London, Regional city in Middlesex County, Canada
London is a city in Middlesex County in southwestern Ontario, spreading across both sides of the Thames River. The layout connects residential areas with parks, woodlands, and walking trails that run throughout the urban territory.
The settlement began in 1826 and grew into a transportation hub following the arrival of the Great Western Railway in 1853. The railway connection transformed the small community into a trade center for southwestern Ontario.
Local artists and students from the nearby university shape daily life across neighborhoods with galleries, live music, and street art. Residents gather regularly at neighborhood markets and parks where community festivals and sporting events take place throughout the year.
The public transit system with over 40 bus routes connects residential neighborhoods to commercial districts, schools, and hospitals across the city. Most areas are accessible on foot or by bicycle during the day, especially along the river paths.
The Blackfriars Bridge built in 1875 is the oldest working wrought iron bowstring arch bridge in all of North America. Pedestrians still cross it on the same historic framework that was imported from England over a century ago.
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Victoria Park
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One London Place
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Grand Theatre
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Eldon House
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City Centre Towers
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Middlesex County Court House
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London Hydro Substation No. 4
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First Christian Reformed Church
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1 Dundas Street
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Plan of the Town of London, CW, Published by The Craig, London, 1846
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Crown Lands Dept Plan of London
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Sketch of part of the London Township
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Map of the City of London Canada West
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Map of the Township of London, Canada West, 1863
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Plan of London shewing the gas lamps
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350 Talbot Street
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330 Clarence Street
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London CW
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London, Canada West, 1840-1841
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Bird's Eye View of London, Ontario, Canada, 1872
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London C.W. Sketch of Country
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Features of North Central London in the 1840s
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Map of the city of London, surveyed and drawn by Sam'l Peters, P.L.S., published by Geo. Railton, for the London Directory, 1856
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Ridout Street Complex
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London and Western Trusts Building
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London Mechanics' Institute
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Elsie Perrin Williams Memorial Library
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Sketch of the position of London, U.C. Nov'r 1839
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