'College Street' is a main east-west route in downtown
Toronto,
Canada. It branches off
Dundas Street just west of
Lansdowne Avenue and runs east to
Yonge Street, after which it is continued by
Carlton Street. The
TTC's
506 streetcar runs along College and Carlton Streets.
The intersection of College,
Carlton, and
Yonge Streets is dominated by the landmark
College Park complex, which once housed an
Eaton's department store. This historic building is now used for retail, office, and residential purposes.
Further to the west, at
University Avenue is
Queen's Park to the north. To the south are the
MaRS Discovery District and several hospitals, including
Toronto General Hospital,
Hospital for Sick Children,
Princess Margaret Hospital,
Mount Sinai Hospital, and
Toronto Rehab.
To the north of College from University Avenue to
Spadina Avenue is the
University of Toronto.
The section of College west of
Spadina Avenue is home to a variety of computer stores, known as a destination for cheap computer parts. This stretch of College also forms the northern border of
Kensington Market.
West of
Bathurst Street, College is the heart of Toronto's
Little Italy and is dotted with restaurants and trendy bars. Further west, College is primarily residential.
See also
Major streets in Toronto which intersect with College (east to west):
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Yonge Street
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Bay Street
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University Avenue
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Spadina Avenue
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Bathurst Street
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Dufferin Street
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Lansdowne Avenue
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Dundas Street