A Map of Toronto's Cultural Facilities - ERA Architects Inc.

As identified earlier in this report, many cultural facilities play more than one of the four key
roles. This means that while 763 facilities were identified in the survey, the multivalent character
of many of the facilities allows for a total of more than 1100 service-providing Hubs,
Incubators, Cultural Memory Sites, and Showcases. The breakdown of cultural facilities per
each role is as follows:
Cultural Roles Total City Owned Non-City Owned
Hubs – community driven 532 34% 66%
Incubators – artist driven 292 9% 91%
Cultural Memory – collection driven 238 53% 47%
Showcases – market driven 122 16% 84%
The total column identifies that the majority of cultural facilities are Hubs. Incubators are the
next most prevalent facility role followed by Cultural Memory Sites and Showcases. Hubs are
also the predominant role for facilities in both City owned and non-City owned categories.
6.2 Location Analysis
6.2.1 The Four City Districts
The map organizes the City into the four service districts that are used by some City
Departments to deliver programs and services. The four service districts are: North, South,
East and West. Roughly speaking the service district boundaries follow those of the former
municipalities.
The North Service District boundaries are similar to those of the former City of North York;
East Service District boundaries are similar to those of the former City of Scarborough;
West Service District boundaries are similar to those of the former City of Etobicoke; and
South Service District boundaries are similar to those of the former City of Toronto, former
City of York and the former Borough of East York.
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