John Street (Toronto): Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
This info isn't relevant to John Street. Many streets in Toronto alone are named after Simcoe; the place for that info isn't here |
|||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
[[Image:Sign at 190 John Street.JPG|200px|right|thumb|John streetsign]] |
[[Image:Sign at 190 John Street.JPG|200px|right|thumb|John streetsign]] |
||
[[Image:RioCan Hall Toronto.jpg|200px|right|thumb|RioCan Hall, formerly known as Festival Hall, at the intersection of John and Richmond.]] |
[[Image:RioCan Hall Toronto.jpg|200px|right|thumb|RioCan Hall, formerly known as Festival Hall, at the intersection of John and Richmond.]] |
||
'''John Street''' is a short street in downtown [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. It runs from Stephanie Street and [[Grange Park (Toronto)|Grange Park]] in the north to the [[Metro Toronto Convention Centre]] on [[Front Street (Toronto)|Front Street]] in the south. John, and other streets in the area, were named after [[John Graves Simcoe]], the founder of [[York, Upper Canada|York]] (today Toronto) and the first Lieutenant Governor of [[Upper Canada]].<ref>{{cite book |title= Toronto Street Names : an illustrated guide to their origins|last1= Wise|first1= Leonard A|last2= Gould|first2= Allan|year= 2000|publisher= Firefly Books|location= [[Willowdale, Toronto|Willowdale, Ont]]|isbn= 9781552093863|oclc= 46937771}}</ref> |
'''John Street''' is a short street in downtown [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. It runs from Stephanie Street and [[Grange Park (Toronto)|Grange Park]] in the north to the [[Metro Toronto Convention Centre]] on [[Front Street (Toronto)|Front Street]] in the south. John, and other streets in the area, were named after [[John Graves Simcoe]], the founder of [[York, Upper Canada|York]] (today Toronto) and the first Lieutenant Governor of [[Upper Canada]]. When what had been Simcoe Street became a part of Richmond Street, what had been Graves Street was then renamed Simcoe Street, today a north-south street east of John.<ref>{{cite book |title= Toronto Street Names : an illustrated guide to their origins|last1= Wise|first1= Leonard A|last2= Gould|first2= Allan|year= 2000|publisher= Firefly Books|location= [[Willowdale, Toronto|Willowdale, Ont]]|isbn= 9781552093863|oclc= 46937771}}</ref> |
||
Prominent buildings on John Street include: |
Prominent buildings on John Street include: |
||
Revision as of 21:11, 10 January 2011
An editor has nominated this article for deletion. You are welcome to participate in the deletion discussion, which will decide whether or not to retain it. |
John Street is a short street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It runs from Stephanie Street and Grange Park in the north to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Front Street in the south. John, and other streets in the area, were named after John Graves Simcoe, the founder of York (today Toronto) and the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada. When what had been Simcoe Street became a part of Richmond Street, what had been Graves Street was then renamed Simcoe Street, today a north-south street east of John.[1]
Prominent buildings on John Street include:
- 299 Queen Street West (formerly the CHUM-City Building)
- RioCan Hall (formerly called Festival Hall), on Richmond Street
- Metro Hall, between King Street and Wellington Street
- Canadian Broadcasting Centre, on Front Street
References
- ^ Wise, Leonard A; Gould, Allan (2000). Toronto Street Names : an illustrated guide to their origins. Willowdale, Ont: Firefly Books. ISBN 9781552093863. OCLC 46937771.
43°38′52″N 79°23′25″W / 43.6477°N 79.3903°W
Major roads, highways and streets in Toronto | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North–south |
| ||||||||
| East–west |
| ||||||||
| |||||||||
| |||||||||
 | This Toronto geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |