Kennedy Road (Toronto)
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For other uses, see Kennedy Road.
For the portion of Kennedy Road in York Region, Ontario, see York Regional Road 3.
The Toronto section of the road is mainly residential with a small section of commercial activity from Lawrence Avenue East to just north of Sheppard Avenue East.
Kennedy Road is a north-south street in the City of Toronto that travels into the York Region at Steeles Avenue. It is named for the Kennedy family, one of the many early farming settlers in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The road is well known for its Asian businesses that run along the street.
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[edit] Communities
- Dorset Park
- Milliken
- Agincourt
[edit] Attractions
- Kennedy Commons Mall
- Agincourt Mall
- Tam O'Shanter Golf Course
- Kennedy Subway station
- Pacific Mall
[edit] Trivia
- Kennedy Road is one of two major Greater Toronto Area streets (Queen Street is the other) that share their names with other, equally-major roads. The other Kennedy is located in the Peel Region, which runs in a north-south direction in Mississauga and Brampton.
[edit] See also
| 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 | |
