The western portion , from Yonge Street to Jarvis Street , was first subdivided at the time Toronto was incorporated as a city in 1834 from the McGill Estate ( the owner John McGill died that year ) The Estates of Old Toronto , Liz Lundell , 1997 .
The western portion , from Yonge Street to Jarvis Street , was first subdivided at the time Toronto was incorporated as a city in 1834 from the McGill Estate ( the owner John McGill died that year ) . 
 The eastern portion from Jarvis Street to Parliament was largely subdivided later in the 1850s from the Jarvis Estate ( Hazelburn ) The Estates of Old Toronto , Liz Lundell , 1997 .