Lawrence Plaza
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Lawrence Plaza is a shopping centre in Canada
located on the northwest corner of Bathurst Street and Lawrence Avenue
West in Toronto
.
The plaza consists of a single level with offices on the second floor, except for the two-level building on the corner, which originally occupied by Morgan's
and then the Hudson's Bay Company
(The Bay), the Dominion Save-a-Centre, Metro and Winners.
The kosher
-style (but not kosher) dairy restaurant United Bakers moved to the plaza in 1986.
Around 1995, the plaza was slated to have a major renovation, which would have resulted in a staged demolition and rebuild of the entire premises. This renovation was canceled and no additional parking has been added to the mall since its construction which is unfortunate as the mall parking is always congested.
It is served by two bus stops on Lawrence Avenue directly adjacent to the plaza, and two more stops on Bathurst Street. In addition, there is a local wheelchair-accessible community bus stop within the plaza, and the Lawrence West
subway station is nearby.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
located on the northwest corner of Bathurst Street and Lawrence Avenue
Lawrence Avenue
Lawrence Avenue is a major east-west thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is divided into east and west portions by Yonge Street, the dividing line of east-west streets in Toronto....
West in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
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History
It was built around 1953 and was visited by Queen Elizabeth II in the 1950s.The plaza consists of a single level with offices on the second floor, except for the two-level building on the corner, which originally occupied by Morgan's
Morgan's
Morgan's was a Montreal-based Canadian department store chain. At its peak, the company had stores in Quebec and Ontario...
and then the Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson's Bay Company
The Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...
(The Bay), the Dominion Save-a-Centre, Metro and Winners.
The kosher
Kashrut
Kashrut is the set of Jewish dietary laws. Food in accord with halakha is termed kosher in English, from the Ashkenazi pronunciation of the Hebrew term kashér , meaning "fit" Kashrut (also kashruth or kashrus) is the set of Jewish dietary laws. Food in accord with halakha (Jewish law) is termed...
-style (but not kosher) dairy restaurant United Bakers moved to the plaza in 1986.
Around 1995, the plaza was slated to have a major renovation, which would have resulted in a staged demolition and rebuild of the entire premises. This renovation was canceled and no additional parking has been added to the mall since its construction which is unfortunate as the mall parking is always congested.
It is served by two bus stops on Lawrence Avenue directly adjacent to the plaza, and two more stops on Bathurst Street. In addition, there is a local wheelchair-accessible community bus stop within the plaza, and the Lawrence West
Lawrence West (TTC)
Lawrence West is a station on the Yonge–University–Spadina line of the subway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on William R. Allen Road at 655 Lawrence Avenue West. It opened in 1978 in what was then the Borough of North York...
subway station is nearby.