Bloor West Village, Toronto

Name: Bloor West Village
Address: Toronto, Canada

#778 among attractions in Toronto

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Bloor West Village is a shopping district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located along Bloor Street, it encompasses all businesses along Bloor Street between South Kingsway and Ellis Park Road, consisting of more than 400 shops, restaurants and services. The mix of stores include specialty clothing stores, book stores, restaurants and cafes. The businesses organized in 1970 into the first mandatory business improvement district, an idea that has spread to numerous other commercial streets in Toronto and to cities around the world. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 43°39'3"N, 79°28'39"W

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West End (Swansea)Toronto Canada

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Bloor West Village – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: High Park, Colborne Lodge, Runnymede United Church, Queen Elizabeth Way Monument.

0.7 miSE
Urban green space with trails and a zoo
High Park, Toronto
19 min walk • High Park, an urban oasis in Toronto, is the city's largest public park and a verdant retreat for nature enthusiasts and families alike. Spanning over 400 acres, it is a multipurpose recreational and natural space that offers a blend of landscaped gardens, sporting...
1.1 miSE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Colborne Lodge, Toronto
29 min walk • Colborne Lodge is a historic house museum located in an 1836 home in Toronto's High Park. John George Howard, an architect, engineer and prominent Toronto citizen, built this house, which became the property of the city following his death in 1890.
0.4 miN
Church
Runnymede United Church, Toronto
11 min walk • The Runnymede fire hall was operated by Toronto Fire Services, from 1928 to 2014. Then-mayor Rob Ford ordered the fire hall shut down, as a cost-saving measure.
1.3 miS
Memorial
Queen Elizabeth Way Monument, Toronto
33 min walk • The Queen Elizabeth Way Monument, also known as the Lion Monument and as the Loring Lion, is an Art Deco monument located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1.4 miSE
Park, Event space
Sunnyside Bathing Pavilion, Toronto
35 min walk • Sunnyside Bathing Pavilion is a landmark public pavilion in the Sunnyside lakefront area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Built in 1922, its original function was to provide changing facilities for swimming in Lake Ontario, however lake conditions were often too cold and an adjoining public swimming pool was built in 1925.
1.4 miSE
Harbor
Sunnyside, Toronto
36 min walk • Sunnyside is a lakefront district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It includes a beach and park area along Lake Ontario's Humber Bay, from west of Exhibition Place to the mouth of the Humber River.
0.6 miE
Park, Universities and schools
High Park, Toronto
16 min walk • High Park Forest School is a former special school in High Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was a school founded to provide a boost to children who were tubercular or had other physical detriments.
~260 ftE
Theater
Runnymede Theatre, Toronto
2 min walk • The Runnymede Theatre is a historic building located in Bloor West Village, an affluent west end Toronto neighbourhood. The building has operated as a vaudeville theatre, a movie theatre, a bingo hall, and a Chapters bookstore.
0.4 miW
Cinema, Nightlife
Humber Cinemas, Toronto
11 min walk • Humber Cinemas, originally the Odeon Humber Theatre, was a movie theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The theatre was operated by the Odeon and Loews Cineplex chains until 2003. The theatre re-opened as an independent theatre in 2011 and operated until 2019 when it closed permanently.
0.6 miW
Park
Étienne Brûlé Park, Toronto
17 min walk • Étienne Brûlé Park is located in the Humber River valley just north of Bloor Street West in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is named after Étienne Brûlé, an early French explorer in the Toronto area. It is believed that Étienne Brûlé was the first European to see Lake Ontario in 1615, from a high point of land beside the Humber.
1.2 miW
Cemetery
Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto
31 min walk • Park Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery in the Etobicoke district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It currently has around 22,000 graves.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Bloor West Village?

Nearby attractions include Runnymede Theatre, Toronto (2 min walk), Westminster-Branson, Toronto (10 min walk), Runnymede United Church, Toronto (11 min walk), High Park North, Toronto (15 min walk).

How to get to Bloor West Village by public transport?

The nearest stations to Bloor West Village:

Bus

Runnymede (3 min walk)
Jane (9 min walk)

Metro

Runnymede • Lines: 2 (3 min walk)
Jane • Lines: 2 (9 min walk)

Tram

High Park Loop • Lines: 506 (26 min walk)
Parkside Drive • Lines: 506 (26 min walk)