Explore Davenport Hill during one of its times of transition; from a neighbourhood of grand estates to an era of suburban development. In the 1920s, Lady Eaton moved out of Ardwold, her city home, an orchestra played at the Casa Loma Hotel, the Austins of Spadina helped lead Toronto's New Symphony Orchestra and Ernest Hemingway typed articles for The Toronto Star at his home nearby.

Broadview Avenue, once a "mere truck wagon track winding among the trees and underwood," connects a number of diverse neighbourhoods and fascinating slices of Toronto history. From the river's earliest mills to one of the city's newest landmarks, explore two centuries of change east of the Don.

William Lyon Mackenzie, Toronto's first mayor and leader of the 1837 Rebellion, witnessed many changes to our city between his arrival in the 1820s and his death in August 1861. Discover the Toronto that Mackenzie knew: his family, friends and enemies, fellow journalists and political rivals, Gothic cathedrals and cholera epidemics.

This prestigious neighbourhood was named after the estate of Sheriff William Botsford Jarvis and his wife Mary Powell, members of Toronto's early-19th -century elite. Set amongst wooded ravines, the area developed slowly due to its isolation from the city and to various economic downturns. As a result, it boasts buildings representing a variety of 19th and 20th century architectural styles.

Discover the story-filled history of North Rosedale, a secluded residential neighbourhood in midtown Toronto. The site of a golf course and lacrosse grounds in the late 1800s, the area became home to Lieutenant Governors and other luminaries, living in houses built in a mix of architectural styles.