Founded in 1852, the
Toronto Stock Exchange is the third largest
stock exchange in
North America. It is commonly abbreviated as either the TSX or TSE (TSX is used almost exclusively now, although the website of TSX Group, the parent company of the Toronto Stock Exchange, still has their webpage at www.tse.com). In much the same way as the
New York Stock Exchange is not in fact located on
Wall Street (it is in fact around the corner on
Broad Street), the TSE is no longer located on
Bay Street, but since 1983 has been located in
The Exchange Tower, at 130
King Street West. Interestingly, the old 5-storey
art deco TSE building on
Bay Street is still standing, but is now encased in the 31-storey black glass and steel
Ernst and Young Tower. The building has been completely maintained and now houses the
Design Exchange, which acts as a resource and advocacy centre for the
Canadian design industry.
Souces:
TSX Group www.tse.com
Urban Space: Heritage Watch http://www.urbanspace.org/hw1.html