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35-552: It was designed by the architect Kenneth Raymond Cooper with Consulting Architect Kenneth H. Candy, Chief Architect of Ontario Hydro, and Adamson Associates. Located at 700 University Avenue at the intersection of College Street in Downtown Toronto , the International Style building stands at 80.0 m and 19 floors with 113,898 m (1,225,990 sq ft) of space. The building is served by Queen's Park station on

70-562: A bylaw. A portion of the University line portion of the Yonge-University-Spadina subway line runs the length of University Avenue. University Avenue was originally made up of two streets, College Avenue and University Street, and separated by a fence, but it was eventually removed and the streets were merged. The merged street ended at Queen Street until 1931, when it was extended southward to Front Street. After World War Two

105-471: A landscaped median dividing the opposite directions of travel, giving it a ceremonial character. Despite its name, the University of Toronto is not located on University Avenue but instead on neighboring St. George Street. University Avenue begins at the intersection of Front and York streets near Union Station and heads northwest for a short distance before turning north. Lanes on the left ends as ramp to underground parking garage. At Adelaide Street West,

140-453: A much-needed bypass of the deep ravine. Yonge Boulevard crossed the bridge, connecting to Highway   11 north and south of the valley. While under construction, the City of Toronto and DHO examined a new route parallel to Yonge Street south to the lakefront . While Bay Street and Duplex Avenue received some consideration, traffic engineers determined that an extension of Avenue Road would provide

175-512: Is Queen's Park , the home of the Ontario Legislative Building . This landmark creates a terminating vista for those looking north along University. The legislature's site was originally home to the main building of the University of Toronto , and this is the origin of the avenue's name. Today, the university surrounds the legislature building. Queen's Park Crescent is a single street north to Bloor Street. North of Bloor Street ,

210-476: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 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

245-420: The Ontario Legislative Building , before continuing along Avenue Road . Highway   11A travelled along Avenue Road to Upper Canada College . It followed Lonsdale Road, Oriole Parkway, and Oxton Avenue around the campus and back to Avenue Road , which resumes north of the school. It continued north along Avenue Road to Highway 401 , ending just north of the highway at Bombay Avenue. Highway   11A

280-789: The Park Hyatt (on the northwest corner of Bloor and Avenue Road) and the Four Seasons Hotel . On the northeast corner of the intersection with Bloor is the Church of the Redeemer . For much of its length the road is fairly residential, with a mix of small businesses, as well as a few large schools and churches. A notable site along this "lower section" is the Hare Krishna Temple, formerly the Avenue Road Church , opposite Dupont Street and across

315-717: The Royal Ontario Museum , at Bloor Street, to the green space that surround Osgoode Hall , on Queen Street. When the greenspace around Osgoode Hall, and adjacent Nathan Phillips Square , and Queen's Park , surrounding the legislature are counted, University Avenue Park would connect 90 acres (36 hectares) of greenspace and public space. The plans include restoring a section of Taddle Creek that once flowed beside University Avenue. University Avenue features many landmark buildings and monuments. Some of these include (from south to north): Ontario Highway 11A King's Highway 11A , commonly referred to as Highway 11A ,

350-624: The Toronto subway . The subway station connects the building to the MaRS Discovery District . The building has a food court on the main floor which has restaurants such as Swiss Chalet , Subway , Tim Hortons , and Mr. Souvlaki. It also contains an INS convenience store and dental and eye offices. This article about a building or structure in Ontario is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Toronto -related article

385-421: The University of Toronto , and this is the origin of the avenue's name. Today, the university surrounds the legislature building. Just to the north, Queen's Park Crescent converges back to become a single street; Queen's Park , north to Bloor Street, where Avenue Road begins. Avenue Road is the western limit of the former town of Yorkville. At its southern terminus, it runs between two of Toronto's major hotels,

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420-535: The Toronto city limits, and Wilson Avenue. This section was paved and opened to traffic on October   13, 1932. Maps, including the Official Ontario Road Map , indicated that Highway   11A continued south into Toronto, although the segment south of Otter Crescent (the former boundaries of the old city of Toronto) was entirely built and maintained by the city. Through a Connecting Link agreement, almost

