Lawrence Avenue is a major east-west thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (French has some legal status) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked...

It's east and west portions are defined as east and west of Yonge Street, the dividing point of east-west streets in Toronto. From the east it begins at the Rouge River, east of Port Union on the former Toronto-Pickering Town Line. In the west, Lawrence ends in Weston at Scarlett Road, beside the Humber River. From there, there is a choice between The Westway, an arterial road developed in the 1960s, running west to Martin Grove Road, and Dixon Road a former Etobicoke Township concession road leading to Toronto Pearson International Airport, then continuing in Mississauga, Ontario as Airport Road (a north-south concession), and accessed from Lawrence via the northern portion of Scarlett Road. A sign for Yonge Street at the intersection with Maitland Street. ... The Rouge River is a two river system Little Rouge and Rouge River in the east and the northeast parts of Toronto and begins at the Oak Ridges Moraine near Richmond Hill. ... Port Union is a small patch of land on the eastern border of Toronto. ... Weston is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the north-west end of the city. ... The Humber, as seen from a point near the northern border of Toronto. ... Etobicoke (pronounced ) is the western portion of the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has a population of about 350,000. ... Toronto Pearson International Airport, or Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport (IATA: YYZ, ICAO: CYYZ), straddling Mississaugas northeastern boundary with neighbouring Toronto, is Canadas busiest airport and part of the National Airports System. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Pride in our past, Faith in our future Established: 1974 Area: 288. ... Airport Road is a 11. ...

Lawrence Avenue east is interrupted at Bayview Avenue where it meets the West Branch of the Don River. The road curves southwards towards Bayview, where the roadway continues into York University's Glendon College Bayview Avenue is a major north-south route in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Don River is one of two rivers bounding the original settled area of Toronto, Canada along the shore of Lake Ontario, the other being the Humber River to the west. ... York University (YorkU) is a large comprehensive university, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Glendon College is a federated school of York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

A detour north on Bayview leads to Post Road, and a connection back to Lawrence Avenue on the east side of the valley. This detour runs through Toronto's richest neighborhood, The Bridle Path, also the name of a local street. The Bridle Path is one of Toronto's most affluent neighbourhoods and the decision of the city not to build what would have to be a massive bridge over the valley, thus maintaining Lawrence Avenue as a continuous principal arterial road, has spared the neighbourhood from the noise and bustle it would otherwise be subjected to. The Bridle Path is an upscale residential neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that is characterized by large multi-million dollar mansions and two to four acre (8,000 to 16,000 m²) lot sizes. ...

East of Leslie Street, Lawrence becomes a principal arterial road, passing through Don Mills, an early post World War II planned community. East of the East Branch of the Don River is the Lawrence Avenue exit of the Don Valley Parkway. When this expressway was constructed in the 1960s, Lawrence was rebuilt between the Woodbine Avenue allowance, and Victoria Park Avenue, as a "jog eliminator" between the former Concession roads of North York and Scarborough Townships. This portion to Kingston Road (former Ontario Provincial Highway 2), is a minimum of six lanes wide. Lawrence Avenue served as the "Base Line" for the Scarborough Township Survey in the 1800s, and remains a key road in that area. Leslie Street is a north-south route in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Don Mills is a new town and neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, 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 six-lane freeway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, so named because it runs through the scenic Don River Valley. ... Woodbine Avenue is a north south route in Toronto and Markham. ... Victoria Park Avenue is a major north-south route in east end Toronto. ... North York forms the central part of the northern half of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Motto: Established: 1 January 1850 (township), 1 January 1967 (borough), June 1983 (city), 1 January 1998 (amalgamated) Area: 187. ... Kingston Road was built by American engineer Asa Danforth as a route to connect Toronto with Kingston, Ontario. ... Highway 2 was the major east-west provincial highway in Southern Ontario, running from Windsor in the west to the Lancaster in the east and joining together the towns and cities of the western two thirds of the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. ...

