St. George Street


St. George Street is a road in the central area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Named for 19th century French Royalist military officer Quetton St. George, the tree-lined avenue runs from Dupont Street in the north to College Street in the south, where it continues as Beverley Street.
The street runs through the St. George campus of the University of Torontoof which it is the namesakesouth of Bloor Street West, with its northern portion running through the Annex neighbourhood. It is also the namesake of the St. George subway station, located at St. George and Bloor Street West.

History

From the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, St. George Street developed as a small avenue bounding the University of Toronto to the west. In the 1940s, it was widened to four lanes, becoming a major traffic artery. Following the second world war, the University of Toronto expanded its St. George campus to its west, acquiring and replacing many of the old houses along the street with large university buildings, most notably Sidney Smith Hall and Robarts Library. St. George Street thus became the primary north/south route through the campus.
The intersection with Bloor Street West saw a redesign and reconstruction from 2020–2024 to implement protected intersections and improve bike lane infrastructure due to its high volume of traffic.

Landmarks

Notable landmarks along St. George Street include :