{"help": "https://ckan0.cf.opendata.inter.prod-toronto.ca/tr/api/3/action/help_show?name=datastore_search", "success": true, "result": {"include_total": true, "limit": 100, "records_format": "objects", "resource_id": "c6cf1531-f1a8-414d-a531-43f5fe4a97e4", "total_estimation_threshold": null, "records": [{"_id":1,"Neighbourhood":"Waterfront Communities-The Island","Neighbourhood_Num":"0","Ward":"10","Ward_Name":"Spadina-Fort York","Order":"A","Title":"Toronto Island Ferries & Ward's Island Ferry Docks","Address":"Ward's Island Ferry Docks","Description":"Ferries have been traversing the short route across Toronto Harbour from the mainland to Toronto Island Park for almost 180 years, with the first vessel - a boat powered by two horses walking on a treadmill - entering commercial service in 1833. At this time, Toronto Island was actually a peninsula connected to the mainland near the mouth of the Don River. A violent storm in April 1858 permanently severed the island from the mainland, creating the now 300-metre wide Eastern Gap. Most of the ferries still operating to the island today are diesel boats constructed between 1935 and 1960. One vessel, the Trillium, is over 100 years old, and is the only sidewheel paddle steamer still sailing in North America! While ferry services operate to 2 other different points on the island for much of the year (Centre Island and Hanlan's Point), Ward's Island is the only dock that offers year-round service. ","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/parks-gardens-beaches/toronto-island-park/all-ferry-schedules/ ","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.35730896, 43.63128683]}"},{"_id":2,"Neighbourhood":"Waterfront Communities-The Island","Neighbourhood_Num":"0","Ward":"10","Ward_Name":"Spadina-Fort York","Order":"B","Title":"Ward's Island Homes","Address":"Area to the north and east of Ward's Island Ferry Docks","Description":"Ward's Island was named after David Ward, a local fisherman who settled near here around 1830. Ward's son William built a hotel in 1882, which spurred development on the land around it. Many of the plots here originally featured small, crowded tents that island-goers set up in the summer months. The City granted permission to replace these tents with houses in the 1930s, which explains the relatively small lot sizes of the homes today. In the 1960s, local government decided Toronto Island should be turned entirely into parkland, and the homes here were threatened with demolition. A lengthy legal battle ensued, which was ultimately won by Ward's Island residents, with their property rights preserved under a special piece of legislation passed in 1993. About 250 homes remain on Ward's Island today, housing approximately 600 residents. Many of these homes are unique from almost any others found in Toronto, located on tightly-packed, tiny plots of land and most featuring a humble, cottage-style look.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/2039/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.35517779, 43.63269888]}"},{"_id":3,"Neighbourhood":"Waterfront Communities-The Island","Neighbourhood_Num":"0","Ward":"10","Ward_Name":"Spadina-Fort York","Order":"C","Title":"Fire Station 335 & Gordon Peteran 'Fire & Water' Installation, & Toronto Island Disc Golf Course","Address":"235 Cibola Avenue","Description":"*Please note this is an active fire station. Please do not block driveway. The only fire station on Toronto Island features a public art installation from 1995 named 'Fire and Water' by artist Gordon Peteran. The piece is a brass, copper, bronze, and wood clock on the side of the station's tower. The hands of the clock are a trident and lightning bolt, while the numbers are things such as clouds, a star, and a bird, which is meant to represent nature on the island. Located right beside the fire station is the Toronto Island Disc Golf Course. The course offers a long, challenging layout with great views of the city skyline. The course was established in 1980, and hosted the Disc Golf World Championships in 1987.","Link_URL":"https://www.artworxto.ca/artwork/fire-and-water-public-236","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.35949364, 43.62536695]}"},{"_id":4,"Neighbourhood":"Waterfront Communities-The Island","Neighbourhood_Num":"0","Ward":"10","Ward_Name":"Spadina-Fort York","Order":"D","Title":"St. Andrew by-the-Lake Anglican Church","Address":"On pathway off of Cibola Avenue, across the water from Far Enough Farm","Description":"This heritage-designated wooden church designed by architect AR Dennison dates back to 1884. Prominent nineteenth century Toronto families such as the Masseys and Gooderhams - who summered on the island - helped bring the church to fruition. Dennison utilized a semi-Gothic variation on an architectural style that was mostly used on cottages and summer hotels, giving the church a unique design. The church also features beautiful stained glass windows that were installed in the 1920s by noted artist Robert McCausland. It was moved to its present location in 1959, after being sawed in two and with great care taken to ensure that no damage was done to the windows. One unique tradition at the church is the 'Blessing of the Boats', where a number of vessels mostly from nearby yacht clubs are blessed by the rector, which has occurred annually in a lagoon behind the church since 1949.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.36983231, 43.62019355]}"},{"_id":5,"Neighbourhood":"Waterfront Communities-The Island","Neighbourhood_Num":"0","Ward":"10","Ward_Name":"Spadina-Fort York","Order":"E","Title":"Centreville Amusement Park & Far Enough Farm","Address":"On Centre Island, southeast of the Centre Island Ferry Docks","Description":"Centreville Amusement Park opened in 1967, featuring amusement rides, a petting zoo, and a full size replica of a small Ontario town. The park was created as part of the government's plan to transform the island from a residential community to parkland, after many of the homes and businesses that were previously located here were demolished in the 1960s. Today Centreville features more than 30 rides and 14 food outlets, primarily geared towards families with young children. Some of the more notable rides include a roller coaster that is modelled after a mine train, a ferris wheel that resembles a wind mill, and a sky ride that offers great views of the park and surrounding island. Another popular part of Centreville is Far Enough Farm, a petting farm that was originally established in 1959. The farm features over 40 different species of animals, including rabbits, goats, chickens, ponies, and cows, and offers visitors the opportunity to interact with them.","Link_URL":"https://www.centreisland.ca/centreville-amusement-park","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.37366766, 43.62036425]}"},{"_id":6,"Neighbourhood":"Waterfront Communities-The Island","Neighbourhood_Num":"0","Ward":"10","Ward_Name":"Spadina-Fort York","Order":"F","Title":"William Meany Maze","Address":"Avenue of the Islands (southwest of the bridge), Centre Island","Description":"The William Meany Maze is a hedge maze that opened in 2014, replacing a previous hedge maze that was removed in 2011. The original maze was designed by Dutch landscape designer Peter Vanderwerf, and was installed in 1967. William Meany, a Mississauga businessman who was fond of the maze as a child, was saddened by its removal, and donated money for the creation of a new one. The maze features 1,200 black cedars, and with most of them at least 7-feet in height, even the tallest individuals will have to use their wits to navigate their way out! One other intriguing aspect of the maze is the bell that is located at its centre, which was recovered from the Island Public School - the island's first schoolhouse - which burned down in 1909.