Yonge Street at North York Centre.

Yonge Street (pronounced "young") is a major arterial street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and its northern suburbs. It was formerly listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest street in the world,^[1] and is a national historic site. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 144 pixelsFull resolution (938 × 169 pixel, file size: 14 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Yonge Streets sign in Toronto. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata DowntownNorthYork20050903. ... Image File history File linksMetadata DowntownNorthYork20050903. ... Photograph of Downtown North York taken in September 2005 by a Wikipedian standing on the west side of Yonge Street, facing north, outside the Toronto Centre for the Arts. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Suresh Joachim, minutes away from breaking the ironing world record at 55 hours and 5 minutes, at Shoppers World, Brampton. ... National Historic Site is a designation for a protected area of historic significance. ...

Yonge Street was fundamental in the planning and layout of Toronto and Ontario, forming the basis of the concession roads in Ontario. It was also the site of Toronto's first subway line. It also serves as the dividing line between the east and west parts of east–west roads in Toronto and York Region. In Upper and Lower Canada, concession roads were laid out by the colonial government through undeveloped land to define lots to be developed; the name comes from a Lower Canadian French term for a row of lots. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Motto: Ontarios Rising Star Map of York Region and the municipalities it includes. ...

Yonge Street is home or close to many attractions in Toronto, including street and theatre performances, the Eaton Centre, Dundas Square, the Hockey Hall of Fame and–at the very start of the road–'One Yonge Street', the offices of the Toronto Star. The Yonge Line of the Toronto Subway runs under and in open cuts beside Yonge Street from south of King Street to Finch Avenue. The Viva Blue BRT line continues along Yonge from Finch to Newmarket Terminal. 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. ... Dundas Square. ... Hockey Hall of Fame logo The Hockey Hall of Fame, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is dedicated to the history of ice hockey with exhibits featuring memorabilia and NHL trophies (including the Stanley Cup) along with interactive activities. ... One Yonge Street One Yonge Street, built in 1970, is a 25 storey building is home to the Toronto Star. ... The Toronto Star is Canadas highest-circulation newspaper, though its print edition is distributed almost entirely within Ontario. ... The Yonge-University-Spadina Line is the oldest subway line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission. ... The Toronto subway and RT is the main rapid transit (RT) railway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). ... This article is about the street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... If you meant to search Finch Avenue in Durham Region, please check Durham Regional Road 37. ... Viva Blue, or the Finch/Richmond Hill/Newmarket line, is a line on the Viva bus rapid transit system in York Region, north of Toronto, Canada. ... Busways redirects here. ... GO Transits Finch Terminal serves the areas north of the Toronto, namely York Region. ... Newmarket Terminal is a York Region Transit terminal on 320 Eagle Street West on the intersection of Eagle Street and Davis Drive in Newmarket, Ontario. ...

History and significance

The Ontario historical plaque at One Yonge Street, erected for the route's bicentennial in 1996.

With the outbreak of war between France and Great Britain in 1793, part of the War of the First Coalition, the Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada (now Ontario), John Graves Simcoe, was concerned about the possibility of the United States entering British North America in support of their French allies. In particular, the location of the capital of Upper Canada, Newark (now Niagara-on-the-Lake), was easily attackable across the nearby border. Additionally, US forces could easily cut access to the northern Great Lakes at Lake St. Clair on the Detroit River, cutting off the important trading post at Michilimackinac. Simcoe planned to move the capital to a better protected location and build overland routes to the upper lakes as soon as possible. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The name First Coalition (1793–1797) designates the first major concerted effort of multiple European powers to contain revolutionary France. ... The flag of the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario This is a list of Lieutenant Governors of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... John Graves Simcoe (February 25, 1752 – October 26, 1806) was the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada (modern-day southern Ontario plus the watersheds of Georgian Bay and Lake Superior) from 1791-1796. ... Flag Map of Upper Canada (orange) Capital Newark 1792 - 1797 York(later renamed Toronto in 1834) 1797 - 1841 Language(s) English Religion Anglican Government Constitutional monarchy Sovereign  - 1791-1820 George III  - 1837-1841 Victoria Lieutenant-Governor See list of Lieutenant-Governors Legislature Parliament of Upper Canada  - Upper house Legislative Council... Niagara-on-the-Lake in the Niagara Region Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara-on-the-Lake (2001 population 13,839) is a town where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. ... The Great Lakes from space The Laurentian Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes in North America on or near the Canada-United States border. ... Public beach on Lake St. ... Landsat satellite photo, showing Lake Saint Clair, as well as St. ... Fort Michilimackinac was an 18th century French, and later British, fort and trading post in the Great Lakes of North America. ...

