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Downtown Toronto is the heart of the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded by Bloor Street to the north, Lake Ontario to the south, Bayview Avenue - Don Valley Parkway to the east, and Bathurst Street to the west. Downtown Toronto contains the headquarters of many Canadian companies. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (de facto) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation - House seats - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total - Land - Water (% of total) Ranked 4th 1,076...
Lake Ontario, bounded on the north by Ontario and on the south by Ontarios Niagara Peninsula and by New York State, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ...
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 six-lane freeway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, so named because it runs through the scenic Don River Valley. ...
 Downtown Toronto at night from across the harbour Downtown has a large population of residents. In recent years numerous large high-rise condominiums have sprung up throughout the area, catering to the growing number of people looking for a downtown living lifestyle. Image File history File links Toronto_Skyline_Photo. ...
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Neighbourhoods
 The downtown core, during the day, looking down from atop the CN Tower, November 2005 The Bloor Yorkville area has more than 700 designer boutiques, spas, restaurants, hotels, and world class galleries. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 1808 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Downtown Toronto Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to...
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Bloor Street Bloor Street Yorkville is an affluent neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Downtown Yonge is a relatively concentrated area, located in the centre of the downtown core. It is easily accessible by car, regional transit, and public transit, with 3 subway stops and 3 streetcar lines. It is the home of a large concentration of retail, with shopping available at the Eaton Centre, on Yonge Street, and throughout the district. Within the Downtown Yonge area alone there are more than 600 retail stores, 150 bars and restaurants, and 7 hotels. In recent years the area has been experiencing a renaissance as the Business Improvement Area (BIA) has brought in new retail, created Dundas Square, and improved the cleanliness. Shopping can be found at Atrium on Bay, College Park, the Toronto Eaton Centre, Yonge Street and the PATH. For entertainment there are four theatres and four indoor venues. Historical sites and landmarks include the Arts & Letter Club, the Church of the Holy Trinity, Mackenzie House, Maple Leaf Gardens, Old City Hall, and the Toronto Police Museum and Discovery Centre. A business improvement district (BID) (also known as a special improvement district or a business improvement area) is a public/private sector partnership in which property and business owners of a defined area elect to make a collective contribution to the maintenance, development and marketing/promotion of their commercial district. ...
Dundas Square. ...
College Park is the name of some places in the United States of America: College Park, Georgia College Park, Maryland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
The Toronto Eaton Centre is a large shopping mall and office complex in downtown Toronto, Ontario Canada, named after the now-defunct Eatons department store chain. ...
A sign for Yonge Street at the intersection with Maitland Street. ...
The area of Old Town Toronto is where Toronto began and features heritage buildings, theatres, music, dining and many pubs. It is a community of distinct downtown neighbourhoods including the site of the original Town of York, which was Toronto's first neighbourhood, dating back to 1793. The area boasts one of the largest concentrations of 19th century buildings in Ontario. Of particular note are the St. Lawrence Hall, St. James' Cathedral, St. Michael's Cathedral, St. Paul's Basilica, the Enoch Turner School House, the Bank of Upper Canada, Le Royal Meridien King Edward Hotel, and the Flatiron Building. Old Town is bordered on the west by the St. Lawrence Market, rated one of the world's 25 best markets by Food & Wine Magazine, and to the east by Corktown and the Distillery District. On Saturday there is a farmers market. St. ...
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Flatiron Building (2004) Close-up of Flatiron Building The Fuller Building or as it is better known, the Flatiron Building, is located in the borough of Manhattan, and was one of the tallest buildings in New York City upon its completion in 1902. ...
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The Entertainment District is home to hundreds of restaurants, nightclubs, sporting facilities, boutiques, hotels, attractions, and live theatre. The district encompasses eight square blocks and experienced a revival in the early 1980s, becoming a major centre for entertainment. The area, once in decline, was fully refurbished with the assistance of the Mirvish family, including the rescuing of the Royal Alexandra Theatre. The district hosts Toronto's four major league sports teams in its two largest stadiums within three blocks of each other. Most of the shopping in the area can be found in the PATH. Edwin Honest Ed Mirvish, OC , CBE , O.Ont , LL.D (born July 25, 1914) is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist who lives in Toronto, Ontario. ...
The Royal Alexandra theatre The Royal Alexandra Theatre is a theatre in Toronto, Ontario Canada. ...
The PATH Underground, which is an extensive network of tunnels connecting the buildings of the area, helps take people from off the streets, especially during the winter months. PATH is a 27-kilometre network of pedestrian tunnels beneath the office towers of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Among the important government headquarters there is the Ontario Legislature, and the Toronto City Hall. This article needs to be wikified. ...
Toronto City Hall The upper left hand corner of this picture is where Toronto City Hall would be built. ...
