Toronto s street grid has remained largely unchanged since the early days of the city, but there are a. Street names provide a highly visible record of a citys past, commemorating the people and events that have shaped the place. You wont find canning avenue, myrtle crescent, or ridge road on a map of etobicoke today, but theyre an important part of the former townships history. The spookiest street names in britain, where there have been no property sales for 10 years save there are almost 30 hairraising street names in the uk credit. The meaning of toronto street names often comes to mind when my. Now comes a book for everyone who has walked along or driven by a toronto street and wondered, where do you suppose that name comes from.
The house was named spadina then pronounced spadeena a name derived from a first nations word for hill. An illustrated guide to their origins by leonard wise at indigo. Time to change toronto street named after slavery advocate. Discover unique things to do, places to eat, and sights to see in the best destinations around the world with bring me. Street names provide a highly visible record of a citys past. Find a person in ontario by name, address, postal code or by reverse phone number lookup. Their names might be familiar, but for the most part were oblivious to.
The origin of new york city street names kindle edition by albert ulmann author, don rogerson editor 4. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Street and road name generator for modern rpgs and writers. An electronic copy is available at the reference desk, humanities and social sciences department, 2nd floor, toronto reference library. List of street names in city of north bay, ontario, maps. List of street names in city of toronto, ontario, maps and. We use cookies on this site to enhance the visitor experience. It commemorates the people and events that have shaped the place and tells the fascinating and curious stories of how more than 340 toronto streets got their names. Road classification system city of toronto street name index. List of street names in city of toronto, ontario, maps and streets views.
You can use the ontario a to z name directory to find a resident of ontario by last name. The document contains an index of all cityowned street names as adopted by city council on november 27, 28 and 29, 2012. Toronto street names provides a highly visible record of the past. Scarborough township officials decided to avoid a conflict with the name of one of its streets with a similarly named street in. Finding aid to former and present toronto street names prepared by the city of toronto archives. More stories about the origins of toronto street names blogto. Please bookmark this page add it to your favorites. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the origin of new york city street names. Toronto street names provides a highly visible record of the past of canadas largest city. The origin of new york city street names kindle edition by ulmann, albert, rogerson, don.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A lot of this information can be traced back to the research done by leonard wise and allan gould for their definitive book on the subject, toronto. If you wish to link to this page, you can do so by referring to the url address below this line. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online white pages phone book and directory. Deserves a place on every toronto history buffs bookshelf. In 1836, baldwin built a street nearby and named it after the house. New streets are being created as the six points interchange. Uncovering backstory of albanys 800 street names army veteran, author, outdoorsman embarks on 4year book project. Peter russell, for whom the street one of three streets in toronto, actually is named, was appointed in 1796 the first administrator of colonial upper canada, todays ontario.
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