John Street, Markham
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John Street is an east-west arterial road in the community of Thornhill, in the Town of Markham, Ontario. It is one of the oldest roads in Markham, as it forms the backbone of the 200 year old community of Thornhill. The street terminates at Yonge Street, and Woodbine Avenue. East of Woodbine Avenue, the street is known as Esna Park Drive.
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[edit] General Information
- Road Name: John Street
- Municipalities: Town of Markham
- Length: 6.125 km or 6125 metres
- Major Intersections: Woodbine Avenue, Highway 404 (inaccessible), Leslie Street, Don Mills Road, Aileen Road, Bayview Avenue, Henderson Avenue, Yonge Street
- Transportations: TTC Route #224C, YRT Route #2
- Attractions: Bishops Cross Park, R.J. Clatworthy Arena, Thornhill Square, Thornhill Community Centre, and Pomona Mills Park
- Road Status: Paved and finished; two lanes per direction (Woodbine Avenue- Bayview Avenue), with occasional traffic lights; one lane per direction (Bayview Avenue-Yonge Street, with frequent stop signs
- Zonings: Industrial (Woodbine Avenue-- Highway 404; Mixed light residence/commercial Highway 404- Yonge Street
[edit] History
This road, along with any side streets in Thornhill, are one of the oldest roads in Markham, with over 200 years of history. The road is believed to be built in the 1800s, named after John Colborne. Colborne Street, immediately south of John Street, was also named after John Colborne. [1]. John Street was believed to be built around 1828-1836. Prior to that, Thornhill was a little community with houses along York Regional Road 1. John Street allowed eastward developments. The development of Thornhill in the 1800s stopped at what is nowadays Henderson Avenue. The road was meant to be built as the 14th Concession of the Toronto Road Concession system. Therefore, along the section of John Street between Yonge Street and Henderson Avenue are developments from the 1800s. [2] The area is now preserved under the Town of Markham's Heritage Department. Along John Street in this area, the road signs are labelled as "Old Thornhill Circa 1794". This part of John Street is also considered as the heart of Old Thornhill.
In the 20th century, as Markham's population rapidly grows, John Street was extended to its current length, with modern housings along the road.
In 2004, the corner of John and Bayview is under redevelopment of medium dense residential. This new redevelopment is referred to as "Olde Thornhill Village". [3]
[edit] Connector of York Regional Road 71
John Street is served to relieve traffic on Steeles Avenue, and Highway 7. John Street also serve as an extension of York Regional Road 71 (14th Avenue). Some other roads that are extensions of York Regional Road 71 are Alden Road, Esna Park Drive, John Street, and parts of Centre Street in City of Vaughan.
[edit] Description
John Street has four lanes between Woodbine Avenue and Bayview Avenue, which means there are two lanes per direction. During that section of the road, there are occasional traffic lights. This part of John Street has 1 bridge, and 1 steep valley. Between Leslie Street, and Bayview Avenue, the street heads into a steep valley, and rise up again shortly to meet Aileen Road. During that part of the road, John Street has 7 intersections with traffic light. The road is fairly straight, and heads towards the northwest direction. Between Bayview Avenue, and Yonge Street, John Street has two lanes, which means there is only one lane per direction. During that section of the road, there are several stop signs. This part of John street goes up and down through valleys and ridges. As it approaches to Pomona Mills Park, the landscape smoothen up. During this section of the road, the roadway is very narrow with a sign near Yonge Street, warning people that roads could be dangerous at times because the street is very narrow.
[edit] Roads that John Street intersects
Woodbine Avenue, where the street terminates, and changes its name to Esna Park Drive- Nolan Court
- Steelcase Road
Highway 404
Don Mills Road / Leslie Street- Rockingham Court
- Chestnut Gate
- Cottonwood Court
- Dawn Hill Trail
- Bayview Fairways Drive
- Aileen Road
- Porterfield Cresent
Bayview Avenue, John Street becomes a collector road west of Bayview Avenue- Bayfield Gate / Candice Gate
- Johnson Street
- Henderson Avenue
- Deanbank Drive
- Leahill Drive
- Summer Lane
- Paul Street
- Church Lane
- Marie Court
- Confederation Way / Dudley Avenue
Yonge Street, where the street terminates.
[edit] Public transit along John Street
- YRT Route #2
- TTC Route #224C
[edit] Major Attractions
- Bishops Cross Park
- R.J. Clathworthy Arena, equipped with a skating rink
- Thornhill Square, this mall is under construction, and expect to be Thornhill's largest mall in the future.
- Thornhill Community Centre, equipped with a skating rink, a forum, and a library. Flooding occurred here in 2005.
- Pomona Mills Park
[edit] Road status
John Street is complete and paved. It is a modern urban road between Woodbine Avenue and Bayview Avenue, and more like a suburban road near Yonge Street, due to the influence of Old Thornhill. The road was re-paved recently in 2006. Currently, no potholes are reported.
[edit] Zonings along John Street
Between Woodbine Avenue and Highway 404, all zonings are industrial. Between Highway 404, and Bayview Avenue, a mix of light railroad industrial and medium-density residence along the road. When the road approaches to Yonge Street, light residential areas are found.
[edit] Source
[edit] Maps
- MapArt: Golden Horseshoe, Greater Toronto Area Pages 355 and 356, Grids Y21, Y22, Y23, Y24, Y25, Y26, and Y27.
- Maps And Aerial Photos of John Street
[edit] TTC/ Transit maps
- Multi-Languages Transit Guide Versions 1/2
[edit] Geolinks Canada/ Streetscale
- John Street, Markham is at coordinates Coordinates:
[edit] Others
- ^ The Society for the Preservation of Old Thornhill. Retrieved on 2008-06-09.
- ^ Town of Markham - Heritage and History. Retrieved on 2008-06-09.
- ^ Olde Thornhill Village. Retrieved on 2008-06-09.
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