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Yonge-street
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Archive Desk
Yonge Street Then and Now: Five Toronto Corners Compared
From Queen to North York Centre, five Yonge corners and the building story behind each, with archive-and-today sliders at Queen, Dundas and College.
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History of the TTC Subway: How Toronto's Yonge Line Opened
From a 1949 groundbreaking at Yonge and Wellington to a twelve-minute ride on March 30, 1954, the story of the line the City Archives says shaped Toronto.
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History of North York: From Farmland to a Toronto City Centre
North York started as farms and crossroads villages along Yonge Street and grew into a city with its own downtown. Here is how, from City Archives records.
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How Toronto's Streets Got Their Names: A Hub of Stories
From Yonge and Bloor to Bathurst and Davenport, nine Toronto street names with sourced origins, one honest disagreement, and where to dig deeper.
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How Yonge Street Got Its Name, and Why It Shaped Toronto
Lieutenant-Governor Simcoe named Yonge Street for Sir George Yonge. Follow the military road from 1793 to the dividing line of Toronto's street addresses.
Eat & Drink Desk
Where to Eat in North York, Toronto: Finch to Sheppard
Ten North York stops on the Yonge corridor, walked from Finch Station toward Sheppard-Yonge: Korean soups and BBQ, ramen, noodles, banh mi and shawarma.