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Street name changes in Toronto

formerly = names of street before 1901
1901 name = the street had another name; before or after 1901 census
name now = the street's name has been changed since 1901

Aberdeen Ave, formerly: Carlton Ave
Afton Ave, formerly: Saurin St
Agnes St, name now: Dundas St W (part), remarks: bet Yonge St & University Ave
Albert Lane, formerly: Yonge Street Lane
Alice St, name now: Terauley St
Allen Ave, formerly: Fee's Rd
Ancroft Pl, formerly: Rachael Pl
Anderson Lane, 1901 name: Pullan Pl
Armour St, formerly: Blair St
Arnold Ave, formerly: Melady Lane, remarks: Sydenham To St. David, 1st w.o. Regent
Audley Ave, formerly: Victoria Ave
Avenue Lane, 1901 name: Chestnut Pl, remarks: Ran between University Ave and Chestnut St just south of College St. The site is now covered by the Toronto General Hospital.
Avenue St, name now: College St (part), remarks: Now the south side of College St (then College Ave) bet Elizabeth St & University Ave.
Baldwin St (part), formerly: Clyde St, remarks: fr Spadina Ave to Grosvenor Ave (now Augusta Ave) - 3rd s.o. College St
Barnaby Pl, formerly: Price Lane
Battye Ave, 1901 name: Dearbourne Rd
Beachell St, name now: Overend St
Beau St, name now: Milkman's Rd
Belford St, name now: Egan Ave
Belvins St, formerly: Mark St
Birtle St, name now: Abbott Ave
Bismark Ave, name now: Asquith Ave
Blair St, formerly: Tarratt's Lane, remarks: s fr Dundas St E - 3rd e.o. Parliament St
Blair St, name now: Pashler Ave
Blevins St, name now: Mark St
Blong Ave, formerly: Norfolk Ave
Bowman St, formerly: Maple St, remarks: n fr Carleton - 1st w.o. Sumach St
Broadview Ave (part), formerly: Scalding St, remarks: from the lake to Queen St E
Broadview Ave (part), formerly: Don Mills Rd, remarks: from Queen St E to Danforth Ave
Brooke Ave, name now: Simpson Ave (part)
Campbell St, 1901 name: Lindsay Ave (part)
Carlton Ave, 1901 name: Aberdeen Ave
Carlyle St, 1901 name: Parkman Ave, remarks: There was another Carlyle St in 1901 which still bears the same name.
Carroll St, formerly: High St
Cawthra Ave, 1901 name: Mulock Ave, remarks: e from 539 Church to Jarvis - 1st n.o. Wellesley. Not to be confused with Cawthra and Mulock Aves now located near Keele St. Now called Monteith St.
Center Dr, 1901 name: Scarth Rd (part)
Center Rd, 1901 name: Scarth Rd (part)
Central Row, 1901 name: Eastern Pl
Chamberlain Ave, 1901 name: Walnut Ave (part)
Chapel St, name now: Bay St (part), remarks: bet St. Joseph St & St. Mary's St (then St. Mary St)
Chestnut Pl, formerly: Avenue Lane, remarks: Ran between University Ave and Chestnut St just south of College St. The site is now covered by the Toronto General Hospital.
Chestnut Pl, formerly: Avenue Lane, remarks: Ran between University Ave and Chestnut St just south of College St. The site is now covered by the Toronto General Hospital.
Christopher St, name now: no longer exists, remarks: was removed during the building of the Toronto General Hospital
Clarence, name now: Orillia St
Clyde St, 1901 name: Baldwin St (part)
College Ave, name now: College St (part), remarks: bet Yonge St & just w.o. Henry St
College Ave, 1901 name: University Ave (part), remarks: now the west side of University Ave
College St (part), 1901 name: Avenue St, remarks: Now the south side of College St (then College Ave) bet Elizabeth St & University Ave.
