Old Town is a neighbourhood and retail district in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
It was the first of Toronto's named neighbourhoods, having acquired the moniker no later than 1815, at which time the original town of York was expanding.
The plan called for a compact, ten-block townsite, laid out in a gridiron pattern near the mouth of the Don River.
In the initial days of the occupation, a number of properties in Old Town were looted and burned; including the Parliament building of Upper Canada, situated south of Old Town, on the southwest corner of Front and Parliament Street.
Additionally, several newer developments have been built in the neighbourhood, such as the Globe and Mail Centre, a 17-storey office complex completed in 2016.
Four public school boards provide primary and secondary education to residents of Old Town.
[6] Public transportation is provided by the Toronto Transit Commission's (TTC) streetcar and bus system.