliament streets.
Enoch Turner School
Historic building
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Enoch Turner Schoolhouse is a historic site and museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is a former school owned by the Ontario Heritage Trust. The school was built in 1848 when it was known as the Ward School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Canary District and Trefann Court.
Canary District
Neighborhood
Photo: booledozer, CC0.
The Canary District is a planned neighbourhood in Toronto's West Don Lands mixed-use development. The area was formerly industrial land, cut off from the city by an elevated roadway and two rail corridors, sitting in a floodplain.
Trefann Court
Neighborhood
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trefann Court is a small neighbourhood in the eastern part of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north side of Queen Street between Parliament Street and River Street. It extends north only a short distance to Shuter St.
Distillery District
Neighborhood
Photo: Mathew Ingram, CC BY 2.0.
The Distillery District is a commercial and residential district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located east of downtown. It contains numerous cafés, restaurants, and shops housed within heritage buildings of the former Gooderham and Worts Distillery.
Corktown
- Category: locality
- Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.65556° or 43° 39′ 20″ northLongitude
-79.35849° or 79° 21′ 31″ westElevation
89 metres (292 feet)Open location code
87M2MJ4R+6JOpenStreetMap ID
node 353733381OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Dutch—“Corktown” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “當河公園區”
- Dutch: “Corktown”
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