Parliament Street (Toronto)
- Parliament Street (Toronto)
Parliament Street is a north-south street in the eastern part of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The street runs from Bloor Street to Queens Quay and is the first major street west of the Don River.
History
The street is named for the third Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada, built in 1832 on Front Street (then Palace Street).
Public Transit
Parliament Street was served by the Toronto Transit Commission's Parliament streetcar from 1910 to 1966, which ran from Parliament Loop south of King Street north to Viaduct Loop, near the current site of Castle Frank station. Streetcar service ended in 1966 with the opening of the Bloor-Danforth subway, and was replaced by the 65 Parliament bus. Streetcar tracks and overhead wires remain between Carlton and King Streets as the TTC's 506 Carlton and 508 Lakeshore routes still travel along sections of Parliament. The 94 Wellesley bus also travels along Parliament between Wellesley and Bloor on its way to and from Castle Frank station, which both the Parliament and Wellesley routes feed into.
ee also
Major streets which intersect with Parliament (north to south):
*Bloor Street East
*Wellesley Street East
*Carlton Street
*Gerrard Street East
*Dundas Street East
*Queen Street East
*King Street East
*Front Street East
*Lake Shore Boulevard East
*Queens Quay East
Neighbourhoods that Parliament Street runs through (north to south):
*St. James Town
*Cabbagetown
*Regent Park
*Moss Park
*Corktown
*Distillery District
Landmarks:
*Winchester Hotel
External links
[http://transit.toronto.on.ca/streetcar/4120.shtml Transit Toronto - The Parliament Streetcar (Deceased)]
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