30 nov 2020 · review of all proposed street names that reflect the history and cultural life of the City (Clause 15 (c), Planning and Transportation Committee
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The document contains an index of all City-owned street names as adopted by City Council on November 27, 28 and 29, 2012 The index identifies the location
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il y a 5 jours · Toronto Street Names-Leonard Wise 2011-10 Deserves a place on every Toronto history buff's bookshelf -- Canadian Book Review Annual
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McCowan Road Named after the McCowan family in Scarborough (extension of a Toronto street into Markham) Originally the 7th Line in Markham Mew Gate
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what critical toponymers call the “city-text” and the role of street names in In the place known as Toronto, the textual dimensions of “spatial-historical”
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Toronto Street Names-Leonard A Wise 2000 Street names provide a highly visible record of a city's past, commemorating the people and events that have
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The naming of streets is an effective way of commemorating local people and events Street names are one or two words, but behind a name is a story Here are
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Toronto, Canada, or the world (something that is strongly encouraged under the City's street naming policy) helps preserve history 3) Placemaking Naming a
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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
27-Jun-2022 how street names property names and monuments have shaped an understanding of public history
03-Dec-2019 City of Toronto invited the public to submit names for the three new streets created through the Six Points Interchange Reconfiguration from ...
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02-May-2005 2 Garrison Common History: ... the names of other Toronto streets. ... Notwithstanding it's history overlaps that of other.
18-Jun-2021 staff); maintaining the street names with additional ... Henry Dundas' life and legacy the history of Dundas Street
15-Jun-2022 For too long in the City of Toronto (Tkaronto) and so many other cities across Canada
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The document contains an index of all City-owned street names as adopted by City Council on November 27 28 and 29 2012 The index identifies the location
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Street / Avenue / Institution District Name Sub-district Name Abbe 128 96 Abbott 128 140 Aberdeen 125 14 Ada 128 138 Adams 128 36 Addison
2 mai 2005 · the names of other Toronto streets important parts in its history Notwithstanding it's history overlaps that of other
Name (alphabetical) Origin (extension of a Toronto street into Markham) (1) Newsletter of the Markham Historical Society “What's in a Road Name”
and Historic Hockey Toronto Street Names: An Illustrated Guide to Their Origins By Leonard Wise and Allan Gould Firefly Books (2011) 272 pages $24 95
How Toronto streets got their names?
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). Bathurst Street, once a lane connecting a farm to the then-town of York, was named for an earl who never visited Canada.What is the history of street names?
Local People: Often roads are named after the families who lived there. The names of colonial families are the most likely to be represented by street names. Examples are Mead, Hoyt, Winthrop, and Lockwood. Theses streets usually, but not always, run through property once owned by these families.What is the oldest street in Toronto?
Yonge Street
As we look deep into the past, we can find out that the oldest Toronto street is Yonge St. One of the famous historians, Stephen Otto, believes that Yonge was established by Queen's Rangers under John Graves Simcoe's direction in 1794.- The first section opened in 1796 and was named after Sir George Yonge, the British secretary of war.
Road Classification System – City of Toronto Street Name Index