Yonge–Eglinton is a neighbourhood in

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, Ontario, Canada, centred around the intersection of

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and

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. It is the central section of Midtown Toronto, one of four

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s outside

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. The

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defines its boundaries as Briar Hill Avenue to the north,

to the east, Frobisher Avenue and a line in that direction west to Elmsthorpe Avenue, then north to

, east to

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and north to Briar Hill. According to a survey conducted in 2017 by ''

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'', it was the highest-ranked neighbourhood in

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in terms of housing, crime rate, transit, health, entertainment, people and employment. It is geographically central to the city of Toronto and surrounded by a number of the country's highly affluent neighbourhoods, including Forest Hill,

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and Lawrence Park.

History

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

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. 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."A Brief History of Toronto", ''Maclean's Magazine'', Dec. 1991, p43 To honour this proud and storied heritage, the City of Toronto government named a local street "Cowbell Lane." In 1837, the

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took place just north of the

and

intersection. In 1884, the Metropolitan Street Railway began operating a horse-drawn streetcar route on Yonge Street from

to the village. Rapid housing development soon followed. As the population grew the area was incorporated in 1890 into the town of

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. 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. 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. In 2024, a new light rail line,

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, is scheduled to open. It will run along Eglinton Avenue from Mount Dennis station to

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, with a stop at the existing Eglinton subway station to provide a transfer between Line 5 and Line 1.

Economy

A number of businesses have their corporate headquarters at the intersection, including

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and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. Canada Square is an office tower complex at the intersection holding other corporate offices.

References

External links

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Yonge–Eglinton Neighbourhood Profile — City of Toronto
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yonge-Eglinton Neighbourhoods in Toronto Transit-oriented developments