Avenue Road is a major north–south street in Toronto, Ontario. The road is a continuation of University Avenue, linked to it via Queen's Park and Queen's Park Crescent East and West to form a single through route. Until January 1, 1998, these roads were designated Highway 11A.
Avenue Road
The Anglican Church of the Messiah on Avenue Road.
Image: Queen's Park
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University Avenue (Toronto)
University Avenue is a major north–south road in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Beginning at Front Street West in the south, the thoroughfare heads north to end at College Street just south of Queen's Park. At its north end, the Ontario Legislative Building serves as a prominent terminating vista. Many of Toronto's most important institutions are located along the eight-lane wide street such as Osgoode Hall and other legal institutions, the Four Seasons Centre, major hospitals conducting research and teaching, and landmark office buildings for the commercial sector, notably major financial and insurance industry firms. The portion of University Avenue between Queen Street West and College Street is laid out as a boulevard, with several memorials, statues, gardens, and fountains concentrated in a landscaped median dividing the opposite directions of travel, giving it a ceremonial character.
University Avenue near College Street, with the Ontario Legislative Building visible in the background
University Avenue near College Street, c. 1900
The soaring South African War Memorial by Walter Seymour Allward stands in the median just north of Queen Street West
The Adam Beck Memorial is located in the landscaped median, between northbound and southbound lanes just south of Queen Street West