View to Necropolis Cemetery, ca. 1880, James Esson photographer. (Baldwin Collection of Canadiana)
The Toronto Necropolis (Greek for “city of the dead”) opened on Winchester Street in Cabbagetown in 1850.
Between 1850 and 1899, 22,307 people were buried at the Necropolis.
Many famous — and infamous — individuals whose stories fuelled the headlines found their resting place in this non-sectarian cemetery.