Kingsway Village (Oshawa)

Kingsway Village is an old community centered on the intersection of Townline Road and King Street, on the boundary between Oshawa, Ontario, Canada and Courtice. It's northern boundary is the northern limit of the Kingsway Forest subdivision; it's southern and eastern boundaries are created by Farewell creek. The western boundary is up for debate; while it has been thought to be Harmony road, the presence of the "Kingsway Motel" at the intersection of King Street and Farewell Street make Farewell Street a possible boundary. At the center of the community, at King and Townline, is a large commercialized area of strip malls, most notably the "Kingsway Village Plaza;" the whole commercial area is named "The Booth" by local residents.

It is unclear precisely how the community received its name. It may have taken its name from Kingsway College, the former institution of postsecondary learning whose campus still remains in the neighbourhood. However, the college received that name in the early 60s, leading some to believe that it was renamed after the community. The community may also have received its name from the major arterial road running through it, King Street, of which "Kingsway" is a derivative. Lastly, the tradition may have derived from before either institution/road existed, something made believable by aptly named roads such as "Kingsway Gate," and "Kingswood Court," which are found inside the community.

One other point of note about the community is a housing subdivision in its north end, "Kingsway Forest," in which every street in its southern portion is named after a car model.

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*MapArt, map of the Durham Region