St. George Street

Not to be confused with George Street, Toronto.

St. George Street

St. George Street at College Street in 2022
Namesake	Quetton St. George
Maintained by	City of Toronto
Location	Toronto
South end	College Street (continues south as Beverley Street)
Major junctions	Bloor Street West
North end	Dupont Street
Nearby arterial roads in Toronto ← Spadina Avenue University Avenue →

St. George Street (or Saint George Street) is a road in the central area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Named for 19th century French Royalist military officer Quetton St. George, the tree-lined avenue runs from Dupont Street in the north to College Street in the south, where it continues as Beverley Street. ^[1]

The street runs through the St. George campus of the University of Toronto  –of which it is the namesake –south of Bloor Street West, with its northern portion running through the Annex neighbourhood. It is also the namesake of the St. George subway station, located at St. George and Bloor Street West. ^[2]

History

From the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, St. George Street developed as a small avenue bounding the University of Toronto to the west. In the 1940s, it was widened to four lanes, becoming a major traffic artery. Following the second world war, the University of Toronto expanded its St. George campus to its west, acquiring and replacing many of the old houses along the street with large university buildings, most notably Sidney Smith Hall and Robarts Library. St. George Street thus became the primary north/south route through the campus. ^{[3] [4]}

The intersection with Bloor Street West saw a redesign and reconstruction from 2020–2024 to implement protected intersections and improve bike lane infrastructure due to its high volume of traffic. ^[2]

Landmarks

Robarts Library seen from St. George Street in 2004

Notable landmarks along St. George Street include (from south to north):

• Koffler Student Centre
• Bahen Centre for Information Technology
• Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics
• Knox College
• Sidney Smith Hall
• Newman Centre
• Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
• John P. Robarts Research Library
• Rotman School of Management
• Innis College
• Woodsworth College
• Bata Shoe Museum
• York Club
• St. George station of the Toronto subway

References

1. "I heard St. George Street was not, in fact, named after the dragon slayer of British lore". Toronto Life. August 13, 2007. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
2. "Bloor Street West Reconstruction" (PDF). City of Toronto. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
3. "St. George Street". The Cultural Landscape Foundation. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
4. Flack, Derek (September 23, 2014). "What St. George Street used to look like in Toronto". www.blogto.com. blogTO. Retrieved January 27, 2026.