Toronto Photo Gallery - Vaughan

Named after a peace negotiator who helped end the US War of Independence, Vaughan was created in 1792 with the first settlers being Pennsylvanian Germans. British migrants came in droves after the War of 1812, with an Italian and Eastern European immigration influx after World War II.

Historically, many of Toronto's suburbs competed with the city for foreign investment. With a different government structure, the border fostered a sense of competition and not co-operation. Despite commuting patterns that suggest otherwise, even the subway line strictly stayed within Toronto's borders until 2017 when Line 1 was extended into Vaughan. A new "city centre" is being developed around it, which was once an industrial area, not exactly the type of dense urban environment to warrant a subway line in the first place.