Simcoe selected the protected natural harbour at Toronto Bay as the location for the new capital, and formed the town of York there that year. He then turned to his road building campaign in May 1793, and later wrote that the roads would greatly improve trade in the area as well, stating ""There is little doubt but the produce of the Lands on this Communication will in no distant period be sufficient to supply the North West Trade with such provisions as it may, and which the Merchants concerned in that Trade constantly represent as the principal Utility."^[2]

Prior to the construction of Yonge Street, a portage route, the Toronto Carrying-Place Trail, had already linked the lakes. On September 25, 1793 Simcoe and a small party of soldiers and native guides started out along the Trail towards Lake aux Claies, establishing the Pine Fort on the western branch of the Holland River, near the location of Bradford today. Stopping only to rename the lake to Lake Simcoe in memory of his father, the party continued north to Lake Couchiching, and then along the Severn River to Georgian Bay on Lake Huron. On his return he was shown a new route along another arm of the Trail, this one starting on the eastern branch of the Holland River and thereby avoiding the marshes of the western branch. They left Pine Fort on October 11 and reached York on the 15th. Simcoe selected this route for his new road, moving the southern end from the Rouge River to the western outskirts of the settled area in York, and the northern end to a proposed new town on the Holland River, St. Albans.^[3] For the Gentoo Linux package manager, see Portage (software). ... The Toronto Carrying-Place Trail, also known as the Humber Portage, was a major portage route in Ontario, linking the Lake Ontario with Lake Simcoe and the northern Great Lakes . ... The Holland River is a river in Ontario, Canada that drains the Holland River watershed into Cooks Bay on Lake Simcoe. ... Bradford is the primary urban area of the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario. ... Lake Simcoe is a lake in southern Ontario, Canada, the fourth largest lake in the province. ... Lake Couchiching is a small lake in southern Ontario separated from Lake Simcoe by a narrow channel. ... The Severn is the name of a river in the United Kingdom. ... Georgian Bay (French: baie Georgienne) is a large bay of Lake Huron, located in Ontario, Canada. ... Ipperwash Beach, Lake Huron. ... The Rouge River 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. ...

The start of Yonge Street, next to Lake Ontario, which is under the metal grating.

Work on the road in 1795 when the Queen's Rangers started blazing a small trail marking the route.^[4] They began their work at Eglinton Avenue and proceeded north. The road, named the new road in honour of Sir George Yonge, the British Secretary of War, ran perfectly straight towards the site of St. Albans, which it reached on 16 February 1796. Expansion of the trail into a road was the task of local farmers, who were ordered to spend 12 days a year to clear the road of logs, and as part of their sentence, convicted drunks removed the stumps. The southern end of the road was in use in the first decade of the 19th century, and became passable all the way to the northern end in 1816.^[5] The road was extended south to Bloor Street in 1796 by William Berczy, who needed a route into his settlement north of the city. The area south of Bloor Street proved too swampy for a major road. A path did exist running from Queen Street up to Bloor, but this stretch was known as the "road to Yonge Street" rather than considered part of the street itself. Over time the creeks were rerouted and the swamps drained. In 1812 the route was extended from Queen to the harbour, and in 1828 the entire southern portion was solidified with gravel.^[6] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Lake Ontario, bounded on the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south by Ontarios Niagara Peninsula and by New York State, USA, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ... The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC) is the armoured branch of service of the Canadian Forces Land Force Command (Canadian Army), including regular force and militia regiments. ... Eglinton Avenue is an east-west throughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet (1731–1812) was a British Secretary at War (1782-1783 and 1783-1794) and the namesake of Toronto, Canadas Yonge Street, which was named by the Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada John Graves Simcoe, in 1793. ... The Secretary of War was a member of the Presidents Cabinet, beginning with George Washingtons administration. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1796 (MDCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bloor Street is a major east-west commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... William Berczy (December 10, 1744 Wallerstein near Noerdlingen - February 5, 1813, New York, N. Y., USA) was a Canadian pioneer and painter. ...

