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The road was named for American contractor Asa Danforth, who built Queen Street and Kingston Road) and started work in 1799. It was officially built by the Don and Danforth Plank Road Company in 1851 to Broadview Avenue, as well as connecting to Queen Street East and Kingston Road. The street connects with Bloor Street via the Prince Edward Viaduct to the west of the Don River (Toronto), spanning over the Don Valley Parkway and Bayview Avenue. Queen Street can refer to: Queen Street in Brisbane, Australia Queen Street in Auckland, New Zealand Queen Street in Ottawa, Canada Queen Street in Toronto, Ontario. ... Broadview Avenue is a street in east end Toronto and travels along the east side of the Don River. ... Queen Street can refer to: Queen Street in Brisbane, Australia Queen Street in Auckland, New Zealand Queen Street in Ottawa, Canada Queen Street in Toronto, Ontario. ... East is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. ... Bloor Street is a major east-west commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Bloor Street Viaduct, or simply the Viaduct, is the popular name of a bridge that spans the Don River Valley in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, crossing over the Don Valley Parkway and Bayview Avenue as well as the river. ... This article is about the river in Toronto, Canada. ... Don Valley Parkway, looking northbound, in typical rush-hour traffic The Don Valley Parkway (often referred to as the DVP or simply as the Parkway) is a controlled-access freeway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, so named because it runs through the scenic Don River Valley. ... Bayview Avenue is a major north-south route in Toronto, Ontario. ...

The Bloor-Danforth Subway line runs beneath most of the road's route, from the Viaduct west of Broadview Station to Main Street Station, where the GO Transit Danforth Station is nearby. The Bloor-Danforth Line is the main east-west subway line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission. ... This article describes subways as mass transit lines. ... The Bloor Street Viaduct, or simply the Viaduct, is the popular name of a bridge that spans the Don River Valley in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, crossing over the Don Valley Parkway and Bayview Avenue as well as the river. ... Broadview is a station on the Bloor-Danforth Line of the Toronto subway. ... Main Street is a station on the Bloor-Danforth Line of the Toronto subway. ... GO Transit, officially known as the Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GTTA), is Canadas first, and Ontarios only, interregional public transit system, established to link Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). ...

In Scarborough, Danforth Road is part of the original road that connects Danforth Avenue with McCowan Road. Previously, this route continued around the Highland Creek along roadways now known as Painted Post Drive, Military Trail (where the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus is located), Coloniel Danforth Trail, and the eastern end of Lawrence Avenue near Port Union and the Rouge Hills GO Transit Train Station. Scarborough is the name of several places: Scarborough, England, United Kingdom - the origin of the placename Scarborough Football Club is based here Scarborough, Ontario, Canada Including Scarborough Village, Ontario Scarborough, Maine, United States Scarboro, West Virginia, United States Scarborough, Western Australia, Australia Scarborough, New South Wales, Australia Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad... Highland Creek is a river in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The University of Toronto at Scarborough (UTSC) is a campus of the University of Toronto, with an enrollment of approximately 7,200 full-time and 800 part-time students. ... Lawrence Avenue is a east-west throughfare in Toronto, Ontario. ... GO Transit, officially known as the Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GTTA), is Canadas first, and Ontarios only, interregional public transit system, established to link Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). ...

Major attractions on Danforth Avenue:

• Danforth is also home to Toronto's Greek community, also known as The Danforth, or Greektown.
• Shoppers World, a World War II Munitions plant, converted into a shopping plaza in the 1950s, and recently renovated.
• Scarborough War Memorial at the eastern end of Danforth Avenue at Kingston Road, once the junctions of former Highways 2 and 5.
• Variety Village, an athletic facility for disabled adults and youth.
• Birchmount Stadium and Scarborough Arena Gardens.

The Danforth, also known as Toronto, Ontarios Greektown, refers to the business area along Danforth Avenue between Broadview and Pape Avenues. ... Highway 2 was a major east-west provincial highway in Southern Ontario that spanned from Windsor in the west to the Lancaster in the east, and paralleled Highway 401 for much of its length. ...

See Also

• The Danforth

The Danforth, also known as Toronto, Ontarios Greektown, refers to the business area along Danforth Avenue between Broadview and Pape Avenues. ...

References

• Toronto: A Meeting Place (http://ve.torontopubliclibrary.ca/TPM/frame2.html)
• History and Fame of the Danforth (http://www.thedanforth.ca/history.htm)