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.3748771, 43.61778012]}"},{"_id":7,"Neighbourhood":"Waterfront Communities-The Island","Neighbourhood_Num":"0","Ward":"10","Ward_Name":"Spadina-Fort York","Order":"G","Title":"Manitou Road Plaque","Address":"At intersection of Avenue of the Island and Lakeshore Avenue","Description":"This plaque commemorates the history of Manitou Road, a street that was once the main commercial thoroughfare on Centre Island. In the early twentieth century, numerous businesses popped up along the road, including a general store, butcher shop, dairy, boathouse, laundries, and several hotels. It also became an entertainment hub, featuring a casino, bowling alley, and movie theatre. After the Metropolitan Toronto Council expropriated the land here for parkland, all of the businesses along Manitou Road were demolished, and it was transformed into the concrete walkway that it is today. ","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.37239941, 43.61709161]}"},{"_id":8,"Neighbourhood":"Waterfront Communities-The Island","Neighbourhood_Num":"0","Ward":"10","Ward_Name":"Spadina-Fort York","Order":"H","Title":"Centre Island Pier","Address":"At the south end of Avenue of the Islands over Lake Ontario","Description":"This beautiful Y-shaped pier juts right out into the waters of Lake Ontario, providing spectacular views across the lake, as well as back towards the Toronto skyline. It was originally constructed in the 1960s as part of Metro Toronto's plans to turn the entirety of island into parklands. Part of the plan was to include a large 2,400 seat amphitheatre on this site, which never came to fruition. There are binoculars at the end of the pier that allow users to get an even closer look of the lake and surrounding area.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.37126551, 43.61574217]}"},{"_id":9,"Neighbourhood":"Waterfront Communities-The Island","Neighbourhood_Num":"0","Ward":"10","Ward_Name":"Spadina-Fort York","Order":"I","Title":"Franklin Children's Garden","Address":"The Mall, Centre Island","Description":"This theme garden is based on characters from the celebrated 'Franklin the Turtle' book series written by Paulette Bourgeois, and illustrated by Brenda Clark (both of whom are Canadian). It is divided into seven sections for gardening, storytelling, and exploring wildlife. It features several bronze statues of Franklin and his friends, as well as some benches, plants and paths, and a turtle pond. There is also a hill at the top of the Snail Trail that is the highest point on the island, and features a pair of binoculars that allow visitors to check out the view. A small amphitheatre on site plays host to special events, shows, storytelling, and camp sessions.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/1806/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.37678348, 43.61602183]}"},{"_id":10,"Neighbourhood":"Waterfront Communities-The Island","Neighbourhood_Num":"0","Ward":"10","Ward_Name":"Spadina-Fort York","Order":"J","Title":"Artscape Gibraltar Point","Address":"443 Lakeshore Avenue","Description":"*Private property. Please observe from the street only. Artscape Gibraltar Point is a secluded community cultural hub surrounded by 46 acres of parkland and its own beachfront, offering artists an ideal place to work, as well as a space for events. It is housed in the old Toronto Island Public and Natural School building, which was threatened with demolition in the 1990s. Artscape - a not-for-profit group of arts and cultural organizations - partnered with the City of Toronto to create a new vision for the site that included a retreat centre, artists lodge, and long-term artist work studios. Since opening in 1999, it has hosted thousands of local and international artists in residence. A recording studio at the facility has been utilized for albums recorded by artists such as Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Gord Downie, Julie Doiron, and Tuvan throat singers from Mongolia.","Link_URL":"https://artscapegibraltarpoint.ca/","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.38396653, 43.61321213]}"},{"_id":11,"Neighbourhood":"Waterfront Communities-The Island","Neighbourhood_Num":"0","Ward":"10","Ward_Name":"Spadina-Fort York","Order":"K","Title":"Gibraltar Point Lighthouse","Address":"On pathway slightly north of Lakeshore Avenue, near Hanlan's Bay","Description":"Now over 200 years old, this historic lighthouse is the oldest that can be found on the Great Lakes, and the second oldest in Canada. It was originally constructed in 1808-09 from limestone brought in from Queenston, near Niagara Falls. The first lighthouse keepers were among the first European settlers on Toronto Island, and formed the core of the community which developed there throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The lighthouse shone its last light out over the waters of Lake Ontario in 1957, after which it was replaced by a fully automated tower nearby. The lighthouse is also known for a famous ghost story involving lighthouse keeper John Rademuller, who went missing on January 2, 1815. Legend has it that Rademuller was murdered by soldiers, and that his ghost still haunts the site to this day.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.3852658, 43.61365395]}"},{"_id":12,"Neighbourhood":"Waterfront Communities-The Island","Neighbourhood_Num":"0","Ward":"10","Ward_Name":"Spadina-Fort York","Order":"L","Title":"Hanlan's Point Beach","Address":"Accessible from Beach Road, southwest of the Hanlan's Point Ferry Docks","Description":"The largest beach on Toronto Island, Hanlan's Point Beach is one of two clothing-optional beaches in Canada. It became known as a LGBTQ2S+-friendly gathering spot in the 1970s. In August 1971, Toronto Gay Action, the University of Toronto Homophile Association, and the Community Homophile Association of Toronto organized an event at the beach called 'Gay Day', which attracted hundreds of people. This event is now regarded by many activists as one of Toronto's first displays of gay and lesbian solidarity, and helped lay the groundwork for future Toronto Pride celebrations. A one-kilometre stretch of the beach was officially recognized as 'clothing optional' in 2002 after important work by groups such as Totally Naked Toronto, as well as lawyer Peter Simm. Hanlan's Point Beach is one of two that are blue flag certified in Toronto Island Park, meaning that its waters are tested daily during the summer months for quality. If a blue flag is flying, it means that it is safe to swim.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/2541/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.39332511, 43.6193145]}"},{"_id":13,"Neighbourhood":"Waterfront Communities-The Island","Neighbourhood_Num":"0","Ward":"10","Ward_Name":"Spadina-Fort York","Order":"M","Title":"Babe Ruth's First Home Run Plaque","Address":"Near western end of Lakeshore Avenue, slightly west of the Hanlan's Point Ferry Docks","Description":"A Heritage Toronto plaque notes that American baseball legend Babe Ruth hit his very first professional home run not far from here. Although it is mostly all parkland now, Hanlan's Point was once home to Maple Leaf Park, a baseball stadium where the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team played. The stadium opened in 1867 as part of the Hanlan's Point Amusement Park on the site, where there was also hotels and amusement rides. Babe Ruth was only 19 years old when on September 5, 1914, playing for the minor league Providence Grays, hit his very first professional home run over the fence in right field. Ruth also pitched the game and allowed only one hit, helping lead the Grays to a 9-0 win. The Maple Leafs moved to another stadium near the foot of Bathurst Street in 1926, and Maple Leaf Park was demolished and the site redeveloped as the Toronto Island Airport.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.390105, 43.62779066]}"},{"_id":14,"Neighbourhood":"Waterfront Communities-The Island","Neighbourhood_Num":"0","Ward":"10","Ward_Name":"Spadina-Fort York","Order":"N","Title":"Emanuel Hahn 'Edward Hanlan' Statue and Plaque","Address":"Beside Hanlan's Point Ferry Docks","Description":"Edward 'Ned' Hanlan was born in Toronto in 1855, and grew up on Toronto Island not far from where this statue is located. (Hanlan's Point is named for Ned's parents). Hanlan began rowing at a very young age, often crossing Lake Ontario to attend school on the mainland. He was one of the top rowers in the world by the late 1870s, and became the World Champion sculler by winning a race in London on November 15, 1880, a title he retained until 1884. Hanlan was internationally famous for his accomplishments, and remains regarded as one of the top rowers of all time. After retiring in 1897, Hanlan served as an Alderman for Toronto Island in 1898 and 1899. When he died of pneuomonia in 1908, over 10,000 people came to St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church on King Street to pay their respects. The statue of Hanlan greeting those exiting the ferry at Hanlan's Point was erected by sculptor Emanuel Hahn in 1926.","Link_URL":"https://www.artworxto.ca/artwork/edward-hanlan-public-374","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.38948323, 