Once upon a time, the Huron Indian tribe congregated on the northwestern shores of Lake Ontario. There, they traded, worked, and socialized.
They called the area "Toronto", which meant "place of meeting".
Today, the name continues to fit.
The city is abuzz, blending
multicultural heritage with urban chic. Toronto has some 80 ethnic groups (speaking more than 100 languages), one of North America's busiest stock exchanges, the world's third-largest theater center (after New York and London), nearly 5,000 restaurants and cafes and fine shopping complexes.
Canada's largest city has a population of 2.4 million, with 4.4 million when you count the immediate metropolitan area. As many visitors have remarked, Toronto is a city of interesting, distinct neighbourhoods. We have three substantial Chinatowns, two variations of Little Italy, an east-Indian pocket, Greektown, and neighbourhoods comprised of mixed cultures. Historic pockets exist beside new developments.
What images and recollections come to your mind, when you think about Toronto? Do you think of
my home town, or someplace else?
Toronto, Canada, isn't the
only Toronto in the world.
Toronto, IA
Toronto, IL
Toronto, IN
Toronto, KS
Toronto, MO
Toronto, OH
Toronto, SD
Toronto, TX