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Keele Street
Street in Toronto and York region in Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Keele Street is a north–south road in Toronto, Vaughan and King in Ontario, Canada. It stretches 47 kilometres (29 mi), running from Bloor Street in Toronto to the Holland Marsh. South of Bloor Street, the roadway is today known as Parkside Drive, but was originally part of Keele Street.[1] It was renamed in 1921 by the City of Toronto.[2]
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Maintained by | City of Toronto York Region Township of King |
Location | Toronto, Vaughan, King |
South end | Bloor Street in the High Park North, Toronto. (Continues as Parkside Drive) |
Major junctions | St. Clair Avenue —---Subsumed by Weston Rd-—— Eglinton Avenue Lawrence Avenue ![]() Sheppard Avenue Finch Avenue Steeles Avenue ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
North end | Tornado Drive, in the Holland Marsh, Bradford West Gwillimbury |
East | Dufferin Street |
West | Jane Street |
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Most of Keele Street runs directly along a former concession road (Third Line West of Yonge Street) allowance. Keele Street was named for local businessman and farmer William Conway Keele, who lived in what is West Toronto Junction or Lambton Mills area.