The road almost served its original purpose during the War of 1812, when a new fleet of first-rate ships started construction on the Lakes, requiring a large anchor to be shipped from England for use on a frigate that was under construction on Lake Huron. The war ended while the anchor was still being moved, and now lies just outside Holland Landing in a park named in its honour. This article is about the U.S. – U.K. war. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For the bird, see Frigatebird. ...

St. Albans never developed as Simcoe had hoped, but a town eventually grew up on the land, Holland Landing, a somewhat more descriptive name. Holland Landing was settled by Quakers moving into the area after having left the USA in the aftermath of the American Revolution, who were branching out from their initial town of "Upper Yonge Street", which was later renamed Newmarket. Holland Landing is a village in the town of East Gwillimbury, located in the northern part of the Regional Municipality of York, in south-central Ontario. ... The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ... John Trumbulls Declaration of Independence, showing the five-man committee in charge of drafting the Declaration in 1776 as it presents its work to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia The American Revolution refers to the period during the last half of the 18th century in which the Thirteen... Newmarket (2006 Population 74,295) is a town located approximately 45 km north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

Evolution of Yonge Street

Looking north from Temperance Street in 1903, showing the Confederation Life Building.

In 1824, work began to extend Yonge Street to Kempenfelt Bay near Barrie. A northwestern extension was branched off the original Yonge Street in Holland Landing and ran into the new settlement of Bradford before turning north towards Barrie. Work was completed by 1827, making connections with a road previously built from Kempenfelt Bay to Penetanguishene on the shores of Georgian Bay, serving a naval base. This section of road was referred to not as Yonge Street but Penetanguishene Road. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 550 pixelsFull resolution (1050 × 722 pixel, file size: 157 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) From the City of Toronto (Canada) archives - 1903 photo of Yonge Street at Temperance Street, looking north. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 550 pixelsFull resolution (1050 × 722 pixel, file size: 157 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) From the City of Toronto (Canada) archives - 1903 photo of Yonge Street at Temperance Street, looking north. ... The Confederation Life Building on Richmond Street East in Toronto was built in 1892 by Knox and Elliot. ... Kempenfelt Bay is a 14. ... 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. ... Bradford is the primary urban area of the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario. ... Penetanguishene Bay and the Town Docks Penetanguishene (pronounced: []  ) is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. ... Georgian Bay (French: baie Georgienne) is a large bay of Lake Huron, located in Ontario, Canada. ... Penetanguishene Road now Highway 93, and Simcoe County Road 93, built between 1814-15, from the north side of Kempenfelt Bay (east of Barrie), to the townsite and Naval establishment at Penetanguishene, was the first road constructed in what is now Simcoe County, Ontario. ...

The decision was made to withdraw the military garrison in Penetanguishene in 1852. A year later, the Northern Railway of Canada was built along this established route, between Toronto and Kempenfelt Bay and extended to Collingwood by 1855. Settlement along the Penetanguishene Road predated the road itself. A network of roads built in the 1830's (some with military strategy in mind) pushed settlement northeast along the shores of Lake Simcoe and north towards the shores of Georgian Bay. By 1860 the Muskoka Road penetrated the Canadian Shield advancing towards Lake Nipissing. The Northern Railway of Canada was a historical Canadian railway located in the province of Ontario. ... Map showing location of Collingwood in Ontario The town of Collingwood is located on the southern point of Georgian Bay, known as Nottawasaga Bay. ... Canadian Shield The Canadian Shield— also called the Precambrian Shield, Laurentian Shield, Bouclier Canadien (French), or Laurentian Plateau— is a large shield covered by a thin layer of soil that forms the nucleus of the North American craton. ... Ominous storm approaching the south of Lake Nipissing Lake Nipissing (French: lac Nipissing) is a lake in the Canadian province of Ontario. ...

Confederation and the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway further diminished the importance of Yonge Street, as the new Dominion of Canada heralded the construction of east-west trade routes from sea to sea. By the 1870s, Dr. Scadding, historian of Toronto of Old, declared that Penetanguishene did not have the importance to need an approach such as the "extension of the Yonge Street Road". We dont have an article called Canadian-confederation Start this article Search for Canadian-confederation in. ... An eastbound CPR freight at Stoney Creek Bridge in Rogers Pass. ...

Northwest corner of Yonge and Dundas, 1926.

Looking north along Yonge in Richmond Hill. The Radial Railway line can be seen on the right, with a car just visible in the distance.

By 1919, a number of roads led from Barrie to Orillia, but not one primary route. In that year Premier Ernest C. Drury created the Ontario Department of Public Highways, with Frank Campbell Biggs, as minister. Drury left the choice of route (Middle Crossroad) for the eventual Highway 11 to Biggs; thus avoiding a conflict of interest over a heated debate, as Drury lived on the farm on which he had grown up, on the Penetanguishene Road, a kilometre north of the present Crown Hill interchange. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 729 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1050 × 864 pixel, file size: 163 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Toronto Ontario Canada 1926 - North West Corner of Yonge and Dundas File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 729 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1050 × 864 pixel, file size: 163 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Toronto Ontario Canada 1926 - North West Corner of Yonge and Dundas File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Premier of Ontario is the first minister for the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Ernest Charles Drury (January 22, 1878-February 17, 1968) was a farmer, politician and writer who served as Premier of Ontario from 1919 to 1923 as the head of a United Farmers of Ontario - Labour coalition government. ... Ministry of Transportation Headquarters in St. ... Frank Campbell Biggs (b. ... Middle Crossroad in the township of Oro-Medonte in Simcoe County, Ontario was a pioneer colonization road and now carries the traffic of Highway 11 (Ontario) north of Barrie, between the Crown Hill interchange and the City of Orillia. ... A conflict of interest is a situation in which someone in a position of trust, such as a lawyer, a politician, or an executive or director of a corporation, has competing professional or personal interests. ...

In the 1920's looking to support the rapidly developing mining and agricultural communities in northern Ontario, the government of Ontario sought to connect these communities to the south by commissioning a highway between North Bay and Cochrane. After construction crews pushed through the dense Temagami forest, the road was officially opened on July 2, 1927, and named the Ferguson Highway after the Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, the premier of Ontario (Drury's Successor) and longtime supporter of northern development. The Ferguson Highway, built north from Severn Bridge also replaced several sections of the original Muskoka Road and was incorporated into Highway 11 in the 1930s. The northern stretch of Highway 11 became part of the Trans Canada Highway and, by 1965, Highway 11 extended from the foot of Yonge Street on the shores of Lake Ontario to Rainy River, on the border between Ontario and Minnesota. Cochrane, Ontario, Canada is a northern Ontario town situated on Highway 11. ... is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... George Howard Ferguson, PC (June 18, 1870-February 21, 1946) was a Conservative politician and Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1923 to 1930. ... Severn Bridge, Ontario is a small community in the District of Muskoka in the province of Ontario, in Canada. ... Typical HWY 11 sign style Ontario provincial highway 11 is one of the longest of Ontarios Kings Highways, with a current length (as of 2004) of 1 636 km (1,016 miles). ... The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins all ten provinces of Canada. ... The Canadian town of Rainy River is situated on the Ontario-Minnesota border, along the Rainy River opposite Baudette, Minnesota, USA and southeast of the Lake of the Woods along Highway 11. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ...