Notable sites in Downtown
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North Entrance Atrium View from CN Tower The Air Canada Centre, often referred to simply as The ACC, is a multi-purpose arena located on Bay Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario. ...
The main entrance to the AGO The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is an art museum on the eastern edge of Torontos downtown Chinatown district, on Dundas Street West between McCaul Street and Beverley Street. ...
Bathurst Street Theatre, 736 Bathurst Street, Toronto. ...
The interior of the BCE Place Galleria, Toronto, illustrates Calatravas signature organic style, with a vaulted ceiling that resembles an avenue of trees. ...
The Canadian Broadcasting Centre View up to the skylight inside the Barbara Frum atrium. ...
The Canon Theatre is one of Torontos live entertainment venues. ...
Casa Loma Casa Loma (literally House on the Hill) is a Toronto, Ontario, Canada tourist attraction and the former home of financier Sir Henry Mill Pellatt. ...
The CHUM-City Building The CHUM-City Building is the headquarters of CHUM Limited, a Canadian media corporation. ...
The CN Tower, located in Toronto, Ontario, is the worlds tallest freestanding structure on land, standing 553. ...
Dundas Square. ...
The entrance to the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres Interior of Winter Garden Theatre The Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres are a pair of stacked theatres in Toronto, Canada. ...
Looking East from the CNE Ferris Wheel (National Trade Centre at left, Automotive Building at right). ...
First Canadian Place First Canadian Place is Canadas tallest skyscraper and the eleventh tallest building in North America with a height of 298 metres, or 978 feet (355 metres with antenna included). ...
A blockhouse at Fort York in 2004 Fort York is an historic site of military fortifications and related buildings on the west side of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Construction and fundraising for the Four Seasons Centre in May 2006. ...
Harbourfront Centre The Harbourfront Centre is a key cultural facility on Toronto, Ontarios waterfront, situated at 235 Queens Quay West. ...
The Hockey Hall of Fame is located at the corner of Front & Yonge in downtown Toronto The Stanley Cup on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame The Hockey Hall of Fame which is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, celebrates the history of hockey with exhibits featuring memorabilia and NHL...
Kensington market in downtown Toronto Kensington Market is one of the most famous neighbourhoods in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Maple Leaf Gardens, 2006 Exterior signage as of 2006, with letters missing Maple Leaf Gardens was an indoor arena in Toronto, on the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Church Street. ...
Nathan Phillips Square, 2005 Nathan Phillips Square is a city square that forms the front (south) entrance to Toronto City Hall or New City Hall at Queen Street West and Bay Street (its address is 100 Queen West). ...
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Ontario Place is an agency of the Government of Ontario, an entertainment attraction, located approximately 4 km west of downtown Toronto on the shore of Lake Ontario, just south of Exhibition Place. ...
PATH is a 27-kilometre network of pedestrian tunnels beneath the office towers of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
The Princess of Wales Theatre is a 2000-seat theatre located at 300 King Street West in the heart of Torontos Entertainment District. ...
Aerial view of Queens Park in winter, facing north. ...
Queens Quay (pronounced key) is a short road that skirts along Torontos downtown waterfront area. ...
Ricoh Coliseum is an arena at Exhibition Place in downtown Toronto, Ontario. ...
Rogers Centre, formerly known as (and often still unofficially called) SkyDome, [1] is a multi-purpose stadium in Toronto, Ontario, situated next to the CN Tower near the shores of Lake Ontario. ...
The Royal Alexandra theatre The Royal Alexandra Theatre is a theatre in Toronto, Ontario Canada. ...
The Royal Ontario Museum, commonly known as the ROM (rhyming with Tom), is a major museum for world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Roy Thomson Hall Roy Thomson Hall is a concert hall in Toronto, Canada. ...
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Toronto/City Centre Airport, (IATA: YTZ, ICAO: CYTZ), in Toronto, Ontario, Canada is a regional airport located on the Toronto Islands. ...
Toronto City Hall The upper left hand corner of this picture is where Toronto City Hall would be built. ...
The Toronto Eaton Centre is a large shopping mall and office complex in downtown Toronto, Ontario Canada, named after the now-defunct Eatons department store chain. ...
Toronto Islands as seen from CN Tower. ...
Varsity Arena is an arena in Toronto, Ontario. ...
Subdistricts The Annex is a neighbourhood located in downtown Toronto, Ontario. ...
Torontos Bay Street in the heart of the financial district. ...
Buildings in Cabbagetown Rich in culture and history, Cabbagetown is a neighbourhood located on the east side of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Toronto Downtown Chinatown, Spadina & Dundas. ...
View of Church Street looking north from Maitland Street Church and Wellesley is an LGBT-oriented community located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Corktown is an historic neighbourhood located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
A view of Torontos Distillery District The Distillery District is a historic district to the east of the downtown core of Toronto, Canada, spanning 13 acres (52,000 square metres) and comprised of more than 40 heritage buildings and 10 streets. ...
