Blue Jays Way
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Blue Jays Way is a north-south street in Toronto. In 1983 the southernmost portion of Peter Street, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was renamed Blue Jays Way.[1] Toronto had recently finished a domed stadium, then called The SkyDome, (currently called "The Roger's Center") which was to be the new home to Toronto's major league baseball team, the Blue Jays. Peter Street terminated at the SkyDome.
Hockey Player Wayne Gretzky was one of the owners of a sports bar at 41 Peter Street.[1][2] He lobbied to have the street numbering on Blue Jays Way changed so his restaurant would be at 99 Blue Jays Way, as the number on Gretzky's hockey jersey was number 99.
His request was turned down.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tracee Hamilton (1983-10-18). "From left field; Toronto's Seventh-Inning Songfest". The Washington Post. p. C.06. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/72196871.html?dids=72196871:72196871&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+18%2C+1993&author=Tracee+Hamilton&pub=The+Washington+Post+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=FROM+LEFT+FIELD%3B+Toronto%27s+Seventh-Inning+Songfest&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2012-03-14. "Toronto city officials are considering a proposal to change the name of the street to Blue Jays Way. (The Jays' business address is already 1 Blue Jays Way.) Gretzky's bar also would like to have "99" as its street address."
- ↑ "New name sought". Kitchener - Waterloo Record. 1993-09-21. p. D.3. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/504297311.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+21%2C+1993&author=&pub=Waterloo+Region+Record&desc=New+name+sought&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2012-03-14. "Hockey star Wayne Gretzky wants his new downtown eatery to have a Blue Jays flavor. It seems 41 Blue Jays Way still isn't a snappy enough address for Gretzky's new sports bar. So he wants it changed to 99 Blue Jays Way, after his own hockey jersey number."
- ↑ Shav Glick (1993-11-08). "When This Shaq Attack Hits, No Fan's Wallet Will Be Safe". Los Angeles Times. p. 2. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/60244185.html?dids=60244185:60244185&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+08%2C+1993&author=SHAV+GLICK&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=When+This+Shaq+Attack+Hits%2C+No+Fan%27s+Wallet+Will+Be+Safe&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2012-03-14. "The Great One's request to change the address of his new downtown restaurant from 41 Peter Street to 99 Blue Jays Way was rejected by the city services ..."
