Hanging
out in Toronto's Annex area
Podcast 
Bordered by luscious tree lined Streets, Bathurst St. on it‘s west, Avenue Rd. on
it‘s east, Dupont St. on it’s north; and Bloor St. forming it‘s south
boundary, is the residential neighbourhood known as the Annex. 
The Annex mainly consists of tree lined one-way streets lined with beautiful large
Victorian style homes and mansions, most of which were built in the 1880s and the early
1900s.
Many of these old style homes have been converted into multi-tenant apartment buildings.
With an exciting social and retail area running  along it‘s borders, the area
offers residents a broad range of services from glamorous dining to discount stores such
as Honest Ed’s (a landmark building in the city - Honest Ed Mirvish, who died in
2007, made famous).
The Annex is one of Toronto’s more expensive neighbourhoods in which to own or rent a
home. Because of the closeness of the University of Toronto, it has a high seasonal rate
in occupancy turnover. The 
residents in the Annex area range from university students to long-time residents.
There are not a lot of residential condos in the Annex but a few, like The Loretto (just completed in ’07) with
lofts and townhouses, the old Creed's store at
Dupont and Bedford offer some interesting alternatives, and some new high end condos like
Museum House on Bloor St just across the
street to the Royal Ontario Museum (“ROM”) are now popping up.
Underground:
Downtown
Walkway "Path"
Neighbourhoods:
Annex, Avondale, Bay Corridor, Bloor East,
Casa Loma, Chinatown, Downtown East, Entertainment
District, Fashion District,
Financial District, Harbourfront,
King West Village, Merton, North York, Queen West, Rosedale, St.Lawrence, Summerhill, Yonge & Eglinton,
Yonge & St. Clair, York Mills, Yorkville |
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