Old Toronto: Rees Street - Toronto - Gardiner Expressway
The Gardiner Expressway is best known within Ontario for carrying east–west traffic beside Toronto’s downtown waterfront. Near Rees Street, this major urban route meets local streets around Lake Shore Boulevard West, between high-rise residential districts and the rail corridor south of Union Station. Lake Ontario lies immediately to the south, while the CN Tower and Rogers Centre stand a few blocks north. Built in stages from the late 1950s, the expressway is named for Frederick G. Gardiner, the first chairman of Metropolitan Toronto. Its elevated sections have long shaped debate over access to the waterfront and Toronto’s infrastructure.
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Built around the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence water system, Ontario grew into Canada’s most populous province. Its vast northern interior lies on the Canadian Shield, a terrain of exposed rock, boreal forest and innumerable lakes, while the south concentrates most cities and farms along the Great Lakes. Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario give the province an exceptional freshwater horizon; Niagara Falls is its best-known natural landmark. Toronto, Ontario’s largest city, is a major cultural and economic centre, while Algonquin Provincial Park, founded in 1893, represents a long tradition of protected wilderness. Move on to other webcams in the region to compare landscapes and settings around Ontario.
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Canada has served as a frontier between French and British colonial powers since the 17th century. The world’s second-largest country extends from Atlantic shores to the Pacific and Arctic coasts, with the Canadian Shield, the Rocky Mountains, the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River shaping its vast geography. First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples are central to Canada’s identity, while Ottawa’s Parliament Hill represents its federal political life. French remains the official language of Quebec, adding a distinct dimension to the country’s public culture. See how Canada connects across North America by browsing webcams in neighbouring regions.
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