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Information on Building Name: Riverdale Farm (formerly Zoo)

Address: 0 Winchester Street

Type of Building: Zoos

Name of Building: Riverdale Farm (formerly Zoo)

Notes: Riverdale Zoo officially opened on August 11, 1880. It closed on June 30, 1974, and the animals were shipped to the recently-built Metro Zoo. Shortly after, it was developmed into a Victorian-era farm known as "Riverdale Farm". SEE ALSO: Donnybrook on Winchester Street.

Address:	0 Winchester Street
Type of Building:	Zoos
Name of Building:	Riverdale Farm (formerly Zoo)
Notes:	Riverdale Zoo officially opened on August 11, 1880. It closed on June 30, 1974, and the animals were shipped to the recently-built Metro Zoo. Shortly after, it was developmed into a Victorian-era farm known as "Riverdale Farm". SEE ALSO: Donnybrook on Winchester Street.

Dates
Building completed	1880-Zoo
Altered	1970s-Farm

Journal or book	Year	Month	Page
Cabbagetown In Pictures	1984	n/a	20
Cabbagetown remembered	1984	n/a	88-90
Historical Walking Tour of the Danforth	1992	n/a	12

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