Collier St, formerly: Park Rd
Crescent Rd, formerly: North Dr
Cummings St, formerly: Grover
Czar St, name now: Charles St (part), remarks: bet Yonge St & University Ave
Dagmar Ave, name now: Dundas St E (part), remarks: between Pape Ave & Brooklyn Ave
Dale Ave, formerly: Percy St, remarks: bet Glen Rd & Maple Ave
Davenport Pl, name now: Hillsboro Ave
Davies Ave, formerly: Mill St
Dearbourne Rd, formerly: Battye Ave
Doel Ave, formerly: Audley, name now: Dundas St E (part)
Don Mills Rd, 1901 name: Winchester St (part)
Dresden St, name now: Cavell Ave (part)
Duchess St, name now: Richmond St E, remarks: bet Jarvis St & Parliament St
Duke St, name now: Adelaide St E, remarks: bet Jarvis St & Parliament St
Dunedin Ave, name now: Earl Grey Rd
East Ave, 1901 name: Tiverton Ave
Eastern Ave (part), formerly: South Park, remarks: east from Leslie St
Eastern Pl, formerly: Central Row
Edmund St, 1901 name: Osler St
Elliot St, name now: Dundas St E (part)
Empress Cr (part), formerly: Lorne Cr, remarks: e fr Dunn Ave - 1st s.o. King St W - now part of the Exhibition Grounds
Empress Cr (part), formerly: Victoria Cr, remarks: bet Bowling Ave & Jameson Ave - 1st s.o. King St W - no longer exists
Empress Cr (part), formerly: Lorne Ave, remarks: bet Dunn Ave & Mississagua St - 1st s.o. King St W - now part of the Exhibition Grounds
Englewood Ave, name now: Harcourt Ave (part)
Fife St, formerly: Louise St
Follis Ave, formerly: Seaton St
Franklin St, name now: Badgerow Ave (part)
Gerrard St E, formerly: Josephine St, remarks: east from the Don River to Don Mills Rd (now Broadview Ave)
Gerrard St E, formerly: Rambler's Rd, remarks: east from the Don Mills Rd (now Broadview Ave) to Blong St
Gildersleeve Pl, formerly: Locust St, name now: Geneva Ave
Gordon Ave, name now: Nanton Ave
Goulding St, 1901 name: Woolsley St
Guelph Ave, name now: Langley Ave (part)
Gwynne St, 1901 name: Park Rd
Hallam St, name now: Brighton Ave
Hanover Rd, name now: Rainsford Ave
Harris St, name now: Hamilton St (part)
Hawthorne St, 1901 name: Laburnam Ave
High Park Rd, 1901 name: Howard Park Ave (part)
Hill St, 1901 name: South Dr (part)
Hogarth Rd, formerly: Wilson St
Howard Ave, name now: MacLean Ave
Howard Park Ave (part), formerly: High Park Rd
Hurst Pl, formerly: Pembroke Pl, name now: Maribeth Ave
Johnson Lane, name now: Johnson St
Jones Ave, formerly: Clifford
Kensington Cr, 1901 name: Meredith Cr
Ketchum Ave, name now: Bay St (part), remarks: bet Scollard St & Davenport Rd
Kingsford Ave, name now: Withrow Park (part)
Knox Ave, formerly: Lake St, remarks: s.fr Queen St E near Greenwood to the lake
Laburnam Ave, formerly: Hawthorne St
Lake St, name now: Queen's Quay W (part), remarks: w fr Yonge St for 2 blocks
Lake St, 1901 name: Knox Ave, remarks: s.fr Queen St E near Greenwood to the lake
Lansdowne Ave (part), formerly: McKenzie Ave, remarks: n fr Bloor St W
Lindsay Ave (part), formerly: Campbell St
Louise St, 1901 name: Fife St
MacDonald St, name now: Kiswick St
Maplewood Ave, name now: Cavell Ave (part)
McAlpine St, formerly: Walter St, remarks: w fr McMurrich St - 1st n.o. Davenport Rd
McFarren's Lane, formerly: Walker Lane
McKenzie Ave, 1901 name: Lansdowne Ave (part)
McMillan Ave, name now: Mutual St (part), remarks: bet Carlton St & Maitland St
Melady Lane, 1901 name: Arnold Ave
Meredith Cr, formerly: Kensington Cr
Monck St, 1901 name: Woolsley St (part)
Mulock Ave, formerly: Cawthra Ave, remarks: e from 539 Church to Jarvis - 1st n.o. Wellesley. Not to be confused with Cawthra and Mulock Aves now located near Keele St. Now called Monteith St.
