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Coxwell Avenue is home to one of the largest South Asian marketplaces in North America. At the intersection of Gerrard and Broadview Avenue are two bilingual street signs with the words "Gerrard St E / 芝蘭東街".
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258:Lower Canada
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107:Yonge Street
1551:Rouge River
1462:Reggae Lane
1447:Markham St.
1442:Leader Lane
1386:Scarborough
1249:Black Creek
1218:Queens Quay
1179:Other roads
995:Black Creek
983:Other roads
943:Morningside
938:Markham Rd.
864:Avenue Road
802:Browns Line
783:North–south
656:Google Maps
484: /
459:Coordinates
426:506 Carlton
370:Regent Park
366:Cabbagetown
262:John McGill
223:Scarborough
211:Old Toronto
1774:Downstream
1638:Pedestrian
1452:Palmerston
1376:East Metro
1343:Allen Road
1151:York Mills
1063:Lake Shore
1020:Parliament
1015:Sherbourne
969:University
948:Meadowvale
913:Birchmount
826:Royal York
806:Highway 27
661:2018-12-03
638:References
472:79°21′24″W
469:43°39′52″N
406:North York
1575:Don River
1417:De Grassi
1371:Crosstown
1279:Trethewey
1199:Davenport
1155:Ellesmere
1128:St. Clair
1044:East–west
1030:Runnymede
1010:Ossington
1005:Lansdowne
893:Don Mills
821:Islington
612:Don River
509:Don River
402:East York
377:Don River
100:junctions
1796:Category
1758:Upstream
1412:Colborne
1381:Richview
1295:highways
1269:Kingston
1194:McNicoll
1160:Sheppard
1138:Lawrence
1133:Eglinton
1113:Danforth
1078:Richmond
1073:Adelaide
990:Beverley
898:Woodbine
859:Bathurst
854:Dufferin
839:Scarlett
626:See also
600:Location
553:of spans
534:Material
285:bohemian
78:Location
1666:SkyWalk
1457:Raymore
1391:Spadina
1284:Vaughan
1274:Rexdale
1254:Chaplin
1213:Gerrard
1208:Eastern
1170:Steeles
1104:Carlton
1100:College
1000:Jameson
933:McCowan
928:Brimley
923:Midland
918:Kennedy
883:Bayview
816:Kipling
571:History
505:Crosses
497:Carries
434:TTC bus
412:Transit
248:History
203:Ontario
199:Toronto
82:Toronto
1432:George
1422:Draper
1244:Albion
1190:Cummer
1186:Drewry
1147:Wilson
1118:Dupont
1092:Dundas
908:Warden
888:Leslie
874:Jarvis
831:Weston
592:Opened
424:route
236:, and
70:Length
1704:Other
1264:Dawes
1204:Front
1165:Finch
1142:Dixon
1109:Bloor
1087:Queen
869:Yonge
849:Keele
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368:from
221:, in
98:Major
1437:John
1407:Bond
1068:King
844:Jane
595:1923
587:1923
579:1922
416:The
404:and
217:and
1338:QEW
1333:427
1328:409
1323:404
1318:401
1313:400
1054:S→N
974:Bay
793:W→E
551:No.
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