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Originally Posted by Docere
Are "downtown" and "uptown" directionals in Toronto? In other words from Yorkville does one head "downtown" to Union Station and "uptown" to Yonge and Eglinton, say?
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In the basic sense of the word as in, going "up town" or "down to the main part of town", I think you can say that it's directional. Just by the way Midtown, Downtown and Uptown has historically been labelled in the city, there's a good case for it being mostly directional...though of course it has it's own purpose in terms of what it means to the local community and its connotation/association etc.