Islington Avenue
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For the portion of Islington Avenue in York Region, Ontario, see York Regional Road 17.
Islington Avenue is a north-south route travelling through the City of Toronto and York Region.
Established in the 19th century, Islington Avenue begins at Lake Shore Boulevard West at 7th Street in the former Town of New Toronto on the shores of Lake Ontario, in the southwest area of the City of Toronto, and proceeds north through the former village of Islington, also in Toronto, to Highway 27 at the former town of Kleinburg, in the City of Vaughan north of Toronto. Islington Avenue is approximately 30.2 kilometres (18.7 mi) in distance.
Along its route, at Dundas Street, is historic Montgomery's Inn, built in 1832, and now operated as a museum by the City of Toronto.
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