43.6276559]}"},{"_id":15,"Neighbourhood":"West Humber Clairville","Neighbourhood_Num":"1","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"A","Title":"Esther Lorrie Park","Address":"50 Westhumber Boulevard","Description":"This 3.5-hectare park on Westhumber Boulevard is located between Martingrove Road and Kipling Avenue. The park is situated on the south bank of the west branch of the Humber River and offers fantastic views over the river valley. It also provides direct access to the West Humber Recreation Trail. The park features a multipurpose sports field and a ball diamond. ","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/841/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.57987108, 43.72746138]}"},{"_id":16,"Neighbourhood":"West Humber Clairville","Neighbourhood_Num":"1","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"B","Title":"Fantasy Fair at Woodbine Mall","Address":"500 Rexdale Boulevard","Description":"Woodbine Mall is home to Fantasy Fair, a year-round indoor amusement park, featuring a 1911 antique carousel created by Charles I. D. Looff, a German woodcarver who moved to the United States in 1870 and was known for his hand-carved carousels. He is credited with building the first carousel at Coney Island, the famous New York amusement park, in 1876 and later opened a carousel manufacturing business, hiring other expert carvers. Woodbine Mall's carousel is just one of 13 Looff-designed carousels in operation today. The mall also features the Crystal Kaleidoscope, an impressive 50-foot-tall indoor Ferris wheel.","Link_URL":"http://fantasyfair.ca/","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.60024365, 43.7209153]}"},{"_id":17,"Neighbourhood":"West Humber Clairville","Neighbourhood_Num":"1","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"C","Title":"Woodbine Racetrack","Address":"555 Rexdale Boulevard","Description":"The history of Woodbine Racetrack goes all the way back to 1881, when the Ontario Jockey Club was founded and the very first Queen's Plate horse race was held on July 1 at a small track in the east end known as The Woodbine. After moving to a number of small facilities throughout the city in the early part of the twentieth century, this new modern and spacious current iteration of Woodbine Racetrack opened here in 1956. It immediately became one of the world's elite horse racing facilities, and plays host to the Queen's Plate each year. Queen Elizabeth the Second and Prince Philip attended the Queen's Plate at Woodbine in 1959, 1973 and 2010. Woodbine has undergone a number of renovations and upgrades over the years and, in addition to horse racing, also offers gaming and entertainment facilities.","Link_URL":"https://woodbine.com/","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.60318931, 43.71556816]}"},{"_id":18,"Neighbourhood":"West Humber Clairville","Neighbourhood_Num":"1","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"D","Title":"Sharon Cemetery","Address":"580 Rexdale Boulevard","Description":"This heritage-designated cemetery dates back to the 1840s, when a church was constructed nearby to serve the small hamlet of Highfield, which used to exist near present-day Rexdale Boulevard and Highway 27. Much of the congregation of the church had moved away by the 1950s, when residential developments began popping up nearby and Woodbine Racetrack opened. The church was demolished in 1967, and the cemetery languished from neglect through much of the remainder of the twentieth century. With the help of public donations, a group of volunteers completely restored the cemetery between 2005 and 2008. The oldest stone in the cemetery is for a woman who died in 1845, and it remains the only remaining physical reminder of the hamlet of Highfield.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.60810147, 43.72038008]}"},{"_id":19,"Neighbourhood":"West Humber Clairville","Neighbourhood_Num":"1","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"E","Title":"Ecoscope 2: 'Let's Take a Walk on the Wild Side' Mural","Address":"Highway 27 on Bridge over Humber River Between Queen's Plate Drive and Humber College Boulevard","Description":"Located above the Pan Am Path along the West Humber Valley, this mural was painted as part of the Ecoscope 2 project, developed by artist Kirsten McCrea. She was inspired by the nearby Humber Arboretum, which includes a rare part of the Carolinian Forest ecosystem. Learning about this remarkable forest and endangered native plant species, the mural raises awareness by featuring the Gattinger's agalinis, small white lady's-slipper, small-flowered lipocarpha, slender bush-clover, horsetail spike-rush, small whorled pogonia and purple twayblade.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/cultural-hotspot/cultural-hotspot-tours/cultural-hotspot-tour-detail?id=ET33&title=Ecoscope-2:-Let's-Take-a-Walk-on-the-Wild-Side-(2017)&stop=3","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.6001314, 43.72767642]}"},{"_id":20,"Neighbourhood":"West Humber Clairville","Neighbourhood_Num":"1","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"F","Title":"Humber College North Campus","Address":"207 Humber College Boulevard","Description":"In 1967, the Ontario government passed legislation for Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology to be established to increase the skilled workforce. Humber College opened its northern campus in 1968. The campus was built on farmland and, when it opened, it lacked basic amenities for students. It did not have drinking water or sewage lines for toilets. There was no public transit and it was not easily accessed by paved roads. Today, Humber College has modern facilities to serve thousands of students annually, including state-of-the-art learning environments such as clinics, laboratories, recording studios and training centres for various trades. Visit the Learning Resource Commons to see rotating activations by the Humber Galleries on a large wall in the atrium. The building is adjacent to the parking lot off of Humber College Boulevard.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/cultural-hotspot/cultural-hotspot-tours/cultural-hotspot-tour-detail?id=ET33&title=Humber-College-North-Campus&stop=6","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.60692187, 43.72942877]}"},{"_id":21,"Neighbourhood":"West Humber Clairville","Neighbourhood_Num":"1","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"G","Title":"Humber Arboretum","Address":"205 Humber College Boulevard","Description":"The arboretum is located on one hundred hectares of parkland and features landscaped gardens, ponds and wild areas with over 1,700 species of trees and flowering plants as well as an array of wildlife. The arboretum's deciduous forest is one of the last remaining forests along the West Humber River and it is protected as an Environmentally Significant Area by the City of Toronto. Two hundred years ago much of the surrounding area was covered by forests, but the forests were cut down by European settlers to establish farmland. This loss of forest habitats impacted the local wildlife and plant species, as well as migratory birds and butterflies. Humber College works with the City of Toronto and Toronto & Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) to protect the woods from invasive species and set up fences to stop wildflowers being trampled by visitors. In 2016, as part of restoration efforts, the City of Toronto planted over four hundred new native trees in the arboretum, using only locally collected seeds.","Link_URL":"https://humber.ca/arboretum/","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.60790501, 43.7255071]}"},{"_id":22,"Neighbourhood":"West Humber Clairville","Neighbourhood_Num":"1","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"H","Title":"Humber Centre for Urban Ecology","Address":"In Humber Arboretum (205 Humber College Boulevard)","Description":"The Centre for Urban Ecology is an educational facility for student groups and the public. Visitors are encouraged to explore the educational displays to learn more about the local environment. The building is positioned on the four cardinal points, with sides facing north, south, east and west. It was designed to promote eco-friendly sustainability, and was Gold Certified by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Building Rating System. The centre includes a green roof that collects rain water for non-potable water uses, such as flushing toilets and watering plants, and the roof and earthen banks along the lower level help to insulate the building to create an energy-efficient heating and cooling system.","Link_URL":"https://humber.ca/arboretum/explore/centre-for-urban-ecology.