Toronto Has Become an Eerie Ghost Town as a Result of Social Distancing (PHOTOS)

As the number of COVID-19 cases in Toronto continues to steadily climb, Mayor John Tory has declared a State of Emergency in the city. This is in addition to Premier Doug Ford ordering all non-essential retailers and businesses to close and for residents across the province to stay home as much as possible in an effort to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.

In turn, the once busy and crowded streets of Toronto are now eerily empty, a sad reminder of how powerful this deadly virus is and why we all need to do our part in order to get things back to normal.

RELATED:

Toronto Families Hang Rainbows in Windows as Part of Neighbourhood Scavenger Hunt

Every Essential Business That Can Remain Open in Ontario During COVID-19

You’re Probably Not Doing Social Distancing Right

What Toronto Condos and Apartments Are Doing to Stop the Coronavirus

And while residents are technically still allowed to go outside under the social distancing mandate, everyone is encouraged to practice social distancing and limit activities to things that can be done alone or while maintaining at least six feet of distance between themselves and others—meaning going for a solo run or walking to the grocery store or pharmacy is fine, while playing a game of basketball with friends or hosting a spring BBQ is not.

But luckily, it appears that Torontonians seem to be heeding the government’s advice to practice social distancing and not go where they shouldn't be – leaving Canada's largest city looking a little like a ghost town.

In case you have yet to venture outside, here's a look at the public spaces normally packed with people that are now eerily empty.

— (@)

This Sunday, overlooking Harbour and York from r/toronto

Tnao65hbeko41 scaled 1 Reddit

David venson 90399270 135383764689847 6192596654062050693 n 1024x1024 David Venson/Instagram

Immersive Van Gogh Toronto Storeys

Img 5907 2 1024x768 Toronto Storeys

See on Instagram

If you have any photos of your neighbourhood looking eerie as a result of social distancing, share them with us on Twitter and Instagram by tagging us @torontostoreys.

Experiences

Toronto Has Become an Eerie Ghost Town as a Result of Social Distancing (PHOTOS)

The once busy and crowded streets of Toronto are now eerily empty ghost town and a sad reminder of how powerful this deadly virus truly is.

Trending

You may also like

​Slate Asset Management acquired Stephen Avenue Place, formerly called the Scotia Centre, in 2018.

Millennials and baby boomers are in a particularly “tough position,” a new report shows.

Because the Okanagan is a vacation destination, it drew a lot of investors who could more than cover their mortgage and tax costs by booking short-term rental guests. Now, many are having to sell.

A serene escape minutes from the downtown core​, 169 Inglewood Drive is a sophisticated family home that could be yours for $5.4M.

REACH Developments, founded earlier this year, has submitted plans to the City of Toronto to build a 46-storey condo tower on Sheppard Avenue East, just a stone's throw away from the newly improved Agincourt GO station.

​Peterson Group was originally co-developing the project with Coromandel Properties, but is now proceeding without them.

Keeping the Science Centre where it is would cost $1.3B over the next 50 years, the Province says, whereas moving it to Ontario Place would cost $1.05B over the same time period.

"As interest rates and inflation rates gradually decline, there is an anticipation of pent-up investment demand within the property sector," says Morguard's Senior Director of Research Keith Reading.

Across Canada, the majority of winter recreational regions recorded double-digit declines in the number of homes sold during the first 10 months of 2023, according to a new report from Royal LePage.

Myers, the current CEO at the Ottawa Real Estate Board, brings with her more than 20 years of real estate leadership experience. She will replace interim CEO Debra Cowan.

A new report looks ahead at Canadian housing in 2024, and forecasts softer sales and prices across all major markets, as well as a drop-off in homebuilding activity.

But a flurry of springtime activity is not off the table, RE/MAX President Christopher Alexander told STOREYS.

The planning theory of Agricultural Urbanism emerged nearly 30 years ago, with a focus on organically containing urban sprawl.

​The project was originally proposed in July 2020 as part of a proposal forwarded by the Moody Centre TOD Master Planning Group, a group of several developers and owners.

The GTA new home market was more or less flat in October, says a new report, with sales seeing a nominal dip on a monthly basis.

Pouyan Safapour, President of Toronto-based development company Devron, urges investors to “put on their home-buying hat” and think “holistically” about the long-term liveability of the project.

2023 © STOREYS Publishing Inc. | All Rights Reserved

Slate Asset Management acquired Stephen Avenue Place, formerly called the Scotia Centre, in 2018.

A serene escape minutes from the downtown core, 169 Inglewood Drive is a sophisticated family home that could be yours for $5.4M.

Peterson Group was originally co-developing the project with Coromandel Properties, but is now proceeding without them.

The project was originally proposed in July 2020 as part of a proposal forwarded by the Moody Centre TOD Master Planning Group, a group of several developers and owners.