The square is the site of concerts, art displays, a weekly farmers' market, the winter festival of lights, and other public events, including demonstrations. During the winter months, the reflecting pool is converted into an ice rink for ice skating. The square attracts an estimated 1.5 million visitors yearly.
What is downtown Toronto called?
Central District
What is the Time Square of Toronto?
Yonge–Dundas Square
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What is the core of downtown Toronto?
The retail core of the downtown is located along Yonge Street from Queen Street to College Street. There is a large cluster of retail centres and shops in the area, including the Toronto Eaton Centre indoor mall. There are an estimated 600 retail stores, 150 bars and restaurants, and 7 hotels.
What is considered Toronto downtown?
The area known as Toronto before the 1998 amalgamation is sometimes called the "old" City of Toronto, the Central District or simply "Downtown", though Downtown Toronto is the name of the city's central business district. The "former" City of Toronto is, by far, the most populous and densest part of the city.
What is the nickname of Toronto?
Nicknames for Toronto are nothing new T-dot, T.O. the 6ix, Hogtown to name a few but a new poll shows that most of us still refuse to use any moniker for our city.
What is considered central Toronto?
Central Toronto is one of the largest electricity consuming areas in the province. The Central Toronto IRRP includes the area extending northward from Lake Ontario to within 0.5 km of Highway 401, westward to the Humber River and eastward to Victoria Park Avenue.
What are the areas of Toronto called?
Detailed profiles for the four Community Council Areas within the city of Toronto; Etobicoke-York, North York, Toronto & East and Scarborough.
How did Yonge Street get its name?
Today, no section of Yonge Street is marked as a provincial highway. Ontario's first colonial administrator, John Graves Simcoe, named the street for his friend Sir George Yonge, an expert on ancient Roman roads.
What is the meaning of Dundas Street?
Dundas Street is an example of a commemorative street name, honouring the legacy of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1742-1811). The petition called for the street to be renamed because of Dundas' role in delaying the abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in the 1790s.
Is Nathan Phillips Square free?
Events at Nathan Phillips Square are free and open to the public and are produced by not-for-profit or charitable organizations.
How many people does Nathan Phillips Square?
Nathan Phillips Square
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