Location: King and Blue Jays Way
Date photo taken: 12 May 2014
Back in 1993 the Toronto Blue Jays won their second World Series in a row. To honour that achievement the city renamed a street, or to be more specific, a part of a street, after the team. The Jays played in the SkyDome at the base of Peter Street. Wayne Gretzky's Restaurant, slightly further up Peter Street, petitioned the city to have the southern stretch of the street renamed. To accomplish the transition they even agreed to mount a plaque on the side of the restaurant commemorating Peter Russell, after whom the street was originally named.
On Monday April 6, the Blue Jays open their 39th season, although they won't be coming home to the Rogers Centre (how names do change!) until April 13th.
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