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Eastern runs through what was once the heart of Toronto's most industrial area, the region just north of Toronto Harbour and the Portlands area. Today most of the factories have departed. Some do remain, notably the large Weston bakery. Several film studios have moved into the former industrial areas near Eastern and Carlaw, and this area is today billed as the Studio District. Eastern was also home to the headquarters of the Toronto chapter of the Hells Angels , until it was raided and confiscated by police in April 2007.http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20070404/opp_hells_angels_070404?hub=TorontoHome The street was once the primary route to travel east out of Toronto. At its eastern terminus it now meets up at Kingston Road , once the main cross colonial route linking York to the other major Upper Canada settlement of Kingston . Prior to 2000, however, Eastern Avenue did not meet up up directly with Kingston Road, but at a point a few hundred feet west of the intersection of Kingston Road and Queen Street. Only with the demolition of Greenwood Racetrack was Eastern Avenue extended to flow directly into Kingston Road. The former terminus of Eastern Avenue still exists -- it is the small unnamed street that runs south off Queen Street between Coxwell and Orchard Park Avenues. REFERENCES |
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