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CN Tower
Soaring 553-metre communications and observation tower that defines the Toronto skyline.
4 km · about 10 min drive
Ontario, Canada · North America
North Riverdale works well as a base: 4km from CN Tower.
North Riverdale is a town located in Ontario, Canada. With a population of 11,916, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, North Riverdale sits in Canada, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Toronto time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add North Riverdale to your route.
John Cox Cottage, at 469 Broadview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is the oldest known house in the city still used as a residence, and it still resides on its original site. The property, immediately to the east of what was John Scadding's original lot, was deeded to John Cox by Governor Simcoe in 1796.
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stage of the structure was a small 16 foot (490 cm) × 24 foot (730 cm) log cabin facing due south, and was completed no later than 1807 — making it, arguably, the third oldest structure remaining in the city (and perhaps the second, should the Osterhout Log Cabin prove younger as artifacts appear to bear out).
It is older than both the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse, and the various barracks in Fort York.
Built originally out of square-cut logs (as is Scadding Cabin), it overlooks what is now Riverdale Park and is aligned in the traditional strict east–west orientation, making it appear somewhat twisted to the north of the Toronto street grid, which was built successively around it. This true east–west orientation allows for the maximum use of daylight hours, to minimize the use of the expensive artificial lighting options of the period.
The walls containing the living room - including the external south wall and half the west wall, plus half the internal east wall separating the kitchen and living room - remain concealed original log; while the northern parts where expanded during a very early Victorian renovation (completed by architectural firm Langley, Langley and Burke). Some of the original square cut logs from the east wall, looking remarkably like Scadding cabin, are still visible from inside a recent rear kitchen addition. The kitchen addition itself has kept with the spirit of the house, built using logs from a carefully disassembled "younger" log cabin (circa ~1840): however, the size, cutting and precision of the original logs closely matches those of Scadding Cabin, built by The Queen's York Rangers, and can be differentiated by eye from those of the latter addition.
The original attic with its cedar roof still survives under the later Victorian roof and is visible from inside the house.
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North Riverdale is located in Ontario, Canada, North America. The coordinates are 43.6720 latitude, -79.3513 longitude.
North Riverdale has a population of approximately 11,916 people, making it a town in Canada.
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Soaring 553-metre communications and observation tower that defines the Toronto skyline.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Canada's largest museum of world cultures and natural history, topped by Daniel Libeskind's dramatic crystalline extension.
4 km · about 5 min drive
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Toronto's spectacular aquarium at the base of the CN Tower with a stunning underwater tunnel and 20,000 aquatic animals.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Canada's largest zoo spanning 287 hectares with over 5,000 animals organized by geographic region.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Canada's premier amusement park near Toronto with over 200 attractions including 17 roller coasters.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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Museum celebrating Canadian motoring heritage with a collection of rare Canadian-built cars in Oshawa.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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A charming heritage town at the mouth of the Niagara River with award-winning wineries, the Shaw Festival theatre, and beautiful 19th-century streetscapes.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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