Downtown Alternative School

Downtown Alternative School is a school in Old Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, which is located on Lower Jarvis Street. Downtown Alternative School is situated near the post office Market Canada Post, as well as near Church in the City.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Yonge-Dundas and CN Tower.

Yonge-Dundas

Photo: Benson Kua, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Yonge-Dundas is the very heart of downtown Toronto—in more ways than one. After all, the major arterials of Yonge Street and Dundas Street meet here. The resulting intersection is probably the city's busiest, at least for pedestrians.

CN Tower

Photo: Taxiarchos228, CC BY 3.0.

The CN Tower is a 553.3-metre-high communications and observation tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Completed in 1976, it is located in downtown Toronto, built on the former Railway Lands. CN Tower is situated 1½ km southwest of Downtown Alternative School.

Scotiabank Arena

Stadium

Photo: Secondarywaltz, Public domain.

Scotiabank Arena, formerly known as Air Canada Centre, is a multi-purpose arena located on Bay Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association and the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. Scotiabank Arena is situated 1 km southwest of Downtown Alternative School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St. Lawrence and East Bayfront.

St. Lawrence

Neighborhood

Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0.

St. Lawrence is a neighbourhood located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The area, a former industrial area, is bounded by Yonge, Front, and Parliament Streets, and the Canadian National railway embankment.

East Bayfront

Neighborhood

Photo: George Socka, CC BY 2.0.

East Bayfront, or the East Bayfront Precinct, is an emerging neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is currently undergoing a transformation from industrial use to mixed-use as part of Waterfront Toronto's plans to create a residential and commercial district urban core near the lake.

Moss Park

Neighborhood

Photo: GTD Aquitaine, Public domain.

Moss Park is a residential neighbourhood located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The area known as Moss Park is typically considered to be between Jarvis Street and Parliament Street, south of Dundas Street and North of Queen Street, an area dominated by public housing projects.

Downtown Alternative School

Type: School
Address: 85 Lower Jarvis Street, Toronto, M5E 1R8
Category: education
Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude

43.64774° or 43° 38′ 52″ north

Longitude

-79.37038° or 79° 22′ 13″ west

Established

June 30th, 1980

Operator

Toronto District School Board

Open location code

87M2JJXH+3R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2333868792

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Market Canada Post and Church in the City.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Pizza Hut Express and Tim Hortons.

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