Lawrence Avenue was named for Jacob Lawrence, a tanner and farmer in the area of Yonge Street and Lawrence Avenue, site of today's Lawrence Subway Station on the Yonge-University-Spadina Subway line. Lawrence is a station on the Yonge-University Spadina line of the Toronto subway. ... The Yonge-University-Spadina Line is the oldest subway line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

There is also a Lawrence West Subway Station at William R. Allen Road, and a Lawrence East station of the Scarborough RT between Kennedy Road and Midland Avenue. GO Transit has two commuter rail stations on Lawrence Avenue, with Rouge Hill (GO Station), on the Lakeshore Line at 6251 Lawrence Avenue East, and Weston (GO Station) on the Georgetown Line. Lawrence West is a station on the Yonge-University Spadina line of the Toronto subway. ... William R. Allen Road, known more commonly as Allen Road or simply The Allen (or, incorrectly, Allen Expressway), is a short expressway/freeway in Toronto, Ontario, which runs from slightly north of Sheppard Avenue to Eglinton Avenue in the south. ... Lawrence East is a station on the Scarborough RT line of the Toronto subway. ... The Scarborough RT (sometimes shortened to SRT or RT) is a public transport metro line in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Kennedy Road is a north-south street in Scarborough, Ontario, which is part of Toronto. ... 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). ... The Rouge Hill GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Scarborough, Ontario in Canada. ... Lakeshore East is one of the seven train lines of the GO Transit system in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. ... Weston GO Station is a GO Transit railway station on the Georgetown line. ... Georgetown is one of the seven train lines of the GO Transit system in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. ...

Neighborhoods

• Bendale/Cedarbrae
• Don Mills
• Highland Creek
• Lawrence Heights
• Lawrence Park
• Port Union
• Weston
• Wexford

Bendale, also called Cedarbrae, is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Don Mills is a new town in Toronto, Ontario. ... Highland Creek is a river in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Lawrence Heights is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Lawrence Park may mean: Lawrence Park, Toronto Lawrence Park, Pennsylvania Lawrence Park Township, Pennsylvania This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Port Union is a small patch of land on the eastern border of Toronto. ... Weston is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the north-west end of the city. ... Wexford, Ontario is one of many communities within the former city of Scarborough, and is now part of Toronto, Ontario. ...

Buildings/Sites

• Amesbury Park Community Centre.
• CIBC, 750 Lawrence West; major computer centre.
• Cedarbrae Mall.
• Winston Churchill CI, named after Winston Churchill.
• Don Mills Centre.
• Don Mills CI.
• Edwards Gardens.
• Glendon College, York University.
• Havergal College.
• Lawrence subway station.
• Lawrence East RT station.
• Lawrence Park CI.
• Lawrence Plaza, one of the earliest plazas in Toronto.
• Lawrence Square Mall - former RS Simpson Limited warehouse.
• Lawrence West subway station.
• McGregor Park Community Centre and Arena.
• Sir Oliver Mowat CI, named after Oliver Mowat.
• Rouge Hill (GO Station)
• Scarborough Hospital, Scarborough General division.
• David and Mary Thomson CI, named after Scarborough's first European (Scottish) born pioneer families.
• Toronto French School.
• Weston (GO Station).

CIBC (NYSE: BCM) is one of Canadas major banks. ... Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ... Edwards Gardens is a botanical garden located on the South west corner of Leslie Street and Lawrence Avenue East in Toronto, Ontario. ... Glendon College is a federated school of York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... York University (YorkU) is a large comprehensive university, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Havergal College (shortform Havergal or HC) is a leading independent boarding and day school for girls in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Lawrence is a station on the Yonge-University Spadina line of the Toronto subway. ... Lawrence East is a station on the Scarborough RT line of the Toronto subway. ... Lawrence West is a station on the Yonge-University Spadina line of the Toronto subway. ... The Honourable Sir Oliver Mowat, QC (July 22, 1820 – 19 April 1903) was a Canadian politician, and premier of Ontario from 1872 to 1896. ... The Rouge Hill GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Scarborough, Ontario in Canada. ... The Scarborough Hospital is a hospital in Scarborough, a district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Weston GO Station is a GO Transit railway station on the Georgetown line. ...

See also

• Eglinton Avenue

Eglinton Avenue is an east-west throughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

Reference

• Lawrence Family