[PDF] Street Name Derivation Notes Location Currently In Use Appeared

Road Classification System – City of Toronto Street Name Index

The streets are sorted alphabetically by street names. For a complete list of abbreviations for street type and direction see Section 2 of the document. Page 7 

Markham Street Name Origin Index - (a work in progress by the

Markham Street Name Origin Index (extension of a Toronto street into Markham) (1). Berczy Gate ... Name (alphabetical). Origin. Elgin Mills Road.

Names Chosen for Streets and Park in FY Neighbourhood

2 mai 2005 2 Garrison Common History: ... the names of other Toronto streets. ... Notwithstanding it's history overlaps that of other.

A New Commemorative Framework for the City of Torontos Public

27 juin 2022 how street names property names and monuments have shaped an understanding of public history

Street Name Derivation Notes Location Currently In Use Appeared

Street Name. Derivation. Notes. Location 1859 - 1863. Augusta Street. Named for one of the names proposed for New ... Was Toronto St. bet 18 &.

Smith 2017 Canadian Social Studies

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City of Toronto Street Naming Policy - (Adopted October 4 2017)

4 oct. 2017 Street names are critical for municipal addressing and emergency ... origin gender identity or expression

Advancing a Fair and Just World Raising Others up as we Rise

15 juin 2022 For too long in the City of Toronto (Tkaronto) and so many other cities across Canada

TE17.3 - Staff Report - Naming of Public Lanes Bounded by Yonge St

1 juin 2012 These names comply with the City of Toronto Street Naming Policy ... Ching Lane - To commemorate the first person of Chinese origin to own a ...

City of Richmond

24 mars 2016 staff report titled "Memorial Street Name Signs in Richmond" dated ... City of Toronto: Toronto City Council adopted a Street Naming Policy ...

What is Toronto street names?

Toronto Street Names is easy to read, intriguing and ideal for the traveler who prefers exploring off the beaten track. It is also a fascinating source of information for readers interested in the history of North America's great cities. The book is illustrated with period photographs and is fully indexed and cross-referenced.

Why are some streets named after people in Canada?

Most streets are named for people, whether or not they ever visited Canada. Some are named for landmark houses in the area or the hometowns whence settlers came. John Street, Simcoe Street and Graves Street were all named for the founder of York (that’s John Graves Simcoe).

Why was Toronto named after Alexander Wood?

Named for Alexander Wood, a Scot with an imported goods shop on the northwest corner of King and Frederick where the first sidewalk of Toronto was laid. He was a popular guy who was respected as a magistrate until a sex scandal in 1810.

Why is Broadview street called Yonge Street?

The street running east from the top of Broadview has a distinctly sweet history. Named for Senator Frank Patrick O'Connor, the founder of the Laura Secord candy empire, the company's first store was on Yonge Street and was named for a Canadian heroine of the war of 1812.