District

East York

East York is a former borough with riverside parklands. Ride Line 2 to Pape Station for the Danforth side, or to Broadview Station and the 8 Broadview bus for Todmorden Mills in the valley.

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From East York

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Snow patches and a steel-truss shed roof at the Don Valley Brick Works in January, with two visitors in the distance

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A Line 5 Eglinton light rail vehicle pulling into a street-level stop on a clear day.

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The grand lobby of Old Toronto City Hall, with a wide staircase, stained-glass windows and a patterned tile floor

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A dimly lit museum gallery with a golden stepped display structure and glass cases of footwear.

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Skaters glide along the Bentway ice trail beneath the raised Gardiner Expressway, with coloured lights glowing under the concrete columns.

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A smooth outdoor ice rink in a snowy park under a blue sky, with the CN Tower showing between bare trees

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A Welcome to Greektown sign arching over Danforth Avenue under a clear blue sky, with shopfronts and parked cars along the street

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Colborne Lodge in High Park, a low cream house with a veranda and three white chimneys, surrounded by autumn trees and a cannon on a pallet.

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The restored Todmorden Mills paper mill and its tall brick chimney, seen from a brick path through the grounds.

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History of East York: A Small Township's Big Toronto Story

The Golden Mile Line 5 stop on Eglinton Avenue East at Warden Avenue, with overhead wires and a station shelter under a blue sky.

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A pedestrian and cycling trail bridge crossing the Lower Don River in Toronto

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A small cream lamb resting on the back of a dark sheep lying in straw beside a stone wall

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Aerial view of the Leaside Bridge arcing across the wooded Don Valley with the downtown skyline on the horizon.

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Aerial view of Thorncliffe Park: apartment towers, townhouse rows and low-rise commercial buildings under a clear blue sky

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A snow-dusted path beside a creek, with bare trees and a wooden fence under a grey sky

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A dim gallery at the Bata Shoe Museum, with a golden staircase-shaped display stacked with shoes under spot lighting.

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A loaded chicken shawarma plate: shredded meat under white and red sauces, with pickles, cucumber and folded flatbread.

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A single-storey Regency-style cottage with a wide veranda and tall white chimneys, set among trees in High Park.

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Aerial view of downtown Toronto towers and the CN Tower beside Lake Ontario under a grey sky

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Sledders and onlookers on a snowy hill at Riverdale Park in a photograph from 1900, with a few buildings along the horizon

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A tall brick chimney with vertical lettering rises above the brick sheds and yard of Don Valley Brick Works, with a wooded hillside behind

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The CN Tower rising above downtown Toronto towers, seen across the lake from the shore.

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Kensington Avenue looking south, with awnings, shops and pedestrians along both sides of the narrow street.

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Sources

Resources on Former Municipalities, City of Toronto Archives
Pape Station, Toronto Transit Commission
Explore Toronto: Parks, Toronto Transit Commission
East York 100: Structures and Services, City of Toronto