Yorkville

Upscale Toronto area

Yorkville is a neighborhood name in several North American cities.

In Manhattan, Yorkville is a traditionally German and Hungarian enclave on the Upper East Side.

In Toronto, Yorkville is an upscale shopping and gallery district.

The name typically derives from York, the English city, or from the Duke of York.

counterculture

hippie

Sixties counterculture member

rebellion · underground · subculture · coffeehouse · sit-in · peace · activism · psychedelic · bohemian · free-love

trendy

fashionable

Currently in style

  • chicTasteful, current flair
  • stylishFashionably elegant
  • hipFashionable or pelvic joint

contemporary · galleries · boutiques · designer · upscale · nightclubs · scene · hotspot · glamorous · celebrity

affluent

wealthy

Having abundant financial resources

posh · exclusive · high-end · mansions · boutiques · penthouses · designer · prestigious · upper-class · refined

historical

Victorian

Of a prim era

archives · settlement · preservation · brownstone · nineteenth-century · annexation · village · brewery · brickworks · founding

neighborhood

community

Collective of connected people

streets · shops · cafes · restaurants · sidewalks · condos · apartments · storefronts · pedestrians · locals

Opposites
socioeconomic status/class

YorkvilleSkid Row

Impoverished urban district

Compton · Brownsville · Bed-Stuy · Harlem · Watts

urban character/density

Yorkvillethe sticks

Remote countryside areas

the boonies · rural America · flyover country · small-town America · backwoods

cultural attitude/pretension

Yorkvillehumble

Unassuming about oneself

down-to-earth · unpretentious · salt of the earth · working-class · blue-collar

Family

New York, Yorkshire, York, Yorkie, New Yorker, ville

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G