H I S T O R Y
The town of North Toronto was incorporated in 1890. It
was formed as the result of an amalgamation between Davisville
Village, Eglinton Village, and Bedford Park Village.
At the time of its incorporation, North Toronto was primarily an
agricultural farming community. However, large parcels of land
in North Toronto were already subdivided, and were being held by
speculators.
The actual building of houses in this area began in the
1890's, when the Metropolitan Street Railway, made North Toronto
the northernmost stop on its five cent line from downtown
Toronto.
By the early 1900's, North Toronto had emerged as one of
Toronto's most popular commuter suburbs. However, frustrated by
the poor level of municipal services being offered by the Town,
North Toronto residents voted in favour of Annexation to the
City of Toronto on December 15, 1912. North Toronto filled in
quickly after annexation and was completely developed by the
1940's. |