John Street Roundhouse

Roundhouse Park is 6.9 hectares in the downtown core of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is in the former Railway Lands and features the John Street Roundhouse, a preserved locomotive roundhouse that houses the Toronto Railway Museum, Steam Whistle Brewing, and the Rec Room restaurant and entertainment complex.

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 210 metres northwest of John Street Roundhouse.

Rogers Centre

Stadium

Photo: Fabian Roudra Baroi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rogers Centre is a retractable roof stadium in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated at the base of the CN Tower near the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Rogers Centre is situated 270 metres west of John Street Roundhouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harbourfront and Entertainment and Financial Districts.

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.

Entertainment and Financial Districts

Photo: Taxiarchos228, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Entertainment and Financial Districts, along with Yonge-Dundas to the north, form the heart of Toronto's downtown. By day, the suits and powerbrokers of the Financial District drive the city's economy from their glass and steel towers.

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.

John Street Roundhouse

Type: Railway roundhouse
Categories: building and transport
Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude

43.64084° or 43° 38′ 27″ north

Longitude

-79.3861° or 79° 23′ 10″ west

Established

1931

Levels

Roof shape

gabled

Open location code

87M2JJR7+8H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 24008403

OpenStreetMap feature

building=roundhouse

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=roundhouse

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In Other Languages

“John Street Roundhouse” goes by many names.

Russian: “Локомотивное депо John Street”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Toronto Railway Museum and The Rec Room.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The Rec Room and Clare R. Copeland Transformer Station.

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