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.60958169, 43.72575475]}"},{"_id":23,"Neighbourhood":"West Humber Clairville","Neighbourhood_Num":"1","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"I","Title":"Humberwood Community Centre","Address":"850 Humberwood Boulevard","Description":"The Humberwood Centre is an exceptional public facility due to its size and functionality. The complex was completed in 1996, in partnership with the Etobicoke Parks & Recreation Department, and houses two schools, a public library, a daycare and a community and recreation centre. The centre's facilities available to the public include a triple-sized gym and great hall, where a variety of recreation programs and services are offered. The building was designed with many green features to help control flooding of the Humber River. It uses porous pavement to absorb water while directing runoff toward naturalized wetlands where the water is naturally filtered and cleaned. The gardens around the building are watered from rainwater runoff from the roof.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/755/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.61978323, 43.72876819]}"},{"_id":24,"Neighbourhood":"West Humber Clairville","Neighbourhood_Num":"1","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"J","Title":"BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir","Address":"61 Claireville Drive","Description":"The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir opened in 2007 and was the first temple in Canada to be built following traditional Hindu architectural guidelines. It is the only place of worship in Canada for the BAPS, or Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, a Hindu sect founded in Gujarat, India. The building contains 24,000 individual pieces of hardcarved marble, limestone and pink stone. The carvings were created in India and then shipped to Canada and assembled onsite. The Mandir was constructed in 18 months by over 400 volunteers, and includes many impressive domes and pinnacles and intricately carved features. The complex includes a Heritage Museum in the Haveli, the connected building to the east of the temple, which showcases the history and culture of the Indian-Canadian diaspora. The Havili consists of intricately carved teak wood at the entrance, windows, and in the interior.","Link_URL":"https://www.baps.org/Global-Network/North-America/Toronto.aspx","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.62618587, 43.73918503]}"},{"_id":25,"Neighbourhood":"West Humber Clairville","Neighbourhood_Num":"1","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"K","Title":"Former Claireville Toll House","Address":"2095 Codlin Crescent","Description":"*Note: Private property. Please observe the house from street only. This tollhouse is the oldest remaining building in Claireville and one of the oldest residences in Etobicoke, most likely built around 1854. It is also one of Toronto's last remaining tollhouses. When Claireville was established, it overlapped three townships: Etobicoke, Vaughan and Gore. In 1840, Jean du Petit Pont de la Haye bought one hundred acres located on the tip of northwest Etobicoke and, in 1849, registered a plan to subdivide part of the land into a village he named Claireville, after his eldest daughter. In 1846, the Albion Plank Road Company began to build a plank toll road from Weston to Bolton and included toll houses along the way to house fare collectors. Plank roads were expensive to maintain and, after a decade, the roads were gradually changed to gravel. The toll roads could not compete with railways for the transportation of goods and there were no toll keepers recorded in Claireville by 1878. By 1880, the Albion Plank Road Company had dissolved. The building now houses a transport company. ","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/cultural-hotspot/cultural-hotspot-tours/cultural-hotspot-tour-detail?id=ET33&title=Claireville-Toll-House&stop=13","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.63431844, 43.74908305]}"},{"_id":26,"Neighbourhood":"West Humber Clairville","Neighbourhood_Num":"1","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"L","Title":"Dr. Flea's Flea Market","Address":"8 Westmore Drive","Description":"For over three decades, Dr. Flea's has remained Toronto's largest indoor and outdoor flea market. This international food court and local landmark draws over 10,000 visitors each weekend. The market gives opportunities to small and independent retailers. Dr. Flea's originally opened in 1987, and has served the area for more than 30 years.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.60541466, 43.74179806]}"},{"_id":27,"Neighbourhood":"West Humber Clairville","Neighbourhood_Num":"1","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"M","Title":"Len Braithwaite Park","Address":"490 Silverstone Drive","Description":"In 2012, this park was named in honour of Leonard Austin Braithwaite, a lawyer and former politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1975. Braithwaite served with the Royal Canadian Air Force in the Second World War. He later became the first Black Canadian to be elected to the Ontario Legislature. During his political career, Braithwaite worked to revoke a section of the Ontario Separate Schools Act, which allowed racial segregation in public schools. He served as the Liberal Party Critic for Labour and Welfare and was also known for fighting for gender equality. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 1997 and was appointed to the Order of Ontario in 2004.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/851/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.59583666, 43.73975752]}"},{"_id":28,"Neighbourhood":"West Humber Clairville","Neighbourhood_Num":"1","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"N","Title":"Poonam Sharma Artbox","Address":"Southeast Corner of Finch Avenue West and Silverstone Drive","Description":"Poonam Sharma painted this colourful artbox with dynamic forms and portraits that showcase the creativity and vibrancy of the neighbourhood.","Link_URL":"https://www.artworxto.ca/artwork/unknown-artwork-street-154","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.5953031, 43.73607898]}"},{"_id":29,"Neighbourhood":"Mount Olive Silverstone-Jamestown","Neighbourhood_Num":"2","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"A","Title":"Garland Park","Address":"65 John Garland Boulevard","Description":"A small park near Kipling Avenue and Albion Road featuring an open green space that provides access to the West Humber Parkland and trails.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/973/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.58321757, 43.73237728]}"},{"_id":30,"Neighbourhood":"Mount Olive Silverstone-Jamestown","Neighbourhood_Num":"2","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"B","Title":"Elmbank Community Centre & Masseygrove Park","Address":"10 Rampart Road","Description":"Elmbank Community Centre is a multipurpose facility, with many programs for children, youth, adults and seniors from fitness to arts. Facilities focus on music and arts programs for children and youth, including a sound studio for instruction in music production and recording. The community centre is located in Masseygrove Park. This community park is home to a number of recreational facilities and community gardens, and backs onto Elmbank Junior Middle School and Greenholme Junior Middle School. Local residents have joined with City initiatives to plant native species of trees in the park as part of reforestation efforts, planting hundreds of trees in 2019 alone.