Borden Buildings

The Borden Buildings are two buildings located at 563 Spadina Crescent and 487 Spadina Crescent in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were once home to dairy operations and now are used by the University of Toronto.

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Type: University building
Description: two buildings in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also known as: “North Borden Building”
Address: 563 Spadina Crescent, Toronto

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yonge Street and Yonge-Dundas.

Yonge Street

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Yonge Street is the main street of Toronto, Canada. It divides the city into east and west streets. Numbering for east-west streets begins at Yonge Street and increases in either direction.

Yonge-Dundas

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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.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Hospital

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The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is a psychiatric hospital in Toronto, Ontario. It is located at 250 College Street, just east of Spadina Avenue. Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is situated 160 metres southeast of Borden Buildings.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include University and Kensington-Chinatown.

University

Neighborhood

University is a neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It comprises the St. George campus of the University of Toronto and some of the surrounding area.

Kensington-Chinatown

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Kensington Market and Chinatown are neighbourhoods in the western side of downtown Toronto. Kensington Market is one of the most eclectic and unique locations in the entire city.

Harbord Village

Neighborhood

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Harbord Village is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It lies just to the west of the University of Toronto's St. George campus, with its most commonly accepted borders being Bloor Street on the north, Spadina Avenue on the east, College Street to the south, and Bathurst Street to the west.

Borden Buildings

Categories: building complex, building, and education
Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude

43.66041° or 43° 39′ 38″ north

Longitude

-79.40011° or 79° 24′ 0″ west

Operator

University of Toronto

Open location code

87M2MH6X+5X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 20319813

OpenStreetMap feature

building=university

Wikidata ID

Q16952807

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