Bond Street is a short street in

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that runs from Gould Street to Queen Street East, which is home to some historic buildings and is associated with several historical figures of the city: *

Mackenzie House Mackenzie House is a historic building and museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that was the last home of William Lyon Mackenzie, the city's first mayor. It is now a museum operated by the City of Toronto's Museum and Heritage Services. History ...

- 82 Bond Street home to the first

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"The jam-packed spiritual and historic multitudes of Bond Street: Micallef"
''The Toronto Star'', Shawn Micallef. Nov. 12, 2016 * 70 Bond Street was home to Canadian operations of publishing houses, including

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and

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and visited by many Canadian writers like

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Now office of Butterfield and Robinson. * Oakham House - home to architect William Thomas of St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica (Toronto), St. Lawrence Hall Owned by

Toronto Metropolitan University Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU, or Toronto Met), formerly Ryerson University, is a Public university, public research university located in Toronto, Canada. The university's core campus is situated within the Garden District, Toronto, Gar ...

(TMU). * First Evangelical Church of Toronto (116 Bond Street) c. 1898 - home to many German Torontonians and replaced the earlier German Evangelical Church (Lutheran) c. 1850s * 105 Bond Street - former home of Macmillan, Doubleday Canada Now TMU South Bond Building * St. George's Greek Orthodox Church - 115 Bond Street was formerly home to

Holy Blossom Temple The Holy Blossom Temple is a Reform synagogue located at 1950 Bathurst Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the oldest Jewish congregation in Toronto. Founded in 1856, it has more than 7,000 members. W. Gunther Plaut, who died on 8 Februar ...

c.1897 and linked to Toronto's oldest Jewish congregation (Toronto Hebrew Congregation c. 1849) *

Kerr Hall Kerr Hall is a series of four buildings in a square, surrounding Ryerson Community Park, on the campus of Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) in Toronto, Canada. Kerr Hall is on the site of the former Toronto Normal Sc ...

, Toronto Metropolitan University - site of

Toronto Normal School The Toronto Normal School was a teachers college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1847, the normal school was located at Church and Gould streets in central Toronto (after 1852), and was a predecessor to the current Ontario Institute for ...

O'Keefe House O'Keefe House is the former mansion of businessman Eugene O'Keefe, which served as a residence for Toronto Metropolitan University. It is located at 137 Bond Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The building was a student residence from 1964 to 2018 ...

- 137 Bond Street home of early Toronto brewer

Eugene O'Keefe Eugene O'Keefe (10 December 1827 – 1 October 1913), baptized as Owen Keeffe, was an Irish-born Canadians, Canadian businessman and philanthropist, well-known in the brewing industry for his signature brews. He incorporated the O'Keefe Brewe ...

, founder of O'Keefe Brewery Company of Toronto Limited (later as

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Breweries); recently university residences and now awaiting reuse by TMU. * St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica and

St. Michael's Choir School St. Michael's Choir School (also known as SMCS, The Choir School, or St. Mike's Choir) is a semi-Independent school, private Catholic Church, Catholic Cathedral school, choir school for boys from Educational stage, grades 3-12 in Toronto, Ontario, ...

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