Downtown Toronto Central Bay Street Postal Code Is M5G

Bay Street is a major thoroughfare located in downtown Toronto, Canada. It is considered as the center of Toronto's financial district and often used as a metonymy to refer to Canada's financial services industry. The street starts at Queens Quay (Toronto Harbour) in the south and ends at Davenport Road in the north. Historically, Bay Street was known as Bear Street due to the frequent bear sightings in the early days of Toronto. It was renamed Bay Street in 1797 because it connects Lot Street (present-day Queen Street West) to the Toronto Harbour. In the 19th century, the intersection of Bay and King Street was home to Toronto's major newspapers such as the Mail Building, the old Toronto Star Building, and the William H. Wright Building. The section of Bay Street north of Queen Street and ending at College Street was known as Terauley Street. In 1922, several discontinuous streets were joined together to create a new thoroughfare extending to Davenport Road. There is a short street called Terauley Lane running west of Bay from Grenville Street to Grosvenor Street.