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I'm wondering why lists in 1977: Toronto (New York)? Is this a typo?


North York, not New York. York is a city near Toronto.


"York is a city near Toronto."

Just to clarify, both York and North York are now a part of the amalgamated city of Toronto (1998), and do not exist as distinct jurisdictions. Colloquially people still refer to North York, but seldom refer to York as a distinct area. It's just Toronto.

On this same line of British names in North America, Fort York was the British military fort in Toronto


I remember going to this IKEA as a kid in the late '70s. It wasn't really fancy like the stores are now, but they did have a ball room which was essentially a cage in the middle of the warehouse filled with balls and no supervision. My sister and I loved it.


It should read North York




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