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Sheppard Avenue is an east–west principal arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The street has two distinct branches near its eastern end, with the original route being a collector road leading to Pickering via a turnoff, and the main route following a later-built roadway which runs south to Kingston Road.
In 1867, Pickering's first brick school building was constructed at the southwest corner of Kingston Road and Church Street, in present-day Ajax. Called Pickering Public School S.S. #4 West, it was a one-storey structure. [25] The building was abandoned in 1888, when a larger two-storey brick school was built on Church Street, north of Kingston ...
Collacut Coach Lines of Pickering and Del-Ray Coach Lines of Oshawa operated buses along Kingston Road, connecting Pickering Village to Toronto. [ 30 ] In 1926, James Tuckett of Toronto bought lakeshore land west of Carruthers Creek, starting the development of the Pickering Beach community (the local beach is now called Paradise Beach).
In 1811, the Pickering Township became a separate municipality. [12] Several sawmills, gristmills, taverns, and other businesses operated in the area. During the War of 1812, the maintenance of the Kingston Road improved because of the increased military traffic and further contributed to the development of the area. [8]
The neighbourhood is bounded by Kingston Road to the north, Port Union Road to the east, the Lake Ontario shoreline to the south, and Highland Creek to the west. The neighbourhood originated as the small lakefront town of Port Union in the 19th century, within the area now known as West Rouge, until 1974 part of the Township of Pickering.
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Kingston Road, Highway 2A, Sheppard Avenue (westbound), Port Union Road (eastbound) Kingston Road was formerly Highway 2 and is incorrectly signed as 2; Highway 2A was downloaded to the City of Toronto. Signed as exit 390 (eastbound) and exit 392 (westbound) Durham: Pickering: 394.0: 244.8: 394 Regional Road 38 (Whites Road)
Kingston Road is a major historic arterial road in Toronto and Durham Region, Ontario.It is the southernmost major (mainly) east-west road in the eastern portion of Toronto, specifically in the district of Scarborough, and runs east to Ajax in Durham.