Yonge–Eglinton

Neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Yonge–Eglinton

Neighbourhood

Aerial view of Yonge and Eglinton in 2024

Yonge–Eglinton

Location of Yonge–Eglinton within Toronto

Coordinates: 43°42′24″N 79°23′54″W﻿ / ﻿43.70675°N 79.39833°W﻿ / 43.70675; -79.39833
Country| Canada
Province| Ontario
City| Toronto
City district| Old Toronto

Yonge–Eglinton is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, centred around the intersection of Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue. It is the central section of Midtown Toronto, one of four central business districts outside Downtown Toronto. The City of Toronto defines its boundaries as Briar Hill Avenue to the north, Yonge Street to the east, Frobisher Avenue and a line in that direction west to Elmsthorpe Avenue, then north to Eglinton Avenue, east to Avenue Road and north to Briar Hill.

According to a survey conducted in 2017 by Toronto Life, it was the highest-ranked neighbourhood in Greater Toronto in terms of housing, crime rate, transit, health, entertainment, people and employment.[1] It is geographically central to the city of Toronto and surrounded by a number of the country's highly affluent neighbourhoods, including Forest Hill, Lytton Park and Lawrence Park.

## History

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In 1837, a revolutionary insurrection was crushed on Yonge Street, just north of Eglinton Avenue, by British regulars and the Canadian militia. Construction works in Yonge and Eglinton during 2023

The neighbourhood was first settled by Europeans in the early nineteenth century, who founded the farming village of Eglinton. The area was part of the largest cattle grazing region in Upper Canada. The region was the first in North America to extend the use of cowbells to all cattle. Prior to this, it had been standard practice for a cowbell to be attached to only the best and leading piece of livestock.[2] To honour this proud and storied heritage, the City of Toronto government named a local street "Cowbell Lane."[3] In 1837, the Battle of Montgomery's Tavern took place just north of the Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue intersection.

In 1884, the Metropolitan Street Railway began operating a horse-drawn streetcar route on Yonge Street from Toronto to the village. Rapid housing development soon followed. As the population grew the area was incorporated in 1890 into the town of North Toronto. North Toronto was then annexed to Toronto in 1912. In 1922, the Yonge streetcar line was extended north to replace the Metropolitan line passing Eglinton Avenue to terminate at Glen Echo Road.[4][5] In 1954, the Yonge subway line opened its first twelve stations with its north terminus at Eglinton and remained so until 1973 when the line was extended north to York Mills.[6] In 2024, a new light rail line, Line 5 Eglinton, is scheduled to open. It will run along Eglinton Avenue from Mount Dennis station to Kennedy station, with a stop at the existing Eglinton subway station to provide a transfer between Line 5 and Line 1.[7]

## Economy

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Canada Square is a corporate office complex located at Yonge and Eglinton.

A number of businesses have their corporate headquarters at the intersection, including Canadian Tire, TVOntario and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. Canada Square is an office tower complex at the intersection holding other corporate offices.

## References

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1. ^ "The Ultimate Toronto Neighbourhood Rankings | Toronto Life". Toronto Life. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
2. ^ "A Brief History of Toronto", Maclean's Magazine, Dec. 1991, p43
3. ^ "Naming of Public Lane Located East of Yonge Street Between Eglinton Avenue East and Soudan Avenue" (PDF). June 1, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
4. ^ James Bow (September 7, 2015). "A History of City Streetcars on Yonge Street". Transit Toronto. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
5. ^ Robert M. Stamp (1989). Riding the Radials, Toronto's Suburban Electric Streetcar Lines. The Boston Mills Press. p. 131\. ISBN 1-55046-008-0. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
6. ^ "The Toronto (TTC) Subway Turns Fifty: Subway Milestones - Expansion". July 14, 2008. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2008.
7. ^ Spurr, Ben (December 22, 2021). "Eglinton LRT to cost $325 million more — and won't open to riders until 2023". Toronto Star.+million+more+—+and+won't+open+to+riders+until+2023&rft.date=2021-12-22&rft.aulast=Spurr&rft.aufirst=Ben&rft_id=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2021/12/22/new-deal-sees-eglinton-crosstown-cost-another-325-million-but-gives-no-word-on-when-riders-can-use-it.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Yonge–Eglinton" class="Z3988">

## External links

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* Media related to Yonge and Eglinton at Wikimedia Commons
* Yonge–Eglinton Neighbourhood Profile — City of Toronto

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Places adjacent to Yonge–Eglinton

