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Bloor Street is an east–west arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Bloor Street runs from the Prince Edward Viaduct, which spans the Don River Valley, westward into Mississauga where it ends at Central Parkway. East of the viaduct, Danforth Avenue continues along the same right-of-way. The street, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) long ...
The businesses are organized into the Bloor-West Village Business Improvement Association. The Runnymede Library is also located on Bloor. Jane Street, which is a four-lane major arterial road running north from Bloor, changes along its length within the neighbourhood, being predominantly commercial and retail around Bloor Street and Annette.
Ossington Avenue was later built north from the present corner of Ossington and Dundas to Bloor Street West. [55] The section between Bloor Street and Davenport Road was formerly known as Lancaster Road. [54] South of Dundas, the street has become a popular destination for nightlife, and it is particularly popular amongst the hipster subculture.
Looking west on Bloor Street from Avenue Road / Queens Park. Bloor Street was named by 1855 after Joseph Bloore. [note 1] [36] It was surveyed as the first concession road north of the baseline (now Queen Street).
Bloor West Village is a residential neighbourhood and shopping district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [1] Bordered on the south by Bloor Street, it encompasses all businesses along Bloor Street between South Kingsway and Ellis Park Road, consisting of more than 400 shops, restaurants and services, plus the residential neighbourhood to the north.
The traditional boundaries of the neighbourhood are north to Dupont Street, south to Bloor Street, west to Bathurst Street and east to Avenue Road. [3] The City of Toronto recognizes a broader neighbourhood definition that includes the adjacent Seaton Village and Yorkville areas. [4]
Runnymede Road is a street in the west end of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [1] [2] It runs from Morningside Avenue at its south end (west of High Park) and ends at Henrietta Street, just north of St. Clair Ave. There is a small section continuing but ends in a Cul de sac. At its southern end, it begins as a narrow 2 lane road.
Danforth Avenue (informally also known as the Danforth) and Danforth Road are two historically-related arterial streets in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Danforth Avenue is an east-west street that begins in Old Toronto at the Prince Edward Viaduct as a physical continuation of Bloor Street and continues for about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east through old Toronto, about 350 metres (1,150 ft) of old ...