John Street, Toronto

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RioCan Hall, formerly known as Festival Hall, at the intersection of John and Richmond.

John Street is a short street in downtown Toronto, Ontario. It runs from Stephanie Street and Grange Park in the north to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Front Street in the south. John, and other streets in the area, were named after John Graves Simcoe the founder of York and the first Lieutenant Governer of Upper Canada. When what was formerly Simcoe Street, became a part of Richmond Street, what had been Graves Street, was then renamed Simcoe Street, the next street east of John.^[1]

John Street runs south from coordinates 43°39′04.2″N 79°23′29.7″W / 43.651167, -79.391583 to 43°38′38″N 79°23′19″W / 43.64389, -79.38861

Prominent buildings on John Street include

• CHUM-City Building, on Queen Street West
• RioCan Hall, formerly known as Festival Hall, on Richmond Street
• Metro Hall, between King Street and Wellington Street
• Canadian Broadcasting Centre, on Front Street

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• John Street, Toronto is at coordinates 43°38′52″N 79°23′25″W / 43.6478, -79.3903 (John Street, Toronto)Coordinates: 43°38′52″N 79°23′25″W / 43.6478, -79.3903 (John Street, Toronto)
• Google Maps of John Street

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