Yonge and eglinton history

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In the late 1800's and early 1900's, what is now the Yonge and Eglinton area was primarily used for farming. The area was incorporated and called North Toronto in 1890. The geography of the area meant fertile land for cattle grazing, It was within the largest cattle grazing region in Upper Canada (which is now called Southern Ontario). House development began in the 1890's when the Metropolitan Street Railway made Eglinton Avenue at Yonge Street its most northern stop from downtown Toronto. By the early 1900's residents in the area became frustrated with the poor municipal services and the town joined Toronto on December 15, 1912. By the 1940's the Yonge and Eglinton had become completely a residential area developed with housing leaving no more farm land.