King Street's western terminus is at an intersection with
The Queensway to the west,
Roncesvalles Avenue to the north, and
Queen Street West to the east. King runs to the south-east briefly before curving to the east until just west of Parliament Street. There, it curves north-east until terminates at a merge with
Queen Street East just west of the
Don River and north of the
Corktown Common. Prior to a realignment,
Eastern Avenue was the East end of King Street and crossed the Don at the
King Street Bridge (which has since been abandoned). Yonge Street, the north–south divider of many Toronto east–west streets, divides King Street into King Street East and King Street West.
Canada's Walk of Fame runs along King Street from John Street to Simcoe Street and south on Simcoe. It is a tribute in granite to Canadians who have gained fame in the fields of music, literature, journalism, dance, sports, acting, entertainment and broadcasting. King Street West is considered
Toronto's Fashion District and is known for trendy restaurants, design shops and boutique condo developments. Previously industrial, this neighborhood has undergone considerable urban development since the early 2000s. King Street East is predominantly known as the high-end, luxury furniture district of downtown Toronto, with dozens of stores on King Street and in the surrounding area. , King Street is served along its entire length by two overlapping
Toronto Transit Commission streetcar routes: the
504A King and the 504B King, which together are the busiest streetcar routes in the fleet, with an average ridership of 65,000 passengers per day. They connect with the
Yonge–University subway line (Line 1) at
St. Andrew station at
University Avenue, and at
King station at
Yonge Street. They connect with the
Bloor–Danforth subway line (Line 2) at
Dundas West station and
Broadview station. The street was also served by the
508 Lake Shore route until it was discontinued in June 2015. It was subsequently replaced by the
514 Cherry route in June 2016, which was then cancelled in October 2018 and replaced by the two 504 King branches.
Transit mall The section of King Street between
Bathurst Street and
Jarvis Street is a transit mall with restrictions on how vehicles can use intersections. In the mall, trucks and cars are unable to continue straight through or turn left at intersections: they must turn right off of King Street. The road also has sidewalk cafes and public art pieces on the road. On April 16, 2019, the transit mall was made permanent. ==History==