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Islington Avenue

Field	Value
name	Islington Avenue
marker_image	[[File:Islington Avenue Toronto Sign.jpg	200px]]
[[File:York Regional Road 17.svg	50px]] [[File:Islington Avenue Kleinburg Sign.jpg	Islington_Avenue_Kleinburg_Sign	150px]]
other_name	York Regional Road 17
image	File:Islington_Avenue_N_at_Bloor.jpg
caption	Islington Avenue north of Bloor Street
map	File:Islington Avenue Toronto and Vaughan.jpg
map_caption	Route of Islington Avenue through Toronto and Vaughan (blue line)
maint	City of Toronto
York Region
length_km	30.2
length_mi	18.7
length_ref
location	Toronto
Vaughan
direction_a	South
terminus_a	Lake Shore Boulevard
in Toronto
direction_b	North
terminus_b	[[File:York Regional Road 27.svg	16px]] Highway 27
in Vaughan
junction	[[File:Gardiner Shield.svg	Gardiner_Shield	20px]] Gardiner Expressway
The Queensway
Bloor Street
Dundas Street
Eglinton Avenue
Dixon Road
Rexdale Boulevard
Albion Road
Finch Avenue
Steeles Avenue
[[File:York Regional Road 7.svg	16px]] Highway 7
[[File:York Regional Road 72.svg	16px]] Langstaff Road
[[File:York Regional Road 73.svg	16px]] Rutherford Road
[[File:York Regional Road 25.svg	16px]] Major Mackenzie Drive
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York Region Vaughan in Toronto in Vaughan The Queensway Bloor Street Dundas Street Eglinton Avenue Dixon Road

Rexdale Boulevard Albion Road Finch Avenue Steeles Avenue Islington Avenue is a north–south route travelling through the City of Toronto and York Region. It runs from Lake Shore Boulevard West at 7th Street in the former Town of New Toronto to Highway 27 at the former town of Kleinburg, in the City of Vaughan north of Toronto. Islington Avenue is approximately 30.2 kilometres (18.7 mi) long. It runs through the former city of Etobicoke, serving as one of its main north–south arterials.

History

The street was first surveyed in 1799 (at the time, it was known as the Middle Road). The originating section of Islington Avenue between Lake Shore Blvd. West and Birmingham Street in New Toronto, was originally Seventh Street until 1980, when Islington Avenue was extended south of Horner Avenue. This connection required a new alignment north of Birmingham Street, which crossed over to the top of Sixth Street before continuing north over the CNR Railway yards.

The stretch beyond Albion Road into York Region was originally part of a road connecting the former villages of Woodbridge and Weston. Beyond Woodbridge, the road continued north through Kleinburg as Islington Avenue does today.

At the end of the Second World War the street was widened, causing the loss of almost all historic buildings.

In York Region, Islington Avenue was originally designated as York Regional Road 7, But In 1997, Islington Avenue was changed to York Regional Road 17 when Highway 7 was downloaded to the Region but keep its former highway number .

Route

Islington Avenue today begins at Lake Shore Boulevard West at 7th Street in the former Town of New Toronto on the shores of Lake Ontario, in the southwest area of the City of Toronto. It and proceeds north through the former village of Islington, from which it gets its name. At Dundas Street, is historic Montgomery's Inn, built in 1832, and now operated as a museum by the City of Toronto. It continues north through a series of neighbourhoods of suburban Etobicoke including Richview, Kingsview Village, and Rexdale. At Finch Avenue it crosses the Humber River and enters the former city of North York, passing through the neighbourhood of Humber Summit. North of Steeles Avenue it enters the city of Vaughan, and passes through the district of Woodbridge (which includes Pine Grove) before terminating at Highway 27 at the former town of Kleinburg.

Transit

Islington subway station opened on Bloor St in 1968. Today the 110 Islington South serves the street south of the station, while the 37 Islington runs along the street from the station to Steeles.

Landmarks

Landmarks and notable sites along Islington from south to north

Landmark	Cross street	Notes	Image
GO Transit Willowbrook Yard	Evans Ave	Crossed by an overpass	[[File:GO Transit Willowbrook 02.JPG	100px]]
Islington subway station	Bloor St		[[File:Islington TTC Station.jpg	100px]]
Montgomery's Inn	Dundas St	Historic structure	[[File:Montgomery's Inn.jpg	100px]]
St. George's Golf and Country Club	The Kingsway		[[File:St._George's_Golf_and_Country_Club_2025.jpg	100px]]
Richview Collegiate Institute	Eglinton Ave		[[File:Richview_Collegiate_Institute.jpg	100px]]
Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School	Dixon Rd	Former Keiller Mackay Collegiate Institute	[[File:Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School.JPG	100px]]
Rexdale Presbyterian Church	Rexdale Blvd		[[File:Rexdale Presbyterian.JPG	100px]]
Thistletown Collegiate Institute	Elmhurst Dr		[[File:Thistletown_Collegiate_Institute.jpg	100px]]
St. Roch's Roman Catholic Church	Finch Ave		[[File:St. Roch's, Toronto.JPG	100px]]
Pine Ridge Cemetery	Finch Ave		[[File:Pine Ridge Cemetery.JPG	100px]]
Humber Summit Library	Steeles Ave		[[File:TPL Humber Summit.JPG	100px]]
Boyd Conservation Area	Rutherford Rd		[[File:Boyd_Conservation_Area_-_panoramio.jpg	100px]]
McMichael Canadian Art Collection			[[File:Gallery_New-Entrance_Credit-Art2Print-Images_(7538295154).jpg	100px]]

References

Sources

References

"Steeles Ave. route". Google Maps.
Video: Highway 7 Ontario - 1988; Shown on 3:01 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc40oSNJxVk&pp=ygUWaGlnaHdheSA3IG9udGFyaW8gMTk4OA%3D%3D
"110 Islington South Route History" ''Transfer Points'', Vol XV, No. 6, July-August 1989
"37 Islington Route History." ''Transfer Points'', Vol XV, No. 6, July-August 1989

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