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/750/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.58874865, 43.73464505]}"},{"_id":31,"Neighbourhood":"Mount Olive Silverstone-Jamestown","Neighbourhood_Num":"2","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"C","Title":"Toronto Public Library - Albion Branch","Address":"1515 Albion Road","Description":"The Albion Library originally opened in 1965 in the Albion Mall Shopping Centre, moving to its current location in 1973, and continuing to expand over the following decades. It is one of the busiest libraries in Toronto with more than 350,000 visitors annually. In 2017, the library opened in a spectacular new 28,000-square-foot building designed by Perkins + Will Canada Architects, that includes facilities for children, a youth hub, a Digital Innovation Hub that includes virtual reality, robotics and 3D printers, public computers, several outdoor reading gardens, and an art exhibit space. It is home to over 105,000 books in a variety of languages, including Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Punjabi, Persian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Telegu, Tamil, Urdu and Vietnamese. The main part of the building has high ceilings and windows that let in a lot of natural light. On the exterior, colourful vertical beams give the building an interesting and unique look within the community.","Link_URL":"https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/albion/","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.58455011, 43.74014767]}"},{"_id":32,"Neighbourhood":"Mount Olive Silverstone-Jamestown","Neighbourhood_Num":"2","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"D","Title":"Highfield Park","Address":"68 Stevenson Road","Description":"A 3.3 hectare park near Finch Avenue West and Albion Road that features two children's playgrounds, a splash pad and an open green space. A tributary to the Humber River flows along the western edge of the park.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/844/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.58817169, 43.74398866]}"},{"_id":33,"Neighbourhood":"Mount Olive Silverstone-Jamestown","Neighbourhood_Num":"2","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"E","Title":"Rexdale Community Hub","Address":"21 Panorama Court","Description":"The Rexdale Community Hub opened in 2012 and is one of seven community hubs in Toronto established as part of United Way Toronto's Building Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy (BSNS) to provide integrated services and programs for community members. The multi-service centre includes the Albion Neighbourhood Services, Delta Family Resource Centre, Rexdale Community Legal Clinic, Rexdale Women's Centre, the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Toronto, a satellite location of the Rexdale Community Health Centre and the City of Toronto's Employment & Social Services. At the hub, community members can access arts, recreational and educational programs for children, youth and seniors - career planning, childcare and employment as well as housing, legal and medical services. A mural along the entrance by Magicfinnga WonG (Basil Jardine) was painted in 2016 with the partnership of the Rexdale Community Health Centre and highlights moments in Rexdale's recent history, including the establishment of Rex Heslop Homes Ltd., the Woodbine Racetrack, and Rexdale resident P.K. Subban's drafting into the National Hockey League (NHL).","Link_URL":"http://www.rexdalehub.org/","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.58165141, 43.74670658]}"},{"_id":34,"Neighbourhood":"Mount Olive Silverstone-Jamestown","Neighbourhood_Num":"2","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"F","Title":"Learning Garden Hub","Address":"31 Panorama Court","Description":"Located in Panorama Park, the nearby Rexdale Community Health Centre operates the Learning Garden Hub, with programming run in partnership with Park People. The garden is used to engage local youth and residents in hands-on educational programs. This initiative began in 2013, and has continued to provide jobs, youth training and park stewardship opportunities for local communities. The garden developed from an initiative of the Weston Family Parks Challenge, supported by the W. Garfield Weston Foundation, to ensure the long-term sustainability of Toronto's parks through local community stewardship.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/cultural-hotspot/cultural-hotspot-tours/cultural-hotspot-tour-detail?id=ET32&title=Learning-Garden-Hub&stop=3","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.57940215, 43.7467328]}"},{"_id":35,"Neighbourhood":"Mount Olive Silverstone-Jamestown","Neighbourhood_Num":"2","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"G","Title":"Former Thistletown Regional Centre for Children and Adolescents","Address":"51 Panorama Court","Description":"* Please note: This building is closed and not accessible to the public. Please view from the outside only. This heritage-designated former children's health care facility was set up by the Hospital for Sick Children when they purchased the land here in 1926. It was conceived of as a 'Palace of Sunshine', intended for children who were recuperating from maladies where a natural environment setting was thought to be helpful. It opened in 1928 with a 'parade' of young patients who arrived from the downtown hospital site. The hospital closed in the 1950s, and the property then became the Thistletown Regional Centre for Children and Adolescents, the first residential mental health centre for children and youths in Ontario. Ten small houses were constructed just south of the main building in the 1960s, intended for allowing youth with mental health issues to experience group living situations, which were thought to be healing. The hospital closed in 2014, but the buildings are still standing. Their future remains unknown.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.57759012, 43.7469954]}"},{"_id":36,"Neighbourhood":"Mount Olive Silverstone-Jamestown","Neighbourhood_Num":"2","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"H","Title":"Smithfield Park","Address":"173 Mount Olive Drive","Description":"A 4.5-hectare park on Martin Grove Road north of Albion Road featuring a lit ball diamond, a volleyball court, a skateboard area and a children's playground. A tributary to the Humber River flows along the south boundary of the park and is followed by trails in the park. Located in the park is the Smithfield Park Outdoor Pool.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/869/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.59577594, 43.74750875]}"},{"_id":37,"Neighbourhood":"Mount Olive Silverstone-Jamestown","Neighbourhood_Num":"2","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"I","Title":"Smithfield Middle School","Address":"175 Mount Olive Drive","Description":"Smithfield Middle School's origins go all the way back to 1845, when it was originally constructed. It was built to serve the small agricultural community of Smithfield, which was once situated at the corner of present-day Martin Grove Road and Albion Road. This school was upgraded to brick in 1874, and the current building opened in 1966. Today, the school serves 650 learners from a diverse population that speaks over 30 languages. There is a plaque located inside the school from the 1874 brick iteration of the school in the lobby, which remains the only surviving physical reminder of the Smithfield village.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.59518379, 43.74999466]}"},{"_id":38,"Neighbourhood":"Mount Olive Silverstone-Jamestown","Neighbourhood_Num":"2","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"J","Title":"North Humber Park","Address":"2851 Kipling Avenue","Description":"A 1.7-hectare park on Kipling Avenue south of Steeles Avenue West that features a ball diamond, a splash pad and a children's playground. A path leading to the east border of the park connects to the east branch of the Humber River and the Humber River Recreational Trail.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/998/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.587956, 43.75756047]}"},{"_id":39,"Neighbourhood":"Thistletown-Beaumond Heights","Neighbourhood_Num":"3","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"A","Title":"Beaumonde Heights Park","Address":"17 A Waltham Drive","Description":"A small park featuring a pedestrian bridge, wildlife, ball diamond; tennis courts, and a playground","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/826/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.57208533, 43.73974473]}"},{"_id":40,"Neighbourhood":"Thistletown-Beaumond Heights","Neighbourhood_Num":"3","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"B","Title":"MagicFinnga WonG (Basil Jardine) and Carlos Mural","Address":"2645 Islington Avenue","Description":"A mural that depicts a serene scene of a tiger drinking from a lotus pond, surrounded by rocks, flowers, and lily pads. Part of the StreetART Toronto program. Partnership organization: Rexdale Community Health Centre.","Link_URL":"https://www.artworxto.ca/artwork/unknown-artwork-street-119","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.56528297, 43.73840324]}"},{"_id":41,"Neighbourhood":"Thistletown-Beaumond Heights","Neighbourhood_Num":"3","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"C","Title":"MagicFinnga WonG (Basil Jardine) Mural","Address":"2630 Islington Avenue","Description":"A mural that depicts India's joyful and colourful Holi festival through images of elephants and people celebrating with coloured powder against a landscape background, reflecting the area's Indian community. Part of the StreetART Toronto program. Parnership organization: Rexdale Community Health Centre","Link_URL":"https://www.artworxto.ca/artwork/unknown-artwork-street-90","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.5654017, 43.73682759]}"},{"_id":42,"Neighbourhood":"Thistletown-Beaumond Heights","Neighbourhood_Num":"3","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"D","Title":"Village Green Park","Address":"925 Albion Road","Description":"Etobicoke's oldest park dating to 1895. It features an outdoor farmer's market, and a flea market held by Lion's Club.