King Street, Toronto

Toronto’s King Street is a significant east–west commercial route in the Canadian city of Toronto. It was one of the first streets to be planned out in the town of York’s 1793 design, which was later renamed Toronto in 1834. It is still in use today.

As a result of the erection of Market Square at the intersection of King and Jarvis streets in 1803 to house the first St. Lawrence farmer’s market, this route quickly rose to prominence as the principal commercial thoroughfare of York and early Toronto. However, the original center of Toronto was destroyed in a fire in 1849, but it was later reconstructed.

The original street ran from George Street all the way to Berkeley Street. It was then expanded by 1901 to its current terminuses, which are both at Queen Street and Roncesvalles Avenue in the west, and at the Don River in the east, where it connects with Queen Street.

It runs along King Street from John Street south to Simcoe Street, and then back north on Simcoe to the Parliament Buildings. It is a granite monument dedicated to Canadians who have achieved international recognition in the disciplines of music, literature, journalism, dancing, athletics, acting, entertainment, and broadcasting, among other fields.

The area around King Street West is known as Toronto’s fashion district. It is well-known for its contemporary restaurants, design boutiques, and boutique condominium buildings, among other things. Although this neighborhood was previously industrial, significant urban development has taken place in this area since the early 2000s.

A large number of high-end, luxury furniture stores can be found on King Street and in the adjacent area, making King Street East the most well-known luxury furniture district in downtown Toronto.

After a recent expansion, King Street is now served by two overlapping Toronto Transit Commission streetcar routes that run the length of the street. Included among them are the 504A and 504B King streetcar routes, which together account for the majority of the fleet’s traffic. They transport approximately 65,000 passengers per day on average.

At St. Andrew and King Stations, the two streetcar routes connect with the Yonge – University subway line, respectively. At Dundas West and Broadview stations, they provide connections to the Bloor – Danforth subway line in Toronto.

King Street was also served by the 508 Lake Shore route until it was terminated in June of that year. It was later replaced by the 514 Cherry route, which began service in June 2016. After being discontinued in October 2018, the 504 King branch was replaced by the two 504 King locations.

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