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HISTORY
Yorkville was subdivided in the 1830's, by a prominent brewer named Joseph Bloor,
and by Sheriff William Botsford Jarvis who also founded the Rosedale neighbourhood.
Yorkville was named after the Town of York, the forerunner to the City of Toronto.
Yorkville was incorporated as a Village in 1853. The initials and trades of Yorkville's
first council members are displayed on the Village coat of arms which is now on
the tower of the historic Yorkville Fire Hall, located at 34 Yorkville Avenue.
In 1883, Yorkville had the distinction of being the first village
annexed by the City of Toronto. Despite being part of a big city, Yorkville has
always maintained its own identity. It had gained notoriety first as a hippie
haven in the 1960's, and then became known as a shopping mecca in the 1980's and
1990's.
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