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/2734/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.56357002, 43.73563544]}"},{"_id":43,"Neighbourhood":"Thistletown-Beaumond Heights","Neighbourhood_Num":"3","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"E","Title":"Albion Gardens Park","Address":"41 Deanlea Court","Description":"A park on the East Humber River that includes tennis courts, a playground and trails that connect to the West Humber Parkland","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/923/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.55829731, 43.739288]}"},{"_id":44,"Neighbourhood":"Thistletown-Beaumond Heights","Neighbourhood_Num":"3","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"F","Title":"Humber Recreational Trail","Address":"Alhart Drive and Buckhorn Place","Description":"The Humber Recreational Trail, like many of the other trails and wildlife sanctuaries in Toronto, is home to a variety of plant and tree species important to Indigenous Peoples. Of the many, one in particular, white pine, can be commonly found throughout the Humber Recreational Trail. Aside from the many practical purposes, white pine was a figurative representation of peace to the nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. To the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, white pine represents The Great Law of Peace. White pine's needles grow in clusters of five; the confederacy was originally comprised of five nations, and so, the Peacemaker's decision to choose white pine to symbolize unity was based out of that human to non-human relation. Indigenous knowledge often intertwines what is found naturally, into something that is found in teachable moments; in short Indigenous knowledge is very allegorical, and uses abstract ideas of nature to convey practical and sometimes spiritual ideas. Often times this proved to be quite an effective way of improving remembrance and discerning distinct ideas more effectively than by simply reading something and imagining what it could be. What could be found in nature, could be found in us as human beings, us being a part of nature and not separate from it.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.55303102, 43.73540518]}"},{"_id":45,"Neighbourhood":"Thistletown-Beaumond Heights","Neighbourhood_Num":"3","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"G","Title":"Anga's Farm","Address":"89 Bankfield Drive","Description":"Local favourite farm with apple picking & pumpkin patch. The site was declared the last remaining working farm by Etobicoke City Council on October 6th 1997","Link_URL":"http://angasfarm.ca/about-us/","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.55370639, 43.73257582]}"},{"_id":46,"Neighbourhood":"Thistletown-Beaumond Heights","Neighbourhood_Num":"3","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"H","Title":"Franklin Carmichael Art Centre","Address":"34 Riverdale Drive","Description":"Former residence of Dr. Agnes Ann Curtin, one of the first female graduates of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. She formed a group of visual artists along with Ada Carmichael, widow of Franklin Carmichael (a member of the famed Group of Seven).","Link_URL":"http://www.fcag.ca/our-history.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.5598686, 43.73125172]}"},{"_id":47,"Neighbourhood":"Thistletown-Beaumond Heights","Neighbourhood_Num":"3","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"I","Title":"Elm Bank House","Address":"23 Jason Road","Description":"*Note: Private property. Please observe the house from the street only. A hidden gem that is the oldest home in Etobicoke, dating to 1832. The home is now a private residence.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.55786916, 43.72904555]}"},{"_id":48,"Neighbourhood":"Thistletown-Beaumond Heights","Neighbourhood_Num":"3","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"J","Title":"19, 32 and 34 Jason Road","Address":null,"Description":"*Note: Private property. Please observe the houses from the street only. Heritage listed properties that were constructed on the foundations of the old Grubb Farm, which dates back to the 1830s. The homes are now private residences.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.55813, 43.72919]}"},{"_id":49,"Neighbourhood":"Rexdale-Kipling","Neighbourhood_Num":"4","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"A","Title":"Darren de Genova (Mr. Hydde) Artbox","Address":"West Side of Islington Avenue, south of Bergamot Avenue (at entrance to plaza)","Description":"The design of this artbox deals with how personal experience forms our identity. The faces sit pieced together side by side, like personalities which make up the parts of our city lives. They rest against each other, but don't interfere with each other. The image is a metaphor for neighbourhood community as it exists in the city.","Link_URL":"https://www.artworxto.ca/artwork/unknown-artwork-street-391","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.55537241, 43.71530612]}"},{"_id":50,"Neighbourhood":"Rexdale-Kipling","Neighbourhood_Num":"4","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"B","Title":"2310 Islington Hydro House","Address":"2310 Islington Avenue","Description":"*Note: Private property. Please observe the house from the street only. At first glance this appears to be a regular, albeit strangely situated, suburban house on a busy street. However, it's actually a hydro transformer disguised as a home, one of many that can be found throughout Toronto. Many of these were constructed in order to supply electricity to residential areas in a way that was visually appealing to local homeowners. Toronto Hydro has since updated the ways in which it delivers electricity, and no longer constructs these 'hydro homes'. Etobicoke has the highest amount of these still remaining in Toronto.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.55564746, 43.71582215]}"},{"_id":51,"Neighbourhood":"Rexdale-Kipling","Neighbourhood_Num":"4","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"C","Title":"Rexlington Park","Address":"30 Bergamot Avenue","Description":"This park features a ball diamond, drinking fountain, two playgrounds, a splash pad, and wading pool.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/863/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.55984397, 43.71606169]}"},{"_id":52,"Neighbourhood":"Rexdale-Kipling","Neighbourhood_Num":"4","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"D","Title":"Frost Park","Address":"2051 Kipling Avenue","Description":"A small park on Kipling Avenue north of Rexdale Boulevard that features a children's playground.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/1949/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.56706354, 43.71366168]}"},{"_id":53,"Neighbourhood":"Rexdale-Kipling","Neighbourhood_Num":"4","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"E","Title":"Toronto Public Library - Rexdale Branch","Address":"2243 Kipling Avenue","Description":"This library dates back to the 1950s, when this parcel of land was set aside to construct a new public library. The Kinsman Club of the Humber Valley offered to help purchase books for the children's section, and the branch officially opened in 1959. It underwent further renovations in 1991. One notable feature of this branch is that it offers a small section of material in Gujarati.","Link_URL":"https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/rexdale/","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.57344097, 43.72612595]}"},{"_id":54,"Neighbourhood":"Rexdale-Kipling","Neighbourhood_Num":"4","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"F","Title":"West Acres Seniors Apartments","Address":"Ardobell Road","Description":"*Note: Private property. Please observe the buildings from the street only. The Metropolitan Toronto Housing Corporation was established in 1954 to construct affordable housing for seniors and others who required supportive housing. This group of lowrise buildings on Ardobell Road were the first to be constructed specifically for seniors by this agency in 1957. The development comprises 12 two-storey buildings with apartments on each side, each featuring its own small verandah or balcony.  