Old Toronto
Old Toronto is the part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that corresponds to the boundaries of the City of Toronto prior to 1998. It was incorporated as a city in 1834, after being known as the town of York, and being part of York County.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: city district
- Also known as: “City of Toronto”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yonge-Dundas and CN Tower.
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.
CN Tower
Photo: Larry Koester, CC BY 2.0.
The CN Tower is a 553.3 m-high communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Completed in 1976, it is located in downtown Toronto, built on the former Railway Lands.
Toronto City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Jerome Decq, CC BY 2.0.
The Toronto City Hall, or New City Hall, is the seat of the municipal government of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and one of the city's most distinctive landmarks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Financial District and Downtown Yonge.
Financial District
Neighborhood
Photo: Patrickneil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Financial District is the central business district of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was originally planned as New Town in 1796 as an extension of the Town of York.
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.
Entertainment and Financial Districts
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The Entertainment and Financial Districts, along with Yonge-Dundas to the north, form the heart of Toronto's downtown. By day, the suits and powerbrokers of the Financial District drive the city's economy from their glass and steel towers.
Old Toronto
- Category: city district
- Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Old Toronto” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تورونتو القديمة”
- Arabic: “مدينة تورنتو”
- Armenian: “Հին Տորոնտո”
- Cebuano: “Old Toronto”
- Chinese: “舊多倫多”
- Chinese: “舊多倫多市”
- Dutch: “Old Toronto”
- Esperanto: “Malnova Toronto”
- French: “Old Toronto”
- Galician: “Old Toronto”
- German: “Old Toronto”
- Greek: “Παλιό Τορόντο”
- Hebrew: “טורונטו הישנה”
- Japanese: “オールド・トロント”
- Japanese: “オールドトロント”
- Korean: “올드토론토”
- Persian: “تورنتوی قدیم”
- Portuguese: “Old Toronto”
- Slovenian: “Old Toronto”
- Spanish: “Ciudad De Toronto”
- Spanish: “Old Toronto”
- Swedish: “Old Toronto”
- Ukrainian: “Олд Торонто”
- Yue Chinese: “舊多倫多”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The St. Regis Toronto and Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel.
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