A History of Yonge Street: (There will Be Crowds!)
Yonge Street started as a military root to get materials from the hinterland of Ontario into the city, which at the time was really nothing but a Fort (Fort York to be Exact!) and a muddy road. Hence: Muddy York. This road, which was cleared of trees and stumps was something of an engineering marvel for it's time, and was designed and built by Sir Issac Brock of War of 1812 Fame. (He got killed in that War, if you didn't know) He named the road he built after a technician of Roman Road Building from back in the motherland of England named Sir George Yonge.
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| 10 Dundas East From Yonge and Dundas |
Let's begin where all the fun starts and move a bit north and south from there, might have to split this up into two parts, I have alot of content that I would like to share. One Blog post might not be enough to cover everything well.
Dundas Square is the epicenter of the downtown core. This is the tourist mecca of Toronto. The Shinjuku of Toronto. Always busy as it is also the prime retailing area of the entire city, although a case can be made that Bloor-Yorkville is the biggest retailing area in the city. (Queen Street is nice, but really it's just an outdoor mall, if we're being honest)
Look at this picture, the crowds here are incredible. Unreal at times, you really have to fight to make your way through the mass of humanity that focuses in on the intersection.
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