A plaque on the entrance to Ardobell Road from Hinton Road commemorates the opening of these homes.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.56983597, 43.72559272]}"},{"_id":55,"Neighbourhood":"Rexdale-Kipling","Neighbourhood_Num":"4","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"G","Title":"Kipling Heights Subdivision/66 Fordwich Crescent","Address":"66 Fordwich Crescent","Description":"*Note: Private property. Please observe the house from the street only.  This residential area was constructed in the 1950s as the Kipling Heights subdivision. Most of the homes reflect the mid-century modern style that was extremely popular in subdivisions across North America in the 1950s and 1960s. These homes were built featuring many of the most modern conveniences available at the time, such as refrigerators and electric stoves, and used building material that had previously been restricted during the war, like steel and aluminum. This home at 66 Fordwich Crescent was built as a model home for the Kipling Heights subdivision and was referred to in advertisements as 'The Cambrian', featuring a 'dramatic tri-level house' with furnishings supplied by Simpson's department store.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.5668619, 43.72568356]}"},{"_id":56,"Neighbourhood":"Rexdale-Kipling","Neighbourhood_Num":"4","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"H","Title":"Rexdale Park","Address":"6 Drumheller Road","Description":"This neighbourhood park features a ball diamond, drinking fountain, playground, and splash pad.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/862/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.56556728, 43.72428788]}"},{"_id":57,"Neighbourhood":"Rexdale-Kipling","Neighbourhood_Num":"4","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"I","Title":"Former Garbutt/Gardhouse Home","Address":"105 Elmhurst Drive","Description":"*Note: Private property. Please observe the house from the street only. The Garbutt/Gardhouse home is one of the last old farmhouses in the area. The house was built around 1864 with an addition added in 1915. The property was farmed until 1952, when it was sold for the Kipling Heights subdivision. While much of the surrounding farmland was developed for the subdivision, the farmhouse survived and now has a heritage designation. ","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/cultural-hotspot/cultural-hotspot-tours/cultural-hotspot-tour-detail?id=ET31&title=Garbutt-Gardhouse-Home&stop=13","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.56202683, 43.72316205]}"},{"_id":58,"Neighbourhood":"Rexdale-Kipling","Neighbourhood_Num":"4","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"J","Title":"Thistletown Collegiate Institute","Address":"20 Fordwich Crescent","Description":"This high school was completed in 1957 to serve the growing subdivisions being built in the area, and was designed in modernist style. Today the school serves approximately 460 students and offers a variety of academic programs, including their Food and Hospitality Program with a fully-equipped industrial kitchen. Notable alumni of Thistletown Collegiate include rapper Nav.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.56154275, 43.7272076]}"},{"_id":59,"Neighbourhood":"Rexdale-Kipling","Neighbourhood_Num":"4","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"K","Title":"West Humber Recreational Trail","Address":"Along the Humber River (paved access from the intersection of Riverhead Drive and Checkendon Drive)","Description":"The paved 19-kilometre West Humber Recreational Trail follows the path of the West Humber River and connects a number of parks along the water. It includes forested areas and recreational spaces. The trail is an ideal location for spotting wildlife.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.56819842, 43.73363652]}"},{"_id":60,"Neighbourhood":"Elms-Old Rexdale","Neighbourhood_Num":"5","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"A","Title":"Rexdale Mall","Address":"2267 Islington Avenue","Description":"Rex Heslop established Rex Heslop Homes Ltd. around 1950. His first development included 400 homes in Alderwood in south Etobicoke. As Heslop continued to develop homes and plan communities, he simultaneously built industrial properties in the area to encourage tax revenues from businesses and jobs for the growing number of residents. Taxes went to the establishment of roads, schools and other services. Heslop continued to develop many suburban areas and subdivisions in Etobicoke, including Kipling Heights, West Humber Estates and The Elms. In 1952, the first official Rexdale post office opened, and in 1956, Heslop built Rexdale Plaza on the east side of Islington Avenue. It was the fourth retail plaza built in Toronto, constructed as an outdoor shopping centre for the area. The surrounding neighbourhood was developed as a subdivision, also designed by Rex Heslop, and named Rexdale. The shops in the mall were enclosed in 1972, and by 2003 the old mall was demolished and redeveloped as an outdoor mall, harkening back to its original design. Today, the mall houses a collection of great local businesses.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/cultural-hotspot/cultural-hotspot-tours/cultural-hotspot-tour-detail?id=ET31&title=Rexdale-Plaza&stop=14","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.55495615, 43.71625777]}"},{"_id":61,"Neighbourhood":"Elms-Old Rexdale","Neighbourhood_Num":"5","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"B","Title":"The Elms Park","Address":"25 Auburndale Court","Description":"This park follows Berry Creek - a tributary of the Humber River - as it flows through the neighbourhood. The Elms name comes from a former golf course that used to occupy much of the land here north of Hadrian Drive between Islington Avenue and Albion Road. The park features a T-Rex themed playground that was constructed over three days in 2014 and filmed as part of the TVO show 'Giver'.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/1999/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.55482609, 43.71972308]}"},{"_id":62,"Neighbourhood":"Elms-Old Rexdale","Neighbourhood_Num":"5","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"C","Title":"West Humber Parkland","Address":"451 Albion Road","Description":"West Humber Parkland is located in the east end of Rexdale near the Highway 401 and 400 interchange. It is the gateway to the extensive Humber Recreational Trail system travelling both east and west along the Humber River and its tributaries. West Humber Parkland has two playgrounds, five soccer fields, and open space for picnics. Its trails are an excellent place to view wildlife and spot waterfowl.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/953/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.55505143, 43.72742491]}"},{"_id":63,"Neighbourhood":"Elms-Old Rexdale","Neighbourhood_Num":"5","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"D","Title":"Summerlea Park","Address":"2 Arcot Boulevard","Description":"A 23-hectare park near Albion Road and Islington Avenue follows along the banks of the Humber River West Branch as it joins the Humber River. In addition to the many trails and naturalized river valley, the park features a ball diamond, three multipurpose fields, a cricket pitch, two basketball courts, two tennis courts, a wading pool and a children's playground.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/870/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.55238573, 43.7280953]}"},{"_id":64,"Neighbourhood":"Elms-Old Rexdale","Neighbourhood_Num":"5","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"E","Title":"Humber River Recreational Trail","Address":"Along the Humber River throughout the area","Description":"The paved 19-kilometre Humber River Recreational Trail follows the path of the Humber River and connects a number of parks along the water and is one length of the Pan Am Path. It includes forested areas and recreational spaces. The trail is an ideal location for wildlife spotting.