The Straightening of the Don River
The Straightening of the Don River is in Ontario, Canada. The Straightening of the Don River is situated nearby to the playground Playhill, as well as near the park Corktown Common.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Corktown Common and Cherry Street Hotel.
Corktown Common
Park
Corktown Common is a park in the south eastern portion of the West Don Lands neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada which opened in 2013. It borders the Don River to the east. Corktown Common is situated 150 metres west of The Straightening of the Don River.
Cherry Street Hotel
Historic building
Photo: Rick Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cherry Street Hotel is an 1859 heritage building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the southeast corner of Front Street and Cherry Street, in the West Don Lands neighbourhood. Cherry Street Hotel is situated 580 metres west of The Straightening of the Don River.
Queen Street Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Queen Street Viaduct in Toronto, Canada carries vehicles and Toronto Transit Commission streetcars along Queen Street East and across the Don River. It is an example of a Pratt truss. Queen Street Viaduct is situated 540 metres northwest of The Straightening of the Don River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Canary District and Corktown.
Canary District
Neighborhood
Photo: booledozer, CC0.
The Canary District is a planned neighbourhood in Toronto's West Don Lands mixed-use development. The area was formerly industrial land, cut off from the city by an elevated roadway and two rail corridors, sitting in a floodplain.
Corktown
Neighborhood
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Corktown is an older residential neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The neighbourhood is south of Shuter Street, north of the Gardiner Expressway, east of Parliament Street, and west of Don River to the east.
Distillery District
Neighborhood
Photo: Mathew Ingram, CC BY 2.0.
The Distillery District is a commercial and residential district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located east of downtown. It contains numerous cafés, restaurants, and shops housed within heritage buildings of the former Gooderham and Worts Distillery.
The Straightening of the Don River
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- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
43.65381° or 43° 39′ 14″ northLongitude
-79.35057° or 79° 21′ 2″ westOpen location code
87M2MJ3X+GQOpenStreetMap ID
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