455-509: The autumn of 1928. On January   21, 1931, the DHO assumed 2.00 kilometres (1.24 mi) of roadway leading to the bridge, providing a connection between Wilson Avenue at the planned extension of Avenue Road, and Yonge Street south of Sheppard Avenue, which was designated as Highway   11A. The DHO then began construction on the missing link in Avenue Road between Strathallan Boulevard, near

490-476: The avenue divides slightly, leaving room for a median of greenery and sculptures between the north and southbound lanes. Southbound University runs diagonally to meet with York Street at Front Street West then continues south as York Street to Queens Quay and ends as a driveway signed as Harbour Square . The avenue ends at College Street , where it splits into Queen's Park Crescent East (northbound) and Queen's Park Crescent West (southbound). Between these two roads

525-414: The avenue was transformed. Trees were cut down and four lanes, in each direction, were devoted to cars and trucks. A central median has some trees, monuments, and park benches, which are lightly used, because strollers are surrounded by noisy traffic. In 2020 the city changed how lanes were allocated on University Avenue's pavement. Only two lanes, per direction, were devoted to cars and trucks. A lane

560-512: 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

595-498: The entirety of Avenue Road, Queen's Park Crescent, University Avenue, and York Street, as well as the route around Upper Canada College via Lonsdale Road, Oriole Parkway, and Oxton Avenue as was designated as part of Highway 11A for continuity. In the late 1940s, planning began on a new bypass of Toronto, which would become Highway   401. Upon its completion between Bathurst Street and Yonge Street in December 1952, Highway   11A

630-470: The highway was given Connecting Link status in early 1954 and the whole route continued to be signed until 1997 when it was fully decommissioned. The vast majority of Highway   11A followed University Avenue in downtown Toronto and Avenue Road north of downtown to Highway   401. Short segments followed York Street, Queen's Park Crescent, Lonsdale Road, Oriole Parkway and Oxton Avenue; all but York Street are due to directional diversions or breaks in

665-520: The interchange by angling northeast via the Hogg's Hollow Bridge (across the Don River West Branch ) to end at Yonge Street; this section of the road was incorporated into Highway 401 when it was constructed in the 1950s. Prior to the 1920s, Avenue Road ended north of St. Clair, at Upper Canada College. Short disconnected segments existed north of the college near Eglinton and Glencairn, but otherwise

700-556: The intersection of University Avenue and Queen Street was completed in 2006 and is the home of the Canadian Opera Company and the National Ballet of Canada . Osgoode Hall presents stately architecture and a welcome green space. During the holiday season, festive lights illuminate the trees and shrubs of the boulevard. Unlike most major streets in Toronto, there are no rooftop billboards visible from University Avenue due to

735-661: The jog at Front and York streets) to eight lanes wide (just past the divide past Adelaide Street). The speed limit is 40 km/h below Gerrard St, reduced from 50 km/h. The speed limit was reduced from 60 to 50 in May–June 2009. The northernmost part of the street is dominated by a series of hospitals including Toronto General Hospital , Mount Sinai Hospital , the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre , Toronto Rehabilitation Institute , and The Hospital for Sick Children . The concentration of hospitals on this portion of

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770-409: The most ideal route. It was initially proposed that Avenue Road cut through Upper Canada College, but this plan was rejected as the city did not have expropriation rights through the property, nor could it afford the price asked by the college. The city instead opted to construct Oriole Parkway to Eglinton Avenue and Avenue Road north of it. The route was paved as far north as Strathallan Boulevard by

805-485: The north and southbound lanes. The avenue ends at College Street , where it splits into Queen's Park Crescent East (northbound) and Queen's Park Crescent West (southbound). Between these two roads is Queen's Park, the home of the Ontario Legislative Building. This landmark creates a terminating vista for those looking north along University. The legislature's site was originally home to the main building of

840-467: The northern part of the present route was farmland. Seeking to remedy the impediment of the deep valley that Yonge Street (Highway   11) dove into at Hogg's Hollow, the Department of Highways (DHO), predecessor to the modern Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO), sought to construct a high-level bridge. Construction began in early 1928, with the bridge opening on January   5, 1929, providing

