Bathurst Street
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Bathurst Street is a north-south thoroughfare in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and into York Region. The street was named for Lord Henry Bathurst (1762–1834), the British Secretary of State for War and the Colonies from 1812 to 1827.
Bathurst Street begins at the shore of Lake Ontario. Just to the south of it is the Toronto City Centre Airport; a controversial plan to build a bridge extending Bathurst Street to the airport was scrapped by city council following the 2003 municipal elections. The southernmost part of Bathurst, south of the Gardiner Expressway, was heavily industrialized until the 1970s. These factories are mostly gone; in their place some residential development has occurred, including the extended Queen's Quay. The OMNI TV Headquarters (CFMT and CJMT) are located in this area.
North of the Gardiner is Fort York and the beginning of a mix of small commercial and residential buildings on the western fringe of downtown. North of Queen Street the eastern side of Bathurst is the edge of the Alexandria Park cluster of housing projects, while to the west is Portugal Village. North of Dundas Street, Bathurst is dominated by Toronto Western Hospital. This part of the street continues to be a mix of small commercial establishments and residential housing, generally in the form of rental apartments. Reg Hartt's Cineforum is located to the north of the hospital.
North of College Street Bathurst becomes more residential, with the exception of certain areas, chiefly around the intersections with Bloor Street, St. Clair Avenue, and Eglinton Avenue. Honest Ed's is at Bathurst and Bloor. The Central Technical School is located at Bathurst and Harbord, and St. Michael's College School is at Bathurst and St. Clair. The portion of Bathurst Street north of Bloor Street is the western boundary of The Annex section of Toronto.
This southern portion of roadway is also a Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) streetcar route. The 511 Bathurst streetcar runs from Bathurst Station (on the Bloor-Danforth Line), south to Fleet Street, where it turns to connect to Exhibition Place (home of the Canadian National Exhibition). The short section of Bathurst south from Fleet Street to Queen's Quay is used by the mainly east-west 509 Harbourfront route. North of Bathurst station, TTC service is provided by the key 7 Bathurst bus route, running as far as Steeles Avenue; but, although not used in normal service, the streetcar tracks also continue along Bathurst (the southbound track briefly using Vaughan Road) as far as St. Clair Avenue to connect the TTC's Hillcrest Complex and their 512 St. Clair route to the rest of the streetcar network. During overnight hours when the subway is closed, the Bathurst bus is extended to cover the Bathurst streetcar route as well, becoming the 310 Bathurst Blue Night route.
The northern part of Bathurst is the heart of Toronto's Jewish community, from north of St. Clair Avenue to Steeles Avenue, and extending north of the City's border until about Elgin Mills Road in Richmond Hill. It is noted that 73% of the population in this area alone is Jewish. Many synagogues are located on Bathurst, as well as many Jewish cultural centres:
- Bathurst Jewish Community Centre
- B'nai Brith Canada
- Castilla Synagogue
- Holy Blossom Temple
- Holocaust Education and Memorial Centre of Toronto
- Leah Posluns Theatre
- National Council of Jewish Women
- Beth Tzedec Memorial Park
The most notable attraction on Bathurst Street is the legendary bargain goods emporium Honest Ed's, located at Bloor Street. Other attractions along Bathurst include:
- TTC Hillcrest Complex
- Lawrence Plaza
- Cedarvale Park intersects with Bathurst Street
- Baycrest Geriatric Centre
- Cineforum
- Lawrence Manor
- Little Norway Park
- Toronto Western Hospital
- Airport Ferry Docks
- Wilson Heights
- Earl Bales Park
- Holocaust Memorial
- Raoul Wallenberg Road
- Ester Shiner Stadium
- The Promenade Shopping Centre
- Bathurst Bowlerama
- Bathurst Street Theatre
- College Street United Church
There is partial access at Highway 401 (exit 365).
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Major streets in Toronto which intersect with Bathurst (south to north):
- Queen's Quay
- Lakeshore Boulevard
- Front Street
- King Street
- Queen Street
- Dundas Street
- College Street
- Bloor Street
- St. Clair Avenue
- Eglinton Avenue
- Lawrence Avenue
- Wilson Avenue
- Sheppard Avenue
- Finch Avenue
- Steeles Avenue
[edit] Reference
| Roads in Toronto, Ontario | ||
|---|---|---|
| North-South streets: | Albion • Avenue • Browns • Bathurst • Bay • Bayview • Birchmount • Bridle Path • Brimley • Broadview • De Grassi • Don Mills • Dufferin • Homewood • Islington • Jane • John • Keele • Kennedy • Kipling • Leslie • Markham • McCaul • McCowan • Morningside • Oakwood • Palmerston • Roncesvalles • Spadina • University • Vaughan • Victoria Park • Warden • Weston • Woodbine • Yonge |
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| East-West streets: | Bloor • Carlton • College • Danforth • Dundas • Eglinton • Ellesmere • Finch • Front • Gerrard • King • Kingston • Lake Shore • Lawrence • Parkwoods Village • Pemberton • Queen West • Queen's Quay • Queensway • Sheppard • St.Clair • Steeles • Wilson • York Mills | |
| Expressways and highways: | 2A • 27 • 400 • 401 • 404 • 427 • Allen Road • Black Creek Drive • Don Valley Parkway • Gardiner | |
| Defunct expressways: | Crosstown • Richview • Spadina Expressway • Scarborough Expressway | |
