Toronto

Buildings

Parliament House

-serves as parliament buildings of Commonwealth of Canada

-neoclassical buildings broadly inspired by Senate House

-at Front and Parliament Street

National Library of Canada

-one of the largest libraries in the world

-right on Whitbread Street

National Museum of Canada

Canadian Exhibition

O'Connell Hall

-hall of the Hibernian Order

-founded by Irish migrants fleeing the Famine

-one of the oldest buildings in Toronto

-continues to serve as headquarters of the national Hibernian Order fraternity

Comunero Hall

-founded by Canadian veterans of Liberty and Union War (1868-76)

-today is building keeping grand social club

-prominently displays American flag in honor of historic war effort

University of Toronto

Neighborhoods

Little Limerick

-Irish neighborhood founded by people fleeing famine

-pretty large area in general

-because Toronto is that Irish

-and there are Irish people in other parts of Toronto as well

Nubiatown

-founded by Coloreds fleeing Fugitive Slave Act

Streets

South to northwards

Front Street

King Street

Whitbread Street

-otl Queen Street


-contains Whitbread Square, Toronto's public square

-which consists of greenery with paved paths throughout

Remonstrance Street

-otl Dundas Street

Mackenzie Street

-otl Bloor Avenue

West to eastwards

Bay Street

Yonge Street

Parliament Street

-otl Jarvis Street