Bathurst Street
Bathurst Street is a north south thoroughfare in the city of Toronto, Ontario and into York Region. The street was named for Henry, the 3rd Earl of Bathurst (1762–1834) and British Secretary of War for the Colonies from 1812 to 1827.
Bathurst Street begins at the shore of Lake Ontario, just to the south of it is the Toronto Islands Airport and the controversial plan to build a bridge to the airport would have been an extension of Bathurst Street. The southern most part of Bathurst, south of the Gardiner Expressway was until the 1970s heavily industrialized. These factories are mostly gone, in their place some residential developments have occurred. The OMNI TV Headquarters are located in this area.
North of the Gardiner is Fort York and the beginning of a mix of small commercial and residential buildings on the western fringe of downtown. North of Queen Street the eastern side of Bathurst is he edge of the Alexandria Park cluster of housing projects while to the west is Portugal Village. North of Dundas Street Bathurst is dominated by Toronto Western Hospital. This part of the street continues to be a mix of small commercial establishments and residential housing, generally in the form of rental apartments. Reg Hartt's Cineforum is located to the north of the hospital.
North of College Street Bathurst becomes more residential, with the exception of certain areas, chiefly around the intersections with Bloor Street, St. Clair Avenue, and Eglinton Avenue. Honest Ed's is at Bathurst and Bloor. The Central Technical School is located at Bathurst and Harbord, and St. Michael's College School at Bathurst and St. Clair.
The northern part of Bathurst is the heart of Toronto's Jewish community, from Eglinton Avenue to Steeles Avenue. Many synagogues are located on Bathurst, as well as many Jewish cultural centres:
- Bathurst Jewish Community Centre
- National Council of Jewish Women
- Bnai Brith Canada
Other attractions along Bathurst:
- Hillcrest Complex – TTC
- Lawrence Mall
- Castilla Synagogue
- North York Ski Centre
- Cedervale Park
- Baycrest Geriatric Centre
- Lawrence Manor
- Little Norway Park
- Airport Ferry Docks
- Wilson Heights
- Leah Posluns Theatre
- Holocaust Education and Memorial Centre of Toronto
- Earl Bales Park
- Holocaust Memorial
- Raoul Wallenberg Road
- Beth Tzedec Memorial Park
- Ester Shiner Stadium
- The Promenade Shopping Centre
See Also
North of Steeles Avenue, Bathurst is also referred to as York Regional Road 38.
Reference
Categories: Toronto streets | Roads in York Region