Bloor Street
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Bloor Street is a major east-west commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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[edit] History
The street is named after Joseph Bloor (or Bloore), a developer of this area in the 19th century who founded the Village of Yorkville in 1830. He is buried at Necropolis Cemetery on Bayview Avenue and Rosedale Valley Road.
Bloor Street in Toronto runs from the Don Valley Parkway (DVP) in Toronto's east-end into the west-end and into Mississauga where it ends at Central Parkway. East of the DVP, Bloor Street becomes Danforth Avenue. In downtown, especially around the intersection with Bay Street, it is one of the most exclusive stretches of real estate in Toronto.
The approximately 25 kilometre street contains a significant cross-sample of Toronto's ethnic communities. Beginning at Danforth and continuing west, one will pass through Toronto's Greek, Somali, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Polish, Korean and Croatian communities.
Bloor Street serves as the northern-most edge of the campus of the University of Toronto, and is host to several of Toronto's historic sites including the Bata Shoe Museum, the Royal Conservatory of Music, the Annex, and the southern edge of Yorkville.
The Bloor-Danforth subway line runs along the Toronto portion of the roadway between Kipling and the start of Danforth Avenue.
Rents on the upscale Bloor Street have doubled in 4 years, ranking as the 22nd most expensive retail location in the world in 2006, up two spots from 2005. Nationally, Vancouver's upscale Robson Street tied with Bloor Street West as the most expensive street in Canada, with an annual average rental price of $208 per square foot.[1]
[edit] Neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods along Bloor, from west to east with approximate street addresses, include:
- Markland Wood (4200-4300 Bloor West)
- Islington (3500-4100 West)
- The Kingsway (2700-3400 West)
- Old Mill (2400-2600 West)
- Bloor West Village (2200-2400 West)
- High Park (1800-2200 West)
- The Junction (1500-1700 West)
- Bloordale Village (1100-1300 West)
- Palmerston (800-1000 West)
- Koreatown (600-800 West)
- Mirvish Village (500 West)
- The Annex (200-500 West)
- Yorkville (200 East-200 West)
- Rosedale (600-200 East)
- St James Town (600-400 East)
[edit] Buildings/Parks
- Royal Ontario Museum
- Christie Pits
- Prince Edward Viaduct
- High Park
- Royal Conservatory of Music
- Bata Shoe Museum
- Native Canadian Cultural Centre
- Bloor Jewish Community Centre
- Bloor Street United Church
- Applewood Heights Secondary School
- Buduchnist Credit Union
[edit] Shopping
The Bloor and Yonge intersection is one of the most popular and trendy shopping areas in Toronto, housing several large, well-known fashion and jewellery companies such as Gucci, Christian Dior, Chanel, Tiffany & Co., MAC Cosmetics, Lacoste, Louis Vuitton, and Prada. It also has several small Canadian designers and shops popular amongst Canadians and Torontonians, such as Over the Rainbow, Aritzia and Lululemon.
[edit] See also
Major streets in Toronto which intersect with Bloor (east to west):
- Parliament Street
- Yonge Street
- Bay Street
- Dundas Street
- Spadina Avenue
- Bathurst Street
- Dufferin Street
- Keele Street
- Jane Street
- Islington Avenue
[edit] References
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| Roads in Toronto, Ontario | ||
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| 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 | |
| Roads in Mississauga, Ontario | ||
|---|---|---|
| Arteries (Primary Roads): | Dundas Street • Eglinton Avenue • Hurontario Street • Lakeshore Road |
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| Collectors (Secondary): | Aeroquay Crescent • Bloor Street | |
| Regional Roads: | 1 • 4 • 5 • 7 • 18 | |
| Highways and Expressways: | Highway 401 • Highway 403 • Highway 407 ETR | |