Munn's Lane, name now: MacNeil Lane
Natalie St, name now: Colgate Ave
New Fort, 1901 name: Stanley Barracks
Norfolk Ave, 1901 name: Blong Ave
North Dr, 1901 name: Crescent Rd
North St, name now: Bay St (part), remarks: bet St. Mary's St (then St. Mary St) & Bloor St W
O'Keefe Lane, formerly: Victoria Lane
Osler St, formerly: Edmund St
Pape Ave (part), formerly: Willow, remarks: between Eastern Ave and Kingston Rd (now Queen St E)
Pape Ave (part), formerly: Robinson, remarks: north from Kingston Rd (now Queen St E)
Park Rd, formerly: Gwynne St
Park Rd (part), formerly: Gwynne St, remarks: north of Bloor St
Park Rd (part), formerly: Woodland Ave, remarks: between South Dr & North Dr
Parkman Ave, formerly: Carlyle St, remarks: There was another Carlyle St in 1901 which still bears the same name.
Paul St, name now: -, remarks: street no longer exists
Pembroke Pl, 1901 name: Hurst Pl
Price Lane, 1901 name: Barnaby Pl
Pullan Pl, formerly: Anderson Lane
Queen St Ave, 1901 name: University Ave (part), remarks: now the west side of University Ave
Rachael Pl, 1901 name: Ancroft Pl
Radcliffe Ave, name now: Winnifred Ave
Radenhurst St, name now: Labatt Ave
Rose Ave, formerly: Berkeley St, remarks: bet Prospect St & Howard St - 1st w.o. Parliament St
Saurin St, 1901 name: Afton Ave
Scarth Rd (part), formerly: Center Rd
Scarth Rd (part), formerly: Center Dr
Simcoe Tr, name now: University Ave (part), remarks: s fr King St W - bet York St & Emily St
Smith St, remarks: not on 1903 map - lost when the Don River was straightened
Smith St, name now: Riverdale Ave
South Dr (part), formerly: Hill St
South St, name now: Dundas St E (part)
Sproatt Ave, formerly: Methuen
St. James Ave, formerly: Gloucester St
St. Vincent St, name now: Bay St (part), remarks: bet Grenville St & St. Joseph St
Stanley Barracks, formerly: New Fort
Steiner St, formerly: Mary St, name now: Carroll St (part)
Stephanie St, formerly: Dufferin Pl (1884); St. George St(1878)
Strange St, name now: Dibble St
Sully St, name now: Montrose Ave
Sydenham St, name now: Shuter St, remarks: bet Ontario St & Sumach St
Symes Pl, 1901 name: Gildersleeve Pl
Terauley St, name now: Bay St (part), remarks: n fr Queen St W to College Ave
Tiverton Ave, formerly: East Ave
University Ave (part), formerly: College Ave, remarks: now the west side of University Ave
University Ave (part), formerly: University St, remarks: now the west side of University Ave
University Ave (part), formerly: Queen St Ave, remarks: now the west side of University Ave
University St, 1901 name: University Ave (part), remarks: now the west side of University Ave
Victoria Ave, 1901 name: Audley Ave
Victoria Lane, 1901 name: O'Keefe Lane
Walker Lane, 1901 name: McFarren's Lane
Walnut Ave (part), formerly: Chamberlain Ave
Walter St, 1901 name: McAlpine St
Water St, formerly: East St
Wilson St, 1901 name: Hogarth Rd
Wilton Ave, name now: Dundas St E (part), remarks: bet River St & Yonge St
Wilton Ave, name now: Dundas St W (part), remarks: bet Yonge St & George St
Wilton Cr, name now: Dundas St E, remarks: bet George St & Sherbourne St
Winchester St (part), formerly: Don Mills Rd, name now: Ingham Ave (part)
Woodland Ave, 1901 name: Park Rd (part)
Woolsley St, formerly: Goulding St, remarks: e. from Muter St (now Palmerston Ave) - 1st n.o. Queen St W
Woolsley St (part), formerly: Monck St (1884); Eden St (1878), remarks: west fr Bathurst St - 1st n.o. Queen St W
Woolsley St (part), formerly: Monck St
Worts Ave, formerly: Market St
Yonge Street Lane, 1901 name: Albert Lane

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