Bloor Street
Major thoroughfare in Toronto / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bloor Street is a major east–west residential and commercial thoroughfare 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, contains a significant cross-sample of Toronto's ethnic communities. It is also home to Toronto's famous shopping street, the Mink Mile.
Namesake | Joseph Bloor | ||||||||
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Location | Toronto Mississauga | ||||||||
West end | Central Parkway | ||||||||
Major junctions | Cawthra Road Dixie Road The West Mall The East Mall Kipling Avenue/Dundas Street Islington Avenue Jane Street Keele Street Dundas Street (To Roncesvalles Avenue) Dufferin Street Bathurst Street Spadina Avenue Avenue Road / Queen's Park Bay Street Yonge Street Parliament Street Don Valley Parkway | ||||||||
East end | Don River (Continues as Danforth Avenue) | ||||||||
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A portion of Line 2 of the Bloor-Danforth subway line runs along Bloor from Kipling Avenue to the Don Valley Parkway, and then continues east along Danforth Avenue.