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  2. The Queensway–Humber Bay - Wikipedia

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    The Humber Bay School and the St. James Anglican Church moved out of Davidson houses when new buildings were built on High Street in the subdivision north of what would become the Queensway. Humber Bay became a Postal District. More churches were soon built in Humber Bay including a LDS Church. By about 1890 Humber Bay became a postal village ...

  3. Gardiner Expressway - Wikipedia

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    East of Grand Avenue, the freeway crosses Park Lawn Road and a CN rail line, then it curves as it passes the residential condominium towers of The Queensway – Humber Bay neighbourhood along the waterfront, the Mr. Christie cookie factory (which later became a part of Mondelēz International) and the Ontario Food Terminal on the north side. [7]

  4. The Queensway - Wikipedia

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    The Queensway was built before the Gardiner Expressway to provide an east–west route for traffic while Lake Shore Boulevard was rerouted to accommodate the Gardiner. The project cost $4.9 million. The project included a streetcar right-of-way in the middle of the Queensway from Parkside Drive to the Humber River. [6]

  5. Humber Bay - Wikipedia

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    Half Moon Bay is the crescent shaped area between Humber Bay, the Western Channel entering Toronto Harbour (from Fort Rouillé to Strachan Avenue). The area was a site of the landing of American troops during the Battle of York on April 27, 1813. Today Half Moon Bay is partially covered by infill along Lake Shore Boulevard and by Ontario Place.

  6. Queen Elizabeth Way - Wikipedia

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    The Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) is a 400-series highway in the Canadian province of Ontario linking Toronto with the Niagara Peninsula and Buffalo, New York.The highway begins at the Canada–United States border on the Peace Bridge in Fort Erie and travels 139.1 kilometres (86.4 mi) around the western end of Lake Ontario, ending at Highway 427 as the physical highway continues as the Gardiner ...

  7. Humber Loop - Wikipedia

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    The first Humber Loop opened on July 26, 1922, along Lake Shore Road east of the Humber River at Jane Street (today's South Kingsway). The loop was the terminus of a streetcar branch line that began at the intersection of Roncesvalles Avenue , King Street and Queen Street, crossed a bridge over the rail corridor and descended downhill through ...

  8. Port Lands - Wikipedia

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    Narrow gauge locomotive at Port Lands, 1917 Munitions Dump at Ashbridge's Bay during the First World War. Development of the Port Lands began in the early 20th century. Ashbridges Bay Marsh once existed at the delta of the Don River in Toronto. [1] The marsh extended as far east as today's Leslie Street. Much of the Port Lands were initially ...

  9. List of east–west roads in Toronto - Wikipedia

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    Though once abutted by industrial and transportation uses from end to end, much of its length is now lined with recreational and residential uses. The 509 Harbourfront streetcar line now travels in a dedicated streetcar right-of-way in the median from Bay Street to Bathurst Street. The length east of Yonge Street retains some industrial uses ...