Yonge-Dundas Square, also simply known as Dundas Square, is a commercial public square in Toronto, Canada, at the intersection of Yonge Street and Dundas Street. One of the busiest intersections in Toronto, the square was constructed during a revitalization project. The square was created from the demolition of a block of commercial buildings and opened as a public square in November 2002. A "grand opening" concert was held on May 30, 2003. The square is used for music concerts, film screenings and other public events.Yonge-Dundas Square is located within the Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area (BIA). City of Toronto councillor Kyle Rae has pointed to Times Square in New York City as a model to emulate, with its canyon of billboards and animated advertising screens.
Other projects in the immediate area include the redevelopment of the Eaton Centre, the construction of a new retail and cinema complex to the north, called 10 Dundas East (formerly Toronto Life Square (and before that known as "Metropolis")), and the construction of 33 Dundas Street East to the south-east (on the corner of Victoria and Dundas), formerly the home of Olympic Spirit Toronto. On October 22, 2007, Rogers Media announced that it would buy this building as a new home for its Citytv and Omni Television stations.[13] This new studio space is now operational.
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