Description George Street, Toronto



little york inn @ king , george


throughout of length, street two-lane north-south street. street begins in south george street south part of 1980s-era housing development south of front street. housing development - st lawrence neighbourhood - composed of mid-rise condominium towers, co-operatives , community housing , townhomes. street continues north of front street george street. on north-east corner of front 12 floor condominium development. proceeding north, on west side circa 1840 thomas thompson building adjoins south side of king street. @ corner little york inn ca. 1880. behind it, @ 65 george, inn s former stable. many blocks on street have (victorian) gas-lamp street lights part of old town district.


north of king street, king george square condo takes of west side. east side st james campus of george brown college. on south-east corner @ adelaide, college occupies former christie s biscuit factory. north of adelaide, west side condo development (vu condo). on south-east corner, stretching north along george bank of upper canada building, dates 1827. north of bank building on east side former industrial buildings dating 1900s period when area industrial district. north of richmond queen, street has mixed uses on both sides. there old row-house of worker s housing along east side. halfway along east side britain street, bends south , east, marking old riverbank of buried taddle creek. george street interrupted block north of queen street moss park.


one block north @ shuter, george street continues north one-way street north dundas. on east side former duke of york public school, dates 1920s. ecole gabrielle-roy. west side residential townhomes , of jarvis street apartment building , hotel.


north of dundas street (formerly wilton crescent) street continues two-way street, local landmark fillmore s hotel - strip club - on north-east corner. on west side toronto community housing apartment building. on east side seaton house, large city-operated homeless shelter , several heritage homes dating 1800s. north of seaton house 1910 former allan school. several of houses on east side have been damaged fire , vandals. seton house, former allan school , these houses (2017) part of city s george street revitalisation project.


the street continues north northern terminus @ gerrard street. across street north of gerrard allan gardens.







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