During the late 1800s, the Toronto and York Radial Railway used the Yonge Street right-of-way, originally to North Toronto (then a separate town) but expanding over the years to Sutton, northeast of Holland Landing.^[7] The Radial Railway ran along the eastern side of the Street, allowing the prevailing winds from the west to blow snow off the slightly raised rails. The arrival of the Canadian Northern Railway in 1906 led to less traffic on the Radial, but it was not until Yonge became a major route for automobiles that the Radial truly fell into disuse. The last TYRR train north of Toronto ran on March 16, 1930, but the line north of the city was purchased by the local townships and re-incorporated as North Yonge Railways, who continued to run service for another eighteen years before it finally closed, along with numerous other portions of the Radial lines, in 1948. The space it formerly occupied was re-used to expand Yonge Street between Aurora and Newmarket. Toronto and York Radial Railways operator interurban transit services outside of Toronto. ... The Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) is a historic Canadian railway. ... The North Yonge Railways was the Toronto Transportation Commission brief attempt into radial service. ...

Yonge Street today

Today, Yonge Street exists in name as two segments and a branch. The current road runs from Lake Ontario through Toronto and the York Region to the north of Newmarket before breaking from the baseline and heading northwest along the Holland Landing bypass (constructed 1959) into Bradford. At the Holland River, Yonge Street changes its name to Bridge Street 56 kilometres north of Lake Ontario, and then changes its name to Holland Street a few blocks later. To follow the old Highway 11 one must turn right onto Barrie Street and drive out of Bradford where the Yonge Street name is picked up again. The name disappears in south Barrie just over 100 kilometres north of Lake Ontario, changing to Burton Avenue at a mid block location, and the road itself ends a few blocks later at a T-intersection with Essa Road. The original baseline road continues through Holland Landing, petering out roughly 56 kilometres north of Lake Ontario, as it approaches Cook's Bay on Lake Simcoe. York Regional Municipality, also called York Municipality or York Region, is a municipality in south-central Ontario, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. ... Newmarket (2006 Population 74,295) is a town located approximately 45 km north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

Yonge Street.

Penetanguishene Road continues to exist. It was incorporated into the King's Highway network as Highway 93. The modern Penetanguishene Road deviates from the original alignment somewhat and is not as straight, but the original can still be seen in some places, labelled as "Old Penetanguishene Road". Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 3072 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 3072 pixel, file size: 1. ...

There is also a Yonge Street in Midland, Ontario which runs from Penetanguishene Road to the Midland Bay. Another Yonge Street can be found in Elmvale, Ontario. Midland (population 16,300, 2006 Canada Census) is a town located on Georgian Bay in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. ... Springwater is a township in central Ontario, Canada in Simcoe County between Barrie and Wasaga Beach. ...

Yonge Street as the "Longest Street in the World"

Looking south along Yonge Street, near the intersection with Gerrard Street.

Yonge Street was a part of Highway 11, which led to claims that Yonge Street was the longest street in the world. Running from the shores of Lake Ontario, through central and northern Ontario to the Ontario-Minnesota border at Rainy River, Highway 11 was over 1,896 kilometres long. But Yonge Street could only be called the longest street in the world if "Highway 11" and "Yonge Street" were synonymous, which was debatable. However, the Guinness Book of World Records recognized this claim as late as 1998. Image File history File links Yonge-south. ... Image File history File links Yonge-south. ... Gerrard Street is a street in Toronto, Canada. ... Typical HWY 11 sign style Ontario provincial highway 11 is one of the longest of Ontarios Kings Highways, with a current length (as of 2004) of 1 636 km (1,016 miles). ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... The Canadian town of Rainy River is situated on the Ontario-Minnesota border, along the Rainy River opposite Baudette, Minnesota, USA and southeast of the Lake of the Woods along Highway 11. ...

Changes in provincial responsibility separated the now locally-funded and controlled Yonge Street from Highway 11 during the 1990s. As a result, Highway 11 does not start until Crown Hill just outside of Barrie, several kilometres north of where the name "Yonge Street" ends. The Guinness Book of World Records no longer lists Yonge as the longest street in the world, citing instead the Pan-American Highway as the world's longest "motorable road". Crown Hill is a community in Simcoe County in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... 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. ... The Pan American Highway from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina. ...

