Spadina Chinatown

With accessible transit across Toronto, citizens can travel across several downtown neighbourhoods in no time. A staple in Toronto’s downtown core is Chinatown. Although this is a photo of Chinatown from the past, an array of shops, amenities and restaurants continue to remain key features of this neighbourhood.

Did you know?

GO Transit’s bus service started as an extension to the Lakeshore Line’s service (1970)
Ontario’s seat belt laws came into effect (1976)
Corporate growth in the Toronto area was spurred by the threat of Quebec-based separatism movement (1976)
Highway 404 completed to Davis Drive in Newmarket (1989)
Five-year fixed mortgage rates never fell below ten per cent for 18 years (1973 to 1991)
Highway 403 completed (1997)

1975–88, photograph, City of Toronto Archives