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The Toronto Eaton Centre is more than just a shopping centre. It's an architectural model for shopping malls around the country. Completed in 1979, and given a new facade in 1999, it is the third largest mall in Canada and is recognized as one of the city's most popular Toronto attractions.
Eaton Centre is bordered by Dundas Street (north), Yonge. There are more than 285 shops, restaurants, and services to wind your way through, not to mention a movie theatre, ticket kiosk to buy discount theatre tickets, and a police station. When you're taking a breather from shopping, stop by Centre Court's famous fountain or look up for Renowned Canadian artist Michael Snow's sculpture of Canada geese entitled, Flight Stop.
Without question, the mall is a major tourist trap, staying open on most statutory holidays, including Boxing Day (Dec. 26), to accommodate the approximately one million customers a week. The Canon (formerly the Pantages), and the Elgin and Winter Garden theatres are within walking distance, and if you're hungry Yonge Street is overflowing with cuisine from around the world. Outside, at the Yonge and Dundas corner, street vendors sell their wares while buskers and bands perform for passerbys, lunch crowds and throngs of teens.
Parking
There are two parking lots, the Yonge Parkade on the east side of the Eaton Centre, and the Dundas Parkade on the north side.
Getting there
The Eaton Centre is accessible by TTC and the PATH system. Take the Yonge Line subway to Dundas or Queen station.
The PATH system connects downtown buildings by an underground walkway. The Eaton Centre is north of The Bay department store and south of the Atrium on Bay. Union Station is the closest GO Transit station. From Union Station, walk north approximately 15 minutes on Bay Street to Queen Street. The Eaton Centre doors are found on Queen Street, east of Bay Street and west of Yonge Street.
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