History Lesson

East York was formed on January 1st, 1924 known as the Township of East York, starting with 19,849 residents it has grown to 112,054 by 2006. East York amalgamated as part of the "Megacity" of Toronto in 1998. East York was a borough and before being amalgamated was the only borough in Canada, The area that was considered East York is huge but the area I grew up in is what is considered Old East York and stretches from the Don River in the west to Victoria Park Ave in the east.