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This timeline of the history of Toronto documents all events that occurred in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, including historical events in the former cities of East York, Etobicoke, North York, Toronto, Scarborough, and York. Events date back to the early-17th century and continue until the present in chronological order.
The History of the Battle of Toronto by William Lyon MacKenzie, 1839 from the Ontario Time Machine; Historicist articles on Toronto History by Torontoist.ca; Toronto Boom Town, a 1951 National Film Board of Canada documentary covering the first half of the 20th century; Toronto Past, a blog devoted to links to Toronto history stories and resources
Early 19th century Toronto was a town of a few thousand people. Most of the rest of the region that today makes up the city was rural farmland dotted with small villages. Some towns such as Norway have disappeared leaving only a few traces, but many others, such as Malvern and Wexford have become well known neighbourhoods in the Toronto suburbs ...
1890: The town of North Toronto was incorporated on land previously belonging to York township. [10] 1891: The town of West Toronto Junction was renamed the town of West Toronto. [6] 1908: On April 14, the town of West Toronto became the city of West Toronto. [6] 1909: The city of West Toronto was annexed by Toronto on May 1. [6]
North St. James Town Old City of Toronto St. James Town: N 173 North Toronto Old City of Toronto North Toronto: N 54 O'Connor–Parkview: East York Parkview Hills, Topham Park N 154 Oakdale–Beverly Heights North York Downsview: Y 121 Oakridge: Scarborough Oakridge Y 107 Oakwood Village: York Oakwood Village N 58 Old East York: East York Old ...
St. James Town: Old Toronto 18 33–35 Howard Street 1877 33–35 Howard Street St. James Town: Old Toronto 18 86–90 Lewis Street 1877 86–90 Lewis Street Riverdale: Old Toronto 18 76–78 Huron Street 1877 76–78 Huron Street Grange Park: Old Toronto 18 11–13 Lowther Avenue 1877 11–13 Lowther Avenue The Annex: Old Toronto 18 23 Lowther ...
The term "Greater Toronto" was first used in writing as early as the 1900s although at the time, the term referred only to the old city of Toronto and to its immediate townships and villages, which became Metropolitan Toronto in 1954 and became the current city of Toronto in 1998. [7]
Pages in category "Timelines of cities in Canada" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... Timeline of Toronto history; V.