Cathedraltown

Cathedraltown
Neighbourhood
The new urbanist Cathedral High Street in Cathedraltown, looking towards the Cathedral of the Transfiguration
The new urbanist Cathedral High Street in Cathedraltown, looking towards the Cathedral of the Transfiguration
Interactive map of Cathedraltown
Coordinates: 43°53′37″N 79°22′28″W / 43.89361°N 79.37444°W / 43.89361; -79.37444
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Regional municipalityYork
CityMarkham
Established2006
Population
 (2006 est.)
 • Total
3,000
Postal code
L6C

Cathedraltown is a planned neighbourhood with an estimated population of 3,000[citation needed] in the City of Markham, Ontario. The neighbourhood was named after the Cathedral of the Transfiguration.

Overview

The neighbourhood is bordered on the south by Major Mackenzie Drive, on the north by Elgin Mills Road, on the west by Highway 404, and on the east by Victoria Square Boulevard. Cathedraltown was designed with a new urbanism plan, and has a centrepiece "main street" named Cathedral High Street lined with storefronts, with the rear of the Cathedral of the Transfiguration (which fronts onto Victoria Square Boulevard) forming a terminating vista at its eastern end.

The neighbourhood is connected by several York Region Transit bus routes.

Cathedral of the Transfiguration

History

Cathedraltown was built on donated land from what was original part of a breeder's farm. It was designed by Donald Buttress, taking inspirations from the architecture of European cathedral towns, with designs resembling Regency and Georgian architectures that are popular in London during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The first residents moved in by 2006.[citation needed]

In November 2010, a new westerly alignment of Woodbine Avenue was opened to preserve the nearby hamlet of Victoria Square to the north, with the old routing becoming the present Victoria Square Boulevard.

In July 2017 a statue of the cow Brookview Tony Charity was erected in Cathedraltown to some controversy. The statue is of a prize-winning cow that was owned jointly by Romandale Farms and Hanover Hill Farms, in the nearby town of Port Perry, where the cow resided. Romandale Farms donated the statue to honour Charity. Markham City Council voted to search for a new location for the statue in 2017, and the statue has been taken down and placed in storage since 2018.

References

  1. ↑ "Cathedraltown...suburbia with a twist". UrbanToronto.ca.
  2. ↑ "Woodbine Avenue Bypass to Open in Town of Markham". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
  3. ↑ "Bypassed part of Woodbine Ave. in Markham to get new name". yorkregion.com. Markham Economist & Sun. November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2026.
  4. ↑ Wheeler, Scott (27 July 2017). "Cathedraltown cow just one of family developer's personal design cues". Toronto Star.
  5. ↑ "Will controversial cow sculpture be moooved?". www.msn.com.
  6. ↑ Javed, Noor (17 October 2017). "Markham cow statue to stay put, for now". The Toronto Star.
  7. ↑ Anderson, Kalli (Jun 26, 2018). "Was a freak spring windstorm behind Charity the chrome cow's demise?". cbc.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-11.