Niagara, Toronto

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Niagara is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located south of Queen Street West; it is usually bordered by Strachan Avenue to the west, Bathurst Street to the east, and the railway corridor to the south, and so named because Niagara Street runs through the centre of it. The eastern portion of this area (with what is now called the Fashion District) was first planned as the New Town Extension when Toronto was incorporated as a city. The area was developed as a residential area for the workers of industries located along the CN and CP railway corridors. It remains a working-class neighbourhood that has seen the development of new condominium apartment buildings.HistoryGarrison CommonThe ten block Town of York was laid out by Governor Simcoe in 1793 with its southern most street, Palace Street, following the shoreline to the west where it entered Fort York on the west side of the Garrison Creek This original town extended from Jarvis Street to Parliament Street with the rest of the area south of Lot Street as the 'Garrison Common' ; north of Queen Street were 'farm lots'. North of about Palace Street and Crookshank Lane, a burial ground was established for the fort. Just before 1800 the town was extended with a 'New Town' in the west using larger lots than in the 'Old Town' and extending from Jarvis Street to Peter Street. There was a military hospital at Niagara Street and Tecumseh across from Fort York.

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Niagara, Toronto is Toronto based place and this enity listed in Neighborhood category.