Old Town | |
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 View of Old Town from the northeast of George Street and King Street East | |
 Detail and location of Old Town within Toronto | |
| Coordinates: 43°39′05″N 79°22′04″W / 43.651352°N 79.367912°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| City | Toronto |
Old Town is a neighbourhood and retail district in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was the first of Toronto's named neighbourhoods, having acquired the moniker no later than 1815, at which time the original town of York was expanding. The old neighbourhood was referred to as "Old Town" by residents, and the new neighbourhood as "New Town".[1] The site still has many buildings dating back to the nineteenth century.
The neighbourhood's approximate boundaries are Queen Street on the north from Church Street east to Parliament Street, Parliament Street south to Front Street, Front Street west to Jarvis Street, one block north to King Street and Church Street north to Queen Street.
- ^ Firth, Edith G., ed. (1966). The Town of York: 1815—1834; A Further Collection of Documents of Early Toronto. University of Toronto Press. pp. xvii.