Front Street (Toronto)

The Front Street is a 3.7 km long road in the Canadian city of Toronto. It runs south of the city center in east-west direction and is approximately equal to the original shoreline of Lake Ontario. The bank is now located about 800 meters further south, there was replenished by land reclamation in the 19th and 20th centuries, most of the inner harbor. The history of the road dates back to the late 18th century and to British settlement York. In the first decades it was called Palace Street, derived from the Palace of Parliament, the House of Parliament of the colony Upper Canada.

Course

The road begins in the west at the intersection with Bathurst Street, not far from the Fort York. It runs parallel to the main railway line, while it crosses the Spadina Avenue and passes the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. After the intersection with University Avenue, the road reaches the Union Station, Toronto's main railway station. Opposite to this, the hotel Fairmont Royal York is located. Brookfield Place is located (261 m height) and the Royal Bank Plaza (180 m), the headquarters of the Royal Bank of Canada At the intersection with Bay Street. The following are the intersections of Yonge Street, Jarvis Street and Parliament Street, to Front Street ends in a cul de sac.

As of 1999, the city of Toronto, Front Street along the Gardiner Expressway to Dufferin Street near the Exhibition Place was planning to extend. The road would have made two kilometers longer and should contribute to the revitalization of the neighborhood Liberty Village. The project was highly controversial; Residents opposed it for fear of rapidly increasing traffic load. Finally, Mayor David Miller announced the final task of the project.