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/cultural-hotspot/cultural-hotspot-tours/cultural-hotspot-tour-detail?id=ET33&title=Pan-Am-Path/Humber-River-Recreational-Trail&stop=5","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.54462286, 43.71800917]}"},{"_id":65,"Neighbourhood":"Elms-Old Rexdale","Neighbourhood_Num":"5","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"F","Title":"Birch, Red Willow, Ash, Jack Pine and Maple: The Anishinaabe Lodge","Address":"Along the Humber River Recreational Trail","Description":"There are many plants and medicines within the Humber River area, and many of them can be found throughout Toronto and Ontario. While there are medicines shared by the different First Nations, medicines, like everything else, have different teachings and stories associated with them. Traditional medicines can be found throughout the region of the Humber River, and the diverse medicines reflect the varying groups of people who have lived within this area. The lodge is a central space for Anishinaabe ceremonies and teachings. A sweat lodge is a dome-shaped structure. When people talk about the lodge they talk about entering the womb of Mother Earth. It is a sacred place. There is a specific way to construct and look after a lodge, and conduct ceremony within this space. Only certain individuals are given this responsibility. There is a Sweat Lodge Ceremony that is done in this space. A Sweat is sometimes carried out as its own ceremony, but other ceremonies like Fasting are occasionally begun or finished with a Sweat Lodge Ceremony. Many of the medicines used in the construction of a lodge can be found in the Humber region. A lodge is made of a specific number of red willow, ash, birch, maple or jack pine saplings. Some teachings refer to the frame as the ribs of Mother Earth. Tobacco is placed at the base of the hole that each pole is set into.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.54121216, 43.71630611]}"},{"_id":66,"Neighbourhood":"Elms-Old Rexdale","Neighbourhood_Num":"5","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"G","Title":"The Carrying Place Trail: Pine Point Park","Address":"4 Conan Road (within Pine Point Park)","Description":"Pine Point Park is nestled along the bank of Kabechenong, also known as the Humber River. For thousands of years, Kabechenong has been a place of trade, travel, and commerce. Situated within a larger network of rivers, streams, and creeks, this river travels through the Niagara Escarpment and the Oak Ridges Moraine. The mouth of Kabechenong opens into Lake Ontario.  Kabechenong is part of the Carrying Place Trail, an Indigenous trail system used most recently by the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat nations. This trail is made of a series of portage and foot paths that acted as a highway system between Lake Ontario and Lake Simcoe, connecting Lake Ontario to the Upper Great Lakes. There are several known Indigenous villages and campsites along Kabechenong, including the Haudenosaunee village of Teiaiagon near the neighbourhood now referred to as Baby Point. The significance of Kabechenong as part of an existing Indigenous trade route attracted French and later British settlement.  In September 1999, Kabechenong was designated as a Canadian Heritage River. It is the only river in the GTA with this designation and one of forty across Canada. ","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.53970933, 43.71473142]}"},{"_id":67,"Neighbourhood":"Elms-Old Rexdale","Neighbourhood_Num":"5","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"H","Title":"White Pine and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy ","Address":"4 Conan Road (within Pine Point Park)","Description":"The Humber River area is home to a wide variety of plant life including the white pine tree. The white pine is a tall, coniferous tree, whose needles grow in bunches of five. Rich in vitamin C, this tree can be used to make a medicinal tea. The sap can be used to protect and heal wounds as well as to waterproof baskets and canoes.  The white pine is of particular significance to members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, also known as the People of the Longhouse. The Tuscarora, Oneida, Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga and the Onondaga are the nations that make up this confederacy. It was founded by the prophet known as the Peacemaker with the help of his friend Aionwatha. For generations, all but the Tuscarora had been at war with each other. The Peacemaker had a vision of unity and friendship for these warring nations. He convinced their Chiefs to meet with him under a giant white pine tree to discuss his vision for peace. He convinced them to bury their weapons beneath the tree and join together in friendship. The white pine continues to be an important symbol of unity for the Haudenosaunee people. ","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.53929138, 43.71406296]}"},{"_id":68,"Neighbourhood":"Elms-Old Rexdale","Neighbourhood_Num":"5","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"I","Title":" 'Born This Way' Mural","Address":"On the Highway 401 underpass along the Humber River Recreational Trail in Pine Point Park","Description":"This mural was designed by members of the Essencia Art Collective in collaboration with the Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples. It was painted as part of the Pan Am Path's Art Relay, a 14-week program that animated the pathway with arts projects across the city. As part of the project, organizers led anti-homophobia workshops in the local community and painted the mural as a celebration of the LGBTQ2S+ community.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/cultural-hotspot/cultural-hotspot-tours/cultural-hotspot-tour-detail?id=ET31&title=North-Etobicoke-Through-the-Years#stop=15","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.53841582, 43.71335036]}"},{"_id":69,"Neighbourhood":"Elms-Old Rexdale","Neighbourhood_Num":"5","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"J","Title":"Pine Point Park","Address":"4 Conan Road","Description":"A sprawling 39-hectare park near Highway 401 and Islington Avenue that connects with the Humber River Recreational Trail. The park features six lit tennis courts, a mini soccer field, a multipurpose sports field and a children's playground. The park's wooded trails follow the banks of the Humber River and extend out to several surrounding neighbourhood streets. Additional amenities located in the park are the Pine Point Outdoor Pool and the Pine Point Arena. The park was originally opened in 1957 and was the first in the Rexdale area.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/859/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.54071004, 43.71394784]}"},{"_id":70,"Neighbourhood":"Elms-Old Rexdale","Neighbourhood_Num":"5","Ward":"1","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North","Order":"K","Title":"Pine Point Park Banquet Hall ","Address":"15 Grierson Road","Description":"Built in 1936, this idyllic Banquet Hall overlooks the Humber River Valley. Built in Tudor Revival style, the hall uses Humber River stone on the lower level. In 1925, the land was purchased for a new golf course, and in 1932, it was sold to Bert and Frank Deakin, who named it Pine Point Golf and Country Club. As Toronto expanded, they sold parts of the land and the clubhouse (Banquet Hall) to the Township of Etobicoke in 1950 for the building of Highway 401, which ran through the middle of the golf course. The Township of Etobicoke used the land to create Pine Point Park for use by the public. The former clubhouse is City-owned, but is operated by the Thistletown Lions Club.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/cultural-hotspot/cultural-hotspot-tours/cultural-hotspot-tour-detail?id=ET31&title=Pine-Point-Park-Banquet-Hall&stop=16","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.54194968, 43.71304597]}"},{"_id":71,"Neighbourhood":"Kingsview Village-The Westway","Neighbourhood_Num":"6","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"A","Title":"Former Laver House","Address":"1671 Kipling Avenue","Description":"*Private property. Please observe from the street only. This heritage-designated home dates back to 1897. It is built on land that