This has not stopped Torontonians from clinging to the claim. Although current tourist campaigns do not make much of it, its status as an urban myth is bolstered by an art installation at the foot of Yonge Street, and a map of its length laid out into the sidewalk in bronze at the southwest corner of Yonge and Dundas Streets. Dundas Street showing the 506 Carlton Streetcar (the 505 Dundas Street streetcar also runs along Dundas), with Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in background. ...

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The Toronto Eaton Centre on Yonge Street south of Dundas.

South of the former Toronto – North York city limit at Yonge Boulevard, Yonge Street is a four-lane historic urban arterial with heavy pedestrian traffic, passing through commercial and residential areas. Between Yonge Boulevard and Highway 401 (exit 369), Yonge opens up somewhat into parkland of the West Don Valley (Hoggs Hollow) and lower-density residential areas. Between Highways 401 and 407 (exit 77), densities and traffic increase as Yonge becomes a six-lane principal urban arterial road through North York Civic Centre and an older section of Thornhill. Beyond Highway 407 (remaining a principal arterial road), Yonge is a suburban commercial strip (with several exceptions in historic areas), with sections of residential and still-undeveloped land through Newmarket. Image File history File linksMetadata Eaton_toronto_s0897. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Eaton_toronto_s0897. ... 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. ... Dundas Street showing the 506 Carlton Streetcar (the 505 Dundas Street streetcar also runs along Dundas), with Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in background. ... “Macdonald-Cartier” redirects here. ... The river as it runs beneath the Bloor/Danforth trestle bridge 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. ... Hoggs Hollow is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada which is located in the Don River Valley centred on the intersection of Yonge Street and York Mills Road/Wilson Avenue. ... Highway 407, officially called the 407 Express Toll Route (ETR), is a pay-per-use freeway located in south-central Ontario, Canadas Greater Toronto Area. ... North York forms the central part of the northern half of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Thornhill (2006 population 106,394) is a community in Ontario, Canada, directly north of Toronto. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Suburb. ... Newmarket (2006 Population 74,295) is a town located approximately 45 km north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

Dundas Square glows at Yonge & Dundas for Christmas.

The speed limits are generally 50 km/h (30 mph) in most of the city of Toronto and through Thornhill, 60 km/h (35 mph) on a short section through the West Don Valley and again in most of the suburban sections north of the 407 (dropping back to 50 at times in some historic areas), and 70-80 km/h (45-50 mph) in undeveloped or lightly developed areas in the northern sections. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 1. ...

North of Steeles, Yonge Street is signed as York Regional Road 1 in York Region (except in Holland Landing, where it is York Regional Road 51); and Simcoe County Road 4 in Simcoe County. Steeles Avenue, near its intersection with Warden Avenue. ... Yonge Streets plague in Richmond Hill. ... Holland Landing is a village in the town of East Gwillimbury, located in the northern part of the Regional Municipality of York, in south-central Ontario. ... For the portion of Yonge Street in Toronto, see Yonge Street. ...

Cultural significance

Christmas lights span Yonge near Gerrard Street, Toronto.

Yonge Street is frequently considered to be Toronto's main street, because of its position dividing the city east and west, and the presence of the Yonge subway line. As a result, it is the traditional gathering place for public celebrations. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 1. ...

When the Toronto Blue Jays won the World Series in 1992 and 1993 it was estimated that 1,000,000 people gathered in the vicinity of the intersection of Yonge and Dundas, and for many blocks north and south^{[citation needed]}. A similar gathering occurred in 2002, when the Canadian Olympic mens' hockey team defeated the United States for the gold medal. Major league affiliations American League (1977–present) East Division (1977–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Toronto Blue Jays (1977–present) Other nicknames The Jays Ballpark Rogers Centre (1989–present) a. ... For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ... Dundas Street showing the 506 Carlton Streetcar (the 505 Dundas Street streetcar also runs along Dundas), with Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in background. ...

