This is where it all began. Toronto was founded in 1793 as the Town of York in the area that now comprises the downtown core. Grand estates and Victorian row houses once stood where gleaming new condos and office towers now stand. Downtown is and always has been the heartbeat of Toronto. Many of Toronto’s most popular and highly acclaimed neighbourhoods are situated Downtown including West Queen West, Trinity Bellwoods, Cabbagetown and Harbourfront.
Downtown
- Home to the Toronto’s professional sports teams: Raptors, Blue Jays, Maple Leafs, Toronto FC, Argonauts
- World-class Galleries, Museums, Music, Ballet, Theaters, Hotels, Restaurants and Hospitals
- The Path – World’s largest underground shopping complex spanning over 30 km.
- The Gay Village on Parliament Street.
- Kensington – the old world market.
- Chinatown on Spadina.
- Iconic Toronto destinations including: Eaton Centre, Sankofa Square, CN Tower, Fort York, St. Lawrence Market, Distillery District, Liberty Village, Queens Park, City Hall, Toronto harbour and islands.
- Transportation hubs Union Station, Toronto Island Airport, Greyhound Bus Terminal.
- Internationally respected Universities and Colleges including: Toronto Metropolitan University and George Brown College St. James Campus
