Toronto North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1925. It was located in the city of Toronto in the province of Ontario . This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Toronto Centre , West Toronto and York East ridings.
4-412: It consisted of the part of the city of Toronto between Palmerston and Spadina Avenues in the west, and Sherbourne Street in the east and north of College and Carleton Streets, plus the part of the city east of Sherbourne and north of Bloor Street. In 1914, it was redefined to consist of the part of the city of Toronto east of Oakwood and Dovercourt Roads and north of Bloor Street. The electoral district
8-532: Is two lanes for its entire length, though the part south of Bloor has bike lanes. It was named by Samuel Smith Ridout (son of Thomas Ridout ) in 1845 after the town in Dorset, England ; the Ridout family emigrated from Sherborne to Maryland in 1774. Before 1845 the short stretch from Palace Street (now Front Street East) to Duchess Street (now Richmond Street) was called Caroline Street . In 1838, following
12-792: The Upper Canada Rebellion , seven blockhouses were built, guarding the approaches to Toronto, including the Sherbourne Blockhouse , built at the current intersection of Sherbourne and Bloor . In the 19th Century Sherbourne was lined with the stately homes of many of Toronto's most prominent families, but by the 20th Century the remaining stately houses, like 230 Sherbourne Street, had been converted to rooming houses. Streetcars ran down Sherbourne from 1874 (as horsecar service until electrified in 1891, then as Belt Line to 1923 and finally as Sherbourne streetcar line) to 1942. Buses did not begin on Sherbourne until 1947 and
16-493: Was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed between Toronto Northeast and Toronto Northwest and York West ridings. This riding has elected the following members of Parliament : Sherbourne Street, Toronto Sherbourne Street is a roadway in Downtown Toronto . It is one of the original streets in the old city of York, Upper Canada . It starts at Queen's quay , and heads north to South Drive. It
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