Keele Campus (York University)

The Keele Campus of York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, occupies roughly 1 square kilometre of land and is situated between Jane Street to the west, Keele Street to the east, Steeles Avenue West to the north and Finch Avenue West to the south. The campus itself is located in North York (formerly the City of North York), now a census division within the City of Toronto. It is the largest post-secondary campus in Canada at 457 acres.

The campus was once occupied by farms held by pioneers of the area including:

The area was named Kaiserville after the settler Peter Kaiser, who was buried in the area, while the Stongs left the area in 1951, the Hoovers' till the 1930s.

The original 1960s buildings—now designated Toronto Heritage Properties—were designed and built by joint venture UPACE (with John B. Parkin Associates, Shore and Moffat and Partners, Gordon S. Adamson and Associates) and landscape under Hideo Sasaki.

The main facilities of the central part of the campus are connected by heated walkways for the safety and convenience of students and staff.

Vari Hall, primarily given over to lecture halls, was designed by Raymond Moriyama and constructed in the early 1990s to put a "new face" on the campus. The facility is named for George and Helen Vari, Hungarian refugees and businesspersons who helped finance the building. The three-story rotunda has become a popular place for social gatherings as well as a common protest site.

Most of Ross consists of faculty offices, particularly of those affiliated with Arts. It was named for Dr. Murray G. Ross, the university's founding president. There are several small classrooms in the lower floors of the building, as well as a small cinema. Ross also houses the Graduate Pub, one of the few places on campus licensed to sell liquor.

A ramp leading up to the Ross Building was demolished during the building of Vari Hall by 1989.

Central Square is the hub connecting Ross, the Scott Library and the Curtis Lecture Halls. It includes a large cafeteria (with a courtyard), a "bear pit", a small "open" computer lab, several TD ATMs, Booster Juice and several offices focused on student and faculty services.

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