King of Kensington
Senior Member
I think the best way to describe Toronto's amalgamation to non-Torontonians is to simply say that most of Old Toronto was built prior to WWII, and in 1998 it merged with all of its immediate post-war suburbs. That's why it feels like worlds collided.
Most of Manhattan's "suburbs" are actually as old or older than downtown Toronto.
This is a good discussion but it should be probably taken to another thread - maybe the one on Amalgamation?