Harbourfront is a waterfront tourist, residential and cultural real estate development on the northern shore of Lake Ontario within the downtown core of the city of Toronto, Canada. ...
The Garden District is a neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, Canada. ...
Kensington market in downtown Toronto Kensington Market is one of the most famous neighbourhoods in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Toronto, Ontario, Canada is called the city of neighbourhoods because of the strength and vitality of its many communities. ...
Moss Park is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as defined by the city. ...
Queen Street West refers to both a major east-west downtown street and a series of neighbourhoods or commercial districts within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
York is a community in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Portlands is a neighbourhood contained within South Riverdale. ...
Regent Park Boundaries Regent Park in Winter Alternate uses: Regents Park (disambiguation) Regent Park is a lower income neighbourhood located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Riverdale is a large neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
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Toronto Islands as seen from CN Tower. ...
Bloor Street Bloor Street Yorkville is an affluent neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Architecture In the 1970s, Toronto experienced major economic growth and surpassed Montreal to become the largest city in Canada. Many international and domestic businesses relocated to Toronto and created massive new skyscrapers in Downtown. All of the Big Six banks constructed skyscrapers beginning in the late 1960s up until the early 1990s. Nickname: City of Mary Motto: Concordia Salus Coordinates: Country Canada Province Québec Founded 1642 Established 1832 - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1] [2] - City 185. ...
The Big Six banks are the six largest banks in Canada that dominate the domestic banking industry. ...
Today Downtown Toronto contains dozens of notable skyscrapers. The area's First Canadian Place is the tallest building in Canada at height of 298 metres (978 feet). The tallest free-standing structure in the world, the CN Tower, is the tallest landmark in Toronto, standing at 553.33 metres (1,815 ft., 5 inches). Technically, it is not a skyscraper. Other notable buildings include Scotia Plaza, TD Centre, Commerce Court, the Royal Bank Plaza, The Bay's flagship store, and the Fairmont Royal York Hotel. First Canadian Place First Canadian Place is Canadas tallest skyscraper and the eleventh tallest building in North America with a height of 298 metres, or 978 feet (355 metres with antenna included). ...
The CN Tower, located in Toronto, Ontario, is the worlds tallest freestanding structure on land, standing 553. ...
Scotia Plaza, Toronto Scotia Plaza is a commercial office complex commenced in 1985 and completed in 1988 in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
The Toronto-Dominion Centre. ...
Commerce Court West Commerce Court is a cluster of four office towers in Toronto, Ontario, Canada located in the downtown core on Bay Street. ...
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La Baie on Montreals Saint Catherine Street, with 1501 McGill College in the background The Bay is a chain of 98 fashion department stores that operate across parts of Canada. ...
The Royal York surrounded by Toronto’s modern towers. ...
Education The University of Toronto, established in 1827, is the oldest university in the province of Ontario and one of the world's leading public research institutions. The St. George campus is located in downtown Toronto. The area is also home to a number of other post-secondary educational institutions including Ryerson University, George Brown College the Ontario College of Art & Design and the Royal Conservatory of Music. There are many public schools of the TDSB (Toronto District School Board) in downtown Toronto. The University of Toronto (U of T) is a coeducational public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Ryerson University is a publicly funded post-secondary education institution located in the heart of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
George Brown College (GBC) is a community college with two full campuses, plus a university associate campus, located in Toronto, Ontario. ...
link title The Ontario College of Art & Design showing the Sharp Centre for Design, below it is the original school. ...
Toronto District School Board, also known as TDSB, is the English-language public school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Retail and transportation Downtown Toronto is home to the flagship department stores of The Bay and Sears Canada (formerly Eaton's). The Toronto Eaton Centre is a large, multilevel enclosed shopping mall and office complex. It houses 330 stores and the building itself occupies several blocks. La Baie on Montreals Saint Catherine Street, with 1501 McGill College in the background The Bay is a chain of 98 fashion department stores that operate across parts of Canada. ...
Sears Canada Inc. ...
Eatons was once Canadas largest department store retailer. ...
The Toronto Eaton Centre is a large shopping mall and office complex in downtown Toronto, Ontario Canada, named after the now-defunct Eatons department store chain. ...
The most famous and busiest road in Toronto is Yonge Street, which starts at the end of Lake Ontario and runs through Downtown, continuing north all the way to the city of Barrie, Ontario. Other streets like Dundas, Bloor, Queen, King, and University are very popular also. The Toronto Transit Commission is the Toronto area system of public transportation. A sign for Yonge Street at the intersection with Maitland Street. ...
