Sherbourne Street is a roadway in Downtown Toronto.[1] 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. Its 2 lanes for the 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.[2] 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 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.[3]
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.[4] Buses did not begin on Sherbourne until 1947 and is now signed as 75 Sherbourne since 1957.
In the early 2000s City Council chose Sherbourne as one of the first streets in Toronto to be retrofitted with dedicated bike lanes. In 2012 Sherbourne's bike lanes were improved, changing them from lanes separated from cars and trucks solely by painted lines to lanes with a pavement change that would warn motorists when they had strayed out of their lanes.[5][6]
^ Mary Ormsby (November 29, 2009). . Toronto Star. Archived from the original on July 15, 2013. From its origins two centuries ago, Sherbourne reflected what the city of York would become – a duelling ground where privilege, poverty and politics would battle to shape the metropolis. Those duels aren't over.
^ Lesley McCave (2005). "Time Out Toronto". Time Out Guides. p. 80. ISBN9781904978329. Retrieved March 11, 2013. Sherbourne Street houses many excellent 19th-century buildings, but the most interesting is probably the Clarion Selby Hotel & Suites at No. 592. At different times it has house everything and everyone from Ernest Hemingway to a gay backroom bar. The original macho man stayed here in September 1923, when the building was the Selby Hotel and Hemingway was a reporter for the Toronto Star.
^ James Bow, Pete Coulman (January 3, 2013). . Transit Toronto. Archived from the original on March 27, 2013. Sherbourne Street was, after Yonge Street, the first major north-south street in Toronto to reach north towards Bloor. As streetcar service grew and developed in the young city, it wasn't long before streetcar tracks followed.
^ Don Peat (September 25, 2012). . Toronto Sun. Archived from the original on October 28, 2012. The stretch of separated lanes are expected to be completed next month and will be the first on-road separated bike lanes in the city.
^ James Armstrong (February 20, 2013). "North American cyclists up to 30 times more likely to be injured than European cyclists". Global Toronto. Archived from the original on March 6, 2013. The study found that separated bike lanes, found on the length of Sherbourne Street from King Street to Bloor Street, significantly decrease the risk of injury among cyclists.
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For other uses see Sherbourne Street Sherbourne Street is a roadway in Downtown Toronto 1 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 Its 2 lanes for the entire length though the part south of Bloor has bike lanes Sherbourne StreetSherbourne Street North is orangeLower Sherbourne Street is pinkSherbourne Street is redRoute informationMaintained by City of Toronto governmentLength3 65 km 2 27 mi Major junctionsSouth endQueens QuayMajor intersectionsKing StreetQueen StreetBloor StreetNorth endSouth DriveLocationCountryCanadaProvinceOntarioHighway systemRoads in TorontoNorth South East West DiagonalNearby arterial roads Jarvis Street Sherbourne Street Toronto Parliament Street 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 2 Before 1845 the short stretch from Palace Street now Front Street East to Duchess Street now Richmond Street was called Caroline Street Contents 1 History 2 Landmarks 3 References 4 External linksHistory editIn 1838 following 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 3 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 4 Buses did not begin on Sherbourne until 1947 and is now signed as 75 Sherbourne since 1957 In the early 2000s City Council chose Sherbourne as one of the first streets in Toronto to be retrofitted with dedicated bike lanes In 2012 Sherbourne s bike lanes were improved changing them from lanes separated from cars and trucks solely by painted lines to lanes with a pavement change that would warn motorists when they had strayed out of their lanes 5 6 Landmarks editLandmark Cross street Notes ImageRosedale Ravine nbsp Sherbourne Subway Station Bloor Street nbsp Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church nbsp James Cooper House Linden Street nbsp Our Lady of Lourdes Church Earl Street nbsp Phoenix Concert Theatre nbsp St James Town Branch ofthe Toronto Public Library Wellesley Street nbsp St Luke s United Church Carlton Street nbsp Allan Gardens between Gerrard Street East and Carlton Street nbsp Allandale House Dundas Street East nbsp Moss Park between Queen Street East and Shuter Street nbsp Paul Bishop s House Adelaide Street East nbsp National Hotel King Street East nbsp Sherbourne Common Queens Quay nbsp References edit Mary Ormsby November 29 2009 Sherbourne Toronto s city in one street Toronto Star Archived from the original on July 15 2013 From its origins two centuries ago Sherbourne reflected what the city of York would become a duelling ground where privilege poverty and politics would battle to shape the metropolis Those duels aren t over Wise amp Gould 2000 pp 193 194 sfn error no target CITEREFWiseGould2000 help Lesley McCave 2005 Time Out Toronto Time Out Guides p 80 ISBN 9781904978329 Retrieved March 11 2013 Sherbourne Street houses many excellent 19th century buildings but the most interesting is probably the Clarion Selby Hotel amp Suites at No 592 At different times it has house everything and everyone from Ernest Hemingway to a gay backroom bar The original macho man stayed here in September 1923 when the building was the Selby Hotel and Hemingway was a reporter for the Toronto Star James Bow Pete Coulman January 3 2013 Remembering the Sherbourne Streetcar 1874 1942 Transit Toronto Archived from the original on March 27 2013 Sherbourne Street was after Yonge Street the first major north south street in Toronto to reach north towards Bloor As streetcar service grew and developed in the young city it wasn t long before streetcar tracks followed Don Peat September 25 2012 Sherbourne Bike Lanes Get Ready to Roll as Jarvis Fight Looms Toronto Sun Archived from the original on October 28 2012 The stretch of separated lanes are expected to be completed next month and will be the first on road separated bike lanes in the city James Armstrong February 20 2013 North American cyclists up to 30 times more likely to be injured than European cyclists Global Toronto Archived from the original on March 6 2013 The study found that separated bike lanes found on the length of Sherbourne Street from King Street to Bloor Street significantly decrease the risk of injury among cyclists External links edit nbsp Media related to Sherbourne Street Toronto at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sherbourne Street Toronto amp oldid 1120775047, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
