Toronto Harbourfront Photo Gallery


Residential Developments
The entire Harbourfront area was created by lakefilling in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and was used initially for shipping and industrial activities. The lakefilling was undertaken in order to expand the City's port facilities, incorporating links between water, rail and road that would connect Central Canada to the rest of the world. Early commercial and industrial users included Harbour Brick, Tip Top Tailors, Canada Malting, Maple Leaf Mills, and the Dominion Shipbuilding Company. Harbourfront continues to change dramatically, with industrial buildings, warehouses and dock facilities now giving way to a vibrant mix of residential buildings, recreational amenities, tourism draws and cultural facilities. Major redevelopment areas within and adjacent to Toronto's Central Waterfront comprise almost 800 hectares (2000 acres) of land, and include the Railway Lands, Exhibition Place in the western section, and the West Don Lands, East Bayfront, and Port Lands to the east. The City's Central Waterfront Secondary Plan anticipates over 40,000 new housing units for over 68,000 people in the Central Waterfront alone. Source : http://www.city.toronto.on.ca/harbourfront/index.htm
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