Jack Layton

Jack Layton is a memorial in Old Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. Jack Layton is situated nearby to Harbour Square Park, as well as near Westin Harbour Castle Hotel.

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “‘Jack’s got your back’ Stronger Together: The Layton Memorial”
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yonge-Dundas and Scotiabank Arena.

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.

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 400 metres northwest of Jack Layton.

CN Tower

Photo: Taxiarchos228, CC BY 3.0.

The CN Tower is a 553.3 m-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 1 km west of Jack Layton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Core and Harbourfront.

South Core

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikiworld2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

South Core is a neighbourhood located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The South Core occupies the eastern portions of the Railway Lands. The remodeling and restoration of Union Station and the construction of a new wave of business and condominium towers is central to this area's forecast growth.

Harbourfront

Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Harbourfront neighbourhood in Toronto encompasses the area from the lakeshore corridor railway line in the north down to Lake Ontario in the south and from Exhibition Place in the west to Parliament Street in the east.

Financial District

Neighborhood

Photo: Patrickneil, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Financial District is the central business district of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was originally planned as New Town in 1796 as an extension of the Town of York.

Jack Layton

Category: historic site
Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude

43.64046° or 43° 38′ 26″ north

Longitude

-79.37624° or 79° 22′ 35″ west

Open location code

87M2JJRF+5G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2937129476

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=yes

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Satellite Map

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Harbour Square Park and Westin Harbour Castle Hotel.

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