Motto: The People are the City, Barrie Means Business (advertising campaign) Location of Barrie, Ontario Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario Established (town) 1837 Established (city) 1853 Government - Mayor Dave Aspden - Council Barrie City Council - MPP Joe Tascona (PCO) - MP Patrick Brown (CPC) Elevation 76 m (249. ...
Dundas Street showing a streetcar with Art Gallery of Ontario in background. ...
Bloor Street is a major east-west commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Queen Street West is a street and a series of districts in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
King Street is a major east-west commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
University Avenue is one of the main north-south roads in downtown Toronto. ...
It has been suggested that TTC Special Constable Services be merged into this article or section. ...
Important streets in Downtown:
Queens Quay (pronounced key) is a short road that skirts along Torontos downtown waterfront area. ...
Lakeshore Boulevard is an east-west route running along Torontos waterfront. ...
Front Street is an east-west street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
King Street is a major east-west commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Queen Street West is a street and a series of districts in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Dundas Street showing the 506 Carlton Streetcar (the 505 Dundas Street streetcar also runs along Dundas), with Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in background. ...
Gerrard Street is a street in Toronto, Canada. ...
Carlton Street is a short east-west route in downtown Toronto, Canada. ...
A typical College street sign in Little Italy, Toronto College Street is a main east-west route in downtown Toronto, Canada. ...
Bloor Street is a major east-west commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Bathurst Street is a north-south thoroughfare in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and into York Region. ...
View of Spadina Avenue, looking north from its intersecton with Dundas Street. ...
University Avenue is one of the main north-south roads in downtown Toronto. ...
Torontos Bay Street in the heart of the financial district. ...
View of Church Street looking north from Maitland Street Church and Wellesley is a gay-oriented community located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Trains
 A view on the platform of Union subway station, Yonge-University-Spadina line. Image File history File linksMetadata IM002365-ttcunionstation. ...
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TTC Union Station subway platform, to be renovated in the near future. ...
The Yonge-University-Spadina Line is the oldest subway line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and undoubtedly, the most crowded subway line in Toronto, since it serves Downtown Toronto. ...
TTC streetcar in Toronto. ...
TTC streetcar in Toronto. ...
It has been suggested that TTC Special Constable Services be merged into this article or section. ...
Dundas Street showing the 506 Carlton Streetcar (the 505 Dundas Street streetcar also runs along Dundas), with Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in background. ...
Commuter GO Transit (AAR reporting marks GOT), 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). ...
Union Station is a major railway, subway, and streetcar station at 65 Front Street West between Bay Street and York Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Rapid transit It has been suggested that List of Toronto Transit Commission stations be merged into this article or section. ...
Streetcar A CLRV streetcar, used on most of the TTCs streetcar routes, is seen here in downtown Toronto, shown here on the 506 route. ...
Regional VIA Rail Canada (also referred to as VIA Rail and VIA; pronounced vee-ah) is an independent Crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. ...
Union Station is a major railway, subway, and streetcar station at 65 Front Street West between Bay Street and York Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Buses GO Transit (AAR reporting marks GOT), 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). ...
Calgary-based Greyhound Canada is a subsidiary of Naperville, Illinois-based Laidlaw International, Incorporated (formerly Laidlaw, Inc. ...
Highways 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 six-lane freeway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, so named because it runs through the scenic Don River Valley. ...
View of the Gardiner Expressway, west of downtown Toronto, from the pedestrian overpass at the foot of Roncesvalles Avenue. ...
Gallery Toronto City Hall. Download high resolution version (896x592, 121 KB)Toronto City Hall (Personal snapshot by User:Montrealais. ...
Toronto City Hall The upper left hand corner of this picture is where Toronto City Hall would be built. ...
| Yonge Street. Image File history File linksMetadata Eaton_toronto_s0897. ...
A sign for Yonge Street at the intersection with Maitland Street. ...
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Dundas Square. ...
| Roy Thomson Hall, and the towers of the financial district Image File history File links Toronto002. ...
Roy Thomson Hall Roy Thomson Hall is a concert hall in Toronto, Canada. ...
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The Toronto-Dominion Centre. ...
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The Canadian Broadcasting Centre View up to the skylight inside the Barbara Frum atrium. ...
| The Hockey Hall of Fame is located at the corner of Front & Yonge in downtown Toronto Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1020x678, 202 KB)Taken by SimonP in April 2005 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ...
The Hockey Hall of Fame is located at the corner of Front & Yonge in downtown Toronto The Stanley Cup on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame The Hockey Hall of Fame which is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, celebrates the history of hockey with exhibits featuring memorabilia and NHL...
| The Bloor-Yonge intersection]] is the crossroads for two of Toronto's key subway lines and surface throughways. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x851, 337 KB) Photo by Osku Penttinen, osku. ...
Bloor Street is a major east-west commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
A sign for Yonge Street at the intersection with Maitland Street. ...
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