During lesser celebrations, like Stanley Cup playoff victories by the Toronto Maple Leafs, motorists drive up and down the street honking their horns and flying flags. The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (French: ) is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional ice hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... For other uses, see Toronto Maple Leafs (disambiguation). ...

Illuminated median at College Park, Toronto.

Sections of the street are often closed for other events, such as an annual street festival.In 1999, Ricky Martin held an autograph session at Sunrise Records (opposites Sam the Record Man) and had a large section of Yonge Street closed for the day.^[8] The intersection of Yonge and Dundas, centred on the plaza at Dundas Square, has been closed on occasion to host free concerts, with a major one being a free concert put on by R.E.M. on May 17, 2001, attended by 20,000 people. In 2006, Beyoncé and John Mayer performed at the Square on September 15 and 16 respectively. Toronto's annual Gay Pride and Santa Claus parades also use Yonge Street for a significant portion of their routes. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 1. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sam the Record Man is a Canadian record store chain that, at one time, was Canadas largest music recording retailer, with 130 stores. ... Dundas Square. ... R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980 by Bill Berry (drums), Peter Buck (guitar), Mike Mills (bass guitar), and Michael Stipe (vocals). ... is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (IPA pronunciation: [2]) (born on September 4, 1981) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, dancer, and fashion designer. ... John Clayton Mayer (born on October 16, 1977) is an American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Pride Week is an event held in Toronto, Ontario during the last week of June each year. ... Eatons Santa Claus Parade, 1918, Toronto, Canada. ...

Attractions and points of interest

College Park, located at Yonge and College.

• BCE Place
• Hockey Hall of Fame
• Eaton Centre
• Dundas Square
• College Park
• Mel Lastman Square
• Sheppard Centre
• Empress Walk
• Toronto Star Building at One Yonge Street
• Yonge Street marker at the foot of Yonge at Queen's Quay
• Canon Theatre for the performing arts
• Elgin and Winter Garden theatres
• Toronto Centre for the Arts

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (768x1024, 121 KB)College Park (Toronto), taken by SimonP File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (768x1024, 121 KB)College Park (Toronto), taken by SimonP File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... College Park College Park is a shopping mall, residential and office complex located on the southwest corner of Yonge Street and College Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... A typical College street sign in Little Italy, Toronto College Street is a main east-west route in downtown Toronto, Canada. ... BCE Place is an office complex in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, comprising the 2. ... Hockey Hall of Fame logo The Hockey Hall of Fame, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is dedicated to the history of ice hockey with exhibits featuring memorabilia and NHL trophies (including the Stanley Cup) along with interactive activities. ... 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. ... Dundas Square. ... College Park College Park is a shopping mall, residential and office complex located on the southwest corner of Yonge Street and College Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Mel Lastman Square is a civic square at North York Civic Centre in the North York community of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Empress Walk is a large condominum and retail complex on Yonge Street in downtown North York. ... The Toronto Star is Canadas highest-circulation newspaper, though its print edition is distributed almost entirely within Ontario. ... One Yonge Street One Yonge Street, built in 1970, is a 25 storey building is home to the Toronto Star. ... Queens Quay (pronounced key) is a short road that skirts along Torontos downtown waterfront area. ... The Canon Theatre is one of Torontos live entertainment venues. ... 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. ... Toronto Centre for the Arts The Toronto Centre for the Arts, previously known as the Ford Centre for Performing Arts, opened in 1993 and is designed by Canadian architect Eberhart Zeidler for musicals, theatre productions, and other performing arts. ...

See also

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Yonge Street, Toronto

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• York Regional Road 1 in York Region, Ontario.
• York Regional Road 13 in Holland Landing, Ontario.
• York Regional Road 51 in Holland Landing, Ontario.
• Simcoe County Road 4 in Simcoe County, Ontario.
• Highway 11 from Barrie, Ontario to Rainy River, Ontario.

A "downtown Yonge" pylon near the intersection with College and Carlton Streets.

Sam the Record Man, located at Yonge and Gould.

