Garden District
The Garden District is a neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The name was selected by the Toronto East Downtown Residents Association in recognition of Allan Gardens, an indoor botanical garden located nearby at the intersection of Carlton and Jarvis Streets.Photo: Luke Hollins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: human settlement in Ontario, Canada
- Also known as: “Garden District, Toronto”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yonge-Dundas and St. Michael’s Cathedral 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 Street meet here. The resulting intersection is probably the city's busiest, at least for pedestrians.
St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica
Church
Photo: Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto, Canada, and one of the oldest churches in Toronto.
Mackenzie House
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mackenzie House is a historic building and museum located at 82 Bond Street within the Garden District in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was the final home of William Lyon Mackenzie, the first mayor of Toronto and a key figure in Canadian political history, particularly known for leading the 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Yonge and Downtown Toronto.
Downtown Yonge
Neighborhood
Downtown Yonge is a retail and entertainment district centred on Yonge Street in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Downtown Yonge district is bounded by Richmond Street to the south; Grosvenor and Alexander Streets to the north; Bay Street to the west; and portions of Church Street, Victoria Street, and Bond Street to the east.
Downtown Toronto
Quarter
Photo: Maksimsokolov, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Downtown Toronto is the main city centre of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located entirely within the district of Old Toronto, it is approximately 16.6 square kilometres in area, bordered by Bloor Street to the northeast, a Canadian Pacific Railway line to the northwest, Lake Ontario to the south, the Don Valley to the east, and Bathurst Street to the west.
Moss Park
Neighborhood
Photo: GTD Aquitaine, Public domain.
Moss Park is a residential neighbourhood located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The area known as Moss Park is typically considered to be between Jarvis Street and Parliament Street, south of Dundas Street and North of Queen Street, an area dominated by public housing projects.
Garden District
- Category: locality
- Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.6565° or 43° 39′ 23″ northLongitude
-79.37711° or 79° 22′ 38″ westElevation
104 metres (341 feet)Open location code
87M2MJ4F+H5OpenStreetMap ID
node 5423119853OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Garden District” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “花園區”
- Dutch: “Garden District, Toronto”
- Japanese: “ガーデン・ディストリクト (トロント)”
- Urdu: “گارڈن ڈسٹرکٹ، ٹورنٹو”
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