875-424: The presence of hospitals and insurance offices...the pristine display of wall-to-wall concrete that ran from Front Street to Queen's Park." University Avenue has matured and mellowed somewhat since Berton's unfavourable observation, though paving is still characterized by poured concrete and asphalt for most sidewalks and roadway. Restaurants now dot the southern end of University Avenue. The Four Seasons Centre at

910-420: The primary streets around Queen's Park and Upper Canada College respectively. University Avenue begins at the intersection of Front and York streets near Union Station and heads northwest for a short distance before turning north. Lanes on the left end as a ramp to an underground parking garage. At Adelaide Street West, the avenue divides slightly, leaving room for a median of greenery and sculptures between

945-608: The province, they were signed as part of the highway as a city-maintained Connecting Link for continuity, which was a policy that also applied to other highways that followed city streets. The Hogg's Hollow Bridge was incorporated into Highway   401 upon its completion in 1952, truncating Highway   11A at the interchange with the new freeway. When Metropolitan Toronto was formed in 1953, most provincial routes within its boundaries which were not already connecting links, including Highway   11A, were designated as such. The short and then-recently-urbanized northernmost section of

980-439: The road continues as Avenue Road . University Avenue and Avenue Road were once designated as Highway 11A . While Yonge Street is the emotional heart of the city and Bay Street the financial hub , University Avenue is Toronto's most ceremonial thoroughfare, with many of the city's most prominent institutions. The boulevard is unusually wide for Canadian cities (except for Winnipeg ), as it expands from 6 lanes wide (just past

1015-661: The street from the Anglican Church of The Messiah . Just north of St. Clair Avenue , Avenue Road is interrupted by Upper Canada College, ending at Lonsdale Road and resuming again at Kilbarry Road. The primary traffic route runs east of the school, following widened sections of Lonsdale Road and Oriole Parkway and returning to Avenue Road via Oxton Avenue. North of Eglinton Avenue , the former St. James-Bond Church once stood. This building, which used to house two prime downtown congregations – St. James Square (formerly Presbyterian ), and Bond Street (formerly Congregationalist ) –

1050-470: The street has led to it being given the nickname "Hospital Row" by locals and the media. The intersection of University and College is also home to the headquarters of Ontario Power Generation . The rest of the street is home to a variety of corporate offices and government buildings. Historically, this imposing street has been met with mixed reviews. Noted Canadian author and historian Pierre Berton commented that University Avenue "was rendered antiseptic by

1085-446: Was built in the late 1920s and closed in June 2005. It has since been demolished. Near Lawrence Avenue is Havergal College , a large private girls' school. Although in the former city of North York , much of the area considers the school part of North Toronto . Avenue Road ends at Bombay Avenue, just after crossing Highway 401 (Exit 367). Originally, Avenue Road continued from what is now

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1120-403: Was devoted to parking, and room was made for a bicycle lane. According to The Globe and Mail it has been proposed to return approximately half of the width of the broad avenue to parkland. The 9.5 acres (3.8 hectares) of parkland would cost $ 230 million, compared with the anticipated $ 1.7 billion cost for the proposed Rail Deck Park 's 20 acres (8.1 hectares). The park would extend from

1155-492: Was established in 1930, when the province built an extension of Avenue Road north from the city limits of the old City of Toronto to complete a parallel alternative to Highway   11. It connected to that route via the Hogg's Hollow Bridge , which had been completed the previous year to provide a level detour of the deep ravine of the West Don River . Although the streets it followed within old Toronto were not maintained by

1190-714: Was the highway designation for an alternate route of Highway 11 in the Canadian province of Ontario . The north-south route paralleled Highway 11 ( Yonge Street ) within Toronto , serving as a secondary access to Downtown Toronto . It began at the York exit of the Gardiner Expressway ( Highway 2 ) and travelled north on York Street to Front Street , where it transitioned onto University Avenue . It continued north on University Avenue to Queen's Park , where Highway   11A followed Queen's Park Crescent, encircling

1225-408: Was truncated to an interchange with it immediately north of Wilson Avenue. The Hogg's Hollow Bridge was incorporated in the new freeway and continues to carry the eastbound express lanes. Following the creation of Metropolitan Toronto on April 15, 1953, the new upper-tier municipality was given responsibility for most of the provincial highways that passed within its boundaries. Highway   11A

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