The Royal Alexandra Theatre was completed in 1909 and is an example of Beaux-Arts style of architecture common for theatres in early 20th century British Empire The city hosts a number of music theatres and venues most notably Roy Thomson Hall Designed by Canadian architects Arthur Erickson and Mathers and Haldenby the 2630-seat Roy Thomson Hall opened in 1982 as the primary home of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra the previous home of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra Massey Hall is the oldest musical theatre venue in Toronto and remains in operation today in June 2006 the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts opened as the new home of the Canadian Opera Company and the National Ballet of Canada Designed by Diamond + Schmitt the 2,000 seat opera house has a European-style tiered horseshoe-shaped auditorium It is the first structure in Canada specifically designed to house both opera and ballet with customized acoustics. Other musical theatres in Toronto include the Danforth Music Hall the Opera House and the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre The city also holds a number of live performance theatres including the Royal Alexandra Theatre the oldest live performance theatre in North America the Royal Alexandra's design was inspired by turn-of-the-century beaux-arts architectural styles typical of British theatres Other notable live performance venues include Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres Ed Mirvish Theatre Bathurst Street Theatre CAA Theatre Princess of Wales Theatre and the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts Sports venues. . . 1.1 Name changes 2.1 Climate Toronto is built on the former lake bed of Lake Iroquois This large flat expanse presents few natural limits to growth and throughout its history Toronto has sprawled outward and today has a ring of suburbs that spans hundreds of square kilometres in 2005 the provincial government has attempted to place an artificial limit to this growth in the form of a Greenbelt around the city Toronto was planned out on a grid system of concession lines spaced about two kilometres apart that separated rural landholdings Major avenues were established along each concession line as the city spread outward These avenues run straight with few diversions for long stretches and Toronto is notable for the considerable length of its major streets Most of the avenues go from one side of the city to the other and often continue deep into the neighbouring suburbs Suburban expansion replaced these rural lots with subdivisions made of crescents and cul-de-sacs These local road networks were designed to reduce and slow traffic redirecting vehicles to the avenues These wide avenues that even run through the central city have also made it easier for Toronto to retain a streetcar system which was among the few North American cities to do so The most important obstacle to construction is Toronto's network of ravines Historically city planners filled in many of the ravines and when this was not possible planners mostly ignored them though today the remaining ones are embraced for their natural beauty Ravines have helped isolate some central neighbourhoods from the rest of the city and have contributed to the exclusivity of certain neighbourhoods such as Rosedale Opened in 1889 the Don Valley Brick Works was one of several local brickworks the abundance of clay in the area made brick a commonly used material for construction Building materials; . The business programs housed on campus in the "Business Building" moved into new facilities after a $15 million donation from Ted Rogers the school is within a new wing of the Toronto Eaton Centre at the southeast corner of Bay and Dundas Streets the school occupies three floors of the nine-floor wing (two floors are occupied by retail uses with an above-grade parking garage occupying the remaining three storeys) the integration of the Ryerson faculty with commercial uses in the same building has been praised as an innovative solution for the downtown university The school received national notoriety when one of its professors (James Norrie) insulted the cast of the Dragons' Den during the final negotiations stage of a successful pitch by students of the school the deal ultimately fell through because of the professor's actions the same professor was later banned from campus and sued the university Faculty of Arts. .
Toronto Ontario Canada Business directory, Main article: Higher education in Ontario, 5.1 Agriculture 1.3 The Toronto Collegiate Institute Board. 9.3.7 CONCACAF Champions League Golden Boot Methodists 82,923 Number was not honoured before being retired. See also: Crime in Canada and Gun politics in Canada, This article needs to be updated Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information (August 2018). .
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