Fort York is an early 19th-century military fortification in the Fort York neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The fort was used to house members of the British and Canadian militaries, and to defend the entrance of the Toronto Harbour. The fort features stone-lined earthwork walls and eight historical buildings within them, including two blockhouses. The fort forms a part of Fort York National Historic Site, a 16.6 ha (41-acre) site that includes the fort, Garrison Common, military cemeteries, and a visitor centre.
Aerial view of Fort York from the southeast
John Graves Simcoe, the lieutenant governor of Upper Canada. He first considered establishing a garrison in Toronto during the 1790s.
Plan for York, Upper Canada in 1793, with Fort York, labelled along the northwest shoreline as C., guarding the entrance to York Harbour.
Fort York in 1804. Most of the fort's original structures were renovated or rebuilt at the end of the 18th century.
Fort York (neighbourhood)
Fort York, also known as Garrison, is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located west of Downtown Toronto, north of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, and east of Exhibition Place along the shores of Lake Ontario. While it is home to Fort York, a National Historic Site, it also contains several mid and high-rise condominium buildings built during the 21st century.
Aerial view of Fort York
Fort York is situated near the city's original waterfront. The area that makes up Fort York neighbourhood was the result of land reclamation projects in the late-19th and early-20th century.
The Malibu, one of several condo developments in the area.
A streetcar passes by the Queen's Wharf Lighthouse. Fort York neighbourhood is served by 509 Harbourfront streetcar line.
