Uptown Toronto is an area in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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, Canada that is considered to be north of
Midtown Toronto.
History
"Uptown" has traditionally been a name given to the area north of
Downtown Toronto
Downtown Toronto is the main city centre of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located entirely within the district of Old Toronto, it is approximately 16.6 square kilometres in area, bounded by Bloor Street to the northeast and Dupont Street to the nor ...
. As the portion of the city that could be considered to be downtown or midtown has grown, the region has pushed further north along Yonge Street.
The first area known as Uptown was centered on
Bloor Street
Bloor Street is an east–west arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Bloor Street runs from the Prince Edward Viaduct, which spans the Don River (Ontario), Don River Valley, westward into Mississauga where it ends at Central Parkway. East ...
around the
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by ...
. In the nineteenth century, this was the northern fringe of the city; when the university was established it was still largely rural. The neighborhood that grew up in this area in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century became known as ''Uptown.'' While this name is no longer used, it was preserved in some institutions, such as the Uptown Residences, a condo on the site of the former
Uptown Theatre.
Most areas north of Bloor have been referred to as Uptown. Today the area most often refers to the northern portion of the old city of
Toronto
Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...
stretching from
St. Clair Avenue to
Lawrence Avenue
Lawrence Avenue is a major east–west thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is divided into east and west portions (Lawrence Avenue East and Lawrence Avenue West) by Yonge Street, the dividing line of east–west streets in Toronto.
Rout ...
. There is no official city of Toronto definition for Uptown, but the Uptown Yonge Business Improvement area stretches from Eglinton to Lawrence,
though today, with the amalgamated city, the
North York City Centre
North York City Centre is a central business district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the administrative district of North York. It is located along Yonge Street, between just south of Sheppard Avenue northward to Finch Avenue with its focus aroun ...
, along
Yonge Street
Yonge Street ( ') is a major arterial route in the Canadian province of Ontario connecting the shores of Lake Ontario in Toronto to Lake Simcoe, a gateway to the Great Lakes#Geography, Upper Great Lakes. Ontario's first colonial administrator, ...
, an area dense with highrises, could best be described as Uptown.
See also
List of tallest structures in Canada
This is a list of the tallest one hundred structures in Canada, measured from the base to the tallest point. This may refer to the roof top, antenna, spire, mast or as in the case with smokestacks and bridges, the highest structural point.
This ...
References
External links
Uptown Yonge BIA
Neighbourhoods in Toronto
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