Runnymede is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada located north of Bloor Street West between Jane Street and Runnymede Road north to Dundas Street West. It is located directly north of the former village of Swansea and west of the High Park North neighbourhood. The immediate area around Bloor Street is commonly known as Bloor West Village after the shopping area along Bloor Street, whereas the area to the north is considered the Runnymede neighbourhood.
View of Runnymede from Windermere Avenue and Bloor Street West
Houses in Runnymede are generally two story brick houses.
Chapters' move into the former Runnymede Theatre in the late 1990s was controversial with the local residents.
Bloor West Village is a shopping district located along the southern portion of Runnymede.
Bloor Street is a major east–west residential and commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Bloor Street runs from the Prince Edward Viaduct, which spans the Don River Valley, westward into Mississauga where it ends at Central Parkway. East of the viaduct, Danforth Avenue continues along the same right-of-way. The street, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) long, contains a significant cross-sample of Toronto's ethnic communities. It is also home to Toronto's famous shopping street, the Mink Mile.
Bloor St West at Brock Ave in 2022
The intersection of Yonge Street and Bloor Street, two of Toronto's most prominent thoroughfares
The Brunswick House
Looking towards the western terminus of Bloor with Mississauga City Centre beyond