Parliament Street

Parliament Street is a north-south street in the eastern part of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The street runs from Bloor Street to Queens Quay and is the first major street west of the Don River. The street is named for the Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada, built in 1794 on the south side of Front Street (then Palace Street) just west of Parliament Street. Berkeley Street was the first "Parliament Street," until the city moved Parliament Street one block east. The street route follows a trail originally cut through the woods by Governor Simcoe to his summer house on the Don River, Castle Frank. While Parliament began its history as one of the most important boulevard's in the city, the street now mostly runs through...