York Mechanics Institute
York Mechanics Institute is a memorial in Old Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. York Mechanics Institute is situated nearby to the building SP!RE, as well as near the park Courthouse Square.Places of Interest Nearby
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 Street meet here. The resulting intersection is probably the city's busiest, at least for pedestrians.
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. CN Tower is situated 1½ km southwest of York Mechanics Institute.
Cathedral Church of St. James
Church
Photo: Montrealais, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral Church of St. James is an Anglican cathedral in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the location of the oldest congregation in the city, with the parish being established in 1797. Cathedral Church of St. James is situated 110 metres southeast of York Mechanics Institute.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St. Lawrence and Financial District.
St. Lawrence
Neighborhood
Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0.
St. Lawrence is a neighbourhood located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The area, a former industrial area, is bounded by Yonge, Front, and Parliament Streets, and the Canadian National railway embankment.
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.
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.
York Mechanics Institute
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “The Mechanics Institute movement began in Britain and soon spread to North America. Its aim was to teach workers the applied technology behind new methods of manufacture and craftsmanship introduced during the Industrial Revolution...”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.65132° or 43° 39′ 5″ northLongitude
-79.37483° or 79° 22′ 29″ westOpen location code
87M2MJ2G+G3OpenStreetMap ID
node 13963905687OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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