Major streets in Toronto which intersect with Yonge (south to north): Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 144 pixelsFull resolution (938 × 169 pixel, file size: 12 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Yonge Street sign I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Yonge Streets plague in Richmond Hill. ... York Regional Municipality, also called York Municipality or York Region, is a municipality in south-central Ontario, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... York Regional Road 13 is a predominantly rural road located in the town of East Gwillimbury. ... Holland Landing is a village in the town of East Gwillimbury, located in the northern part of the Regional Municipality of York, in south-central Ontario. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Holland Landing is a village in the town of East Gwillimbury, located in the northern part of the Regional Municipality of York, in south-central Ontario. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For the portion of Yonge Street in Toronto, see Yonge Street. ... Simcoe is a county located in central Ontario, originally established as Simcoe District in 1843 by the Legislature of Upper Canada[1]. According to Statistics Canada (2006), the population is 422,204. ... Image File history File links Ontario_11. ... Typical HWY 11 sign style Ontario provincial highway 11 is one of the longest of Ontarios Kings Highways, with a current length (as of 2004) of 1 636 km (1,016 miles). ... 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. ... The Canadian town of Rainy River is situated on the Ontario-Minnesota border, along the Rainy River opposite Baudette, Minnesota, USA and southeast of the Lake of the Woods along Highway 11. ... Image File history File links Yonge-downtown-pylon. ... Image File history File links Yonge-downtown-pylon. ... A typical College street sign in Little Italy, Toronto College Street is a main east-west route in downtown Toronto, Canada. ... Carlton Street is a short east-west route in downtown Toronto, Canada. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (801x756, 161 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. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (801x756, 161 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. ... Sam the Record Man is a Canadian record store chain that, at one time, was Canadas largest music recording retailer, with 130 stores. ...

• Queen's Quay
• Lake Shore Boulevard
• Front Street
• King Street
• Queen Street
• Dundas Street
• Gerrard Street
• Carlton Street / College Street
• Bloor Street
• St. Clair Avenue
• Eglinton Avenue
• Lawrence Avenue
• York Mills Road / Wilson Avenue
• Sheppard Avenue
• Finch Avenue
• Steeles Avenue

Major highways in Toronto which interchange with Yonge: Queens Quay (pronounced key) is a short road that skirts along Torontos downtown waterfront area. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 144 pixelsFull resolution (938 × 169 pixel, file size: 10 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Front Streets sign in City of Toronto. ... 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. ... St. ... Eglinton Avenue is an east-west throughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Lawrence Avenue is a major east-west thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... York Mills Road is a short east-west route in Toronto, Canada and named for the community of York Mills or Hoggs Hollow. ... Wilson Avenue is a short east-west street in Toronto. ... Sheppard Avenue is an east-west arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, centering on the former city of North York. ... If you meant to search Finch Avenue in Durham Region, please check Durham Regional Road 37. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 144 pixelsFull resolution (938 × 169 pixel, file size: 14 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Steeles Avenue sign that appears in City of Toronto. ... Steeles Avenue, near its intersection with Warden Avenue. ...

• Gardiner Expressway (between Front Street and Lakeshore Boulevard)
• Highway 401 (between York Mills Road / Wilson Avenue and Sheppard Avenue)

View of the Gardiner Expressway, west of downtown Toronto, from the pedestrian overpass at the foot of Roncesvalles Avenue. ... Front Street is an east-west street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Lakeshore Boulevard is an east-west route running along Torontos waterfront. ... Image File history File links Ontario_401. ... “Macdonald-Cartier” redirects here. ... York Mills Road is a short east-west route in Toronto, Canada and named for the community of York Mills or Hoggs Hollow. ... Wilson Avenue is a short east-west street in Toronto. ... Sheppard Avenue is an east-west arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, centering on the former city of North York. ...

References

• The Yonge Street Story (1793-1860), by F. R. Berchem, Natural Heritage Books, Toronto, 1977

External links

• Globe and Mail article on Yonge Street
• A page which argues against Yonge Street's claim as the world's longest street
• Portrait of Sir George Yonge
• A Yahoo! page that explains why Yonge Street is the longest street in the world
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• Blog series on the southern section of Yonge Street
• Google Maps of Yonge Street