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Railway Lands

Railway Lands is an area in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Originally a large railway switching yard near the Toronto waterfront, including the CNR Spadina Roundhouse and the CPR John Roundhouse, it has since been redeveloped and today is home to mostly mixed-used development, including the CN Tower and the Rogers Centre. The lands were owned and maintained by the Canadian National Railway and later transferred to the federal crown corporation Canada Lands Company. The area is bounded by Front Street, Yonge Street, Gardiner Expressway and Bathurst Street.[1] The western portion of the Railway Lands is now part of the CityPlace neighbourhood and the eastern portion is now called South Core.

a similar redevelopment in Edmonton

Old Canadian National rail yard

Railway Lands East Secondary Plan

Railway Lands Central Secondary Plan

Railway Lands West Secondary Plan

Simulation of the history of the Railway Lands

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A visual history of the Toronto Railway Lands

A visual construction history of the CN Tower - at 40th year anniversaries