The Annex neighbourhood guide just published!

January 14, 2009

We are delighted to announce that we have just completed and published a full historical and living guide for the Annex neighbourhood in Toronto. There are photos and neighbourhood recommendations that you can really use. Please have a look to see if your favorite is there and leave us a comment if you feel we've missed anything out.

The Annex is likely the most eclectic of Toronto's affluent neighbourhoods, made up of a diverse assortment of housing and commercial properties within the boundaries of Bloor Street, Dupont Street, Bathurst Street and Avenue Road. The subdivision had two separate surges of growth between 1880 - 1910 and 1910 - 1930, and the consequent structural detail in the Victorian, Queen Anne, Richardsonian and Romanesque homes is some of the finest in the city.

Victorian homes by yorkville
As the Annex has been regaining its elite status for the past two decades, many of the rooming houses of years past are once again being converted back to stately single family dwellings. Bloor Street is a shopping mecca, home to a huge array of restaurants, cafes, art supply stores, book stores and even one of the city's last independent movie theatres, the Bloor Cinema, which is over one hundred years old.