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Yonge–Eglinton

| Leaside
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Chaplin Estates | Davisville |

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Neighbourhoods in Toronto

Old Toronto|

* Alexandra Park
* Allenby
* The Annex
* The Beaches
* Bedford Park
* Bickford Park
* Bloor West Village
* Bloor Street Culture Corridor
* Bloordale Village
* Bracondale Hill
* Brockton Village
* Cabbagetown
* Carleton Village
* Casa Loma
* Chaplin Estates
* Chinatown (First Chinatown)
* Christie Pits
* Church and Wellesley
* CityPlace
* Corktown
* Corso Italia
* Corso Italia-Davenport
* Davenport
* Davisville Village
* Deer Park
* Discovery District
* Distillery District
* Downtown Yonge
* Dovercourt Park
* Dufferin Grove
* Earlscourt
* East Bayfront
* East Chinatown
* East Danforth
* East Toronto
* Entertainment District
* Fashion District
* Financial District
* Forest Hill
* Garden District
* Gerrard India Bazaar
* Grange Park
* Greektown
* Harbord Village
* Harbourfront
* High Park North
* The Junction
* Junction Triangle
* Kensington Market
* Koreatown
* Lawrence Park
* Leslieville
* Liberty Village
* Little Italy
* Little Portugal
* Little Tibet
* Lytton Park
* Midtown
* Moore Park
* Moss Park
* Niagara
* North Toronto
* Norway
* Old Town
* Palmerston
* Parkdale
* Playter Estates
* Port Lands
* Quayside
* Queen Street West
* Railway Lands
* Regent Park
* Riverdale
* Roncesvalles
* Rosedale
* Runnymede
* St. James Town
* St. Lawrence
* Seaton Village
* South Hill
* South Core
* Summerhill
* Swansea
* Toronto Islands
* Trefann Court
* Trinity-Bellwoods
* Upper Beaches
* Uptown Toronto
* Wallace Emerson
* The Ward
* West Don Lands (Canary District)
* Wychwood Park
* Yonge–Eglinton
* Yorkville

North York|

* Amesbury
* Armour Heights
* Bathurst Manor
* Bayview Village
* Bayview Woods-Steeles
* Bermondsey
* Bridle Path
* Clanton Park
* Don Mills
* Don Valley Village
* Downsview
* Flemingdon Park
* Glen Park
* Graydon Hall
* Henry Farm
* Hillcrest Village
* Hoggs Hollow
* Humber Summit
* Humbermede
* Jane and Finch
* Lansing
* Lawrence Heights
* Lawrence Manor
* Maple Leaf
* Newtonbrook
* North York City Centre
* Parkway Forest
* Parkwoods
* Pelmo Park-Humberlea
* Pleasant View
* Rustic
* Teddington Park
* Victoria Village
* Westminster-Branson
* Willowdale
* York Mills
* York University Heights

Scarborough|

* Agincourt
* Armadale
* Bendale
* Birch Cliff
* Birchmount Park-Warden Woods
* Brown's Corners
* Clairlea
* Cliffcrest
* Cliffside
* Dorset Park
* Eglinton East
* Golden Mile
* Guildwood
* Highland Creek
* Ionview
* L'Amoreaux
* Malvern
* Maryvale
* Milliken
* Morningside
* Morningside Heights
* Oakridge
* Port Union
* Rouge
* Scarborough City Centre
* Scarborough Junction
* Scarborough Village
* Steeles
* Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan
* West Hill
* West Rouge
* Wexford
* Woburn

Etobicoke|

* Alderwood
* Clairville
* Eatonville
* The Elms
* Eringate-Centennial-West Deane
* Humber Heights-Westmount
* Humber Valley Village
* Humberwood
* Islington-City Centre West
* Kingsview Village
* The Kingsway
* Long Branch
* Markland Wood
* Mimico
* New Toronto
* Princess Gardens
* Rexdale
* Richview
* The Queensway-Humber Bay
* Smithfield
* Thistletown
* Thorncrest Village

York|

* Baby Point
* Fairbank
* Humewood–Cedarvale
* Lambton
* Little Jamaica
* Mount Dennis
* Oakwood Village
* Old Mill
* Rockcliffe–Smythe
* Silverthorn
* Tichester
* Weston

East York|

* Bermondsey
* Crescent Town
* Governor's Bridge
* Leaside
* O'Connor–Parkview
* Old East York
* Pape Village
* Thorncliffe Park

Italics indicate neighbourhoods now defunct. For information on the evolution of each neighbourhood in general, see History of neighbourhoods in Toronto.
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