Parliament Street, Toronto
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Parliament Street, Toronto is a north-south street in east part of the old City of Toronto. The street runs from Bloor Street to Queen's Quay East and is located west of the Don River, Toronto and runs through several neighbourhoods:
- Corktown, Toronto and Distillery District
- Regent Park - housing projects
- Cabbagetown (Toronto) - both Old Cabbagetown and Cabbagetown proper
- St. Jamestown - housing projects
[edit] History
The street is named for the third Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada, built in 1832 on Front Street (then Palace Street).
[edit] Streetcar
Parliament Street was once served by the Toronto Transit Commission's Parliament street car from 1910 (by Toronto Railway Company), but service ended in 1966. Streetcar tracks and overhead wires remain as the TTC's Route 508 - Lakeshore route still travels along Parliament from Carlton Street to King Street.
[edit] See also
- Church Street
- Jarvis Street
- Don Valley Parkway
