Garden District, Toronto

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The Garden District is a neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The name was selected by the Toronto East Downtown Residents Association (TEDRA) in recognition of Allan Gardens, an indoor botanical garden located nearby at the intersection of Carlton and Jarvis Streets. The Garden District was officially designated by the Mayor and Toronto City Council in 2001, while TEDRA has since been renamed the Garden District Residents Association.

The neighbourhood covers the area from Maple Leaf Gardens to Allan Gardens, bordered by Carlton Street to the north, Yonge Street to the west, Sherbourne Street to the east and Queen Street to the south. Part of this area encompasses the southern part of Toronto’s Gay Village. Also included are Ryerson University campus, St. Michael’s Hospital, and Heritage Sites such as the Canon Theatre (formerly Pantages Theatre), Massey Hall, Winter Garden Theatre, McKenzie House Museum, St. Michael’s Cathedral, and the Merchandise Building.

The Garden District includes a mix of housing, from million-dollar condos, renovated Victorian villas, and Edwardian row houses to apartment co-operatives, subsidized housing units, and many hostels and shelters.

There is a substantial Francophone presence due to the area’s French-language institutions such as the Collège Français and Paroisse Sacré Cœur, a Roman Catholic parish.

A separate neighbourhood association, the McGill-Granby Village Resident's Association, represents the residents of the area around those two streets.