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3 unusual facts about Lawrence Avenue


Lawrence Avenue

There are three rapid transit stations; Lawrence at Yonge Street and Lawrence West at Allen Road on the Yonge-University-Spadina subway line, and Lawrence East on the Scarborough RT, between Kennedy Road and Midland Avenue.

When the Don Valley Parkway was constructed in the 1960s, Lawrence was rebuilt between the Woodbine Avenue allowance, and Victoria Park Avenue, as a "jog eliminator" between the former concession roads of North York and Scarborough Townships.

Rouge Hill GO Station

Rouge Hill is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located at 6251 Lawrence Avenue East, near the former Port Union station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.


Thomson Memorial Park

Located near Lawrence Avenue and Brimley Road, the park has, among other facilities, an outdoor baseball diamond and soccer field in the north end and tennis courts to the south.


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Lawrence Park, Toronto

Many of the residents belong to The Granite Club, a sports and recreation centre on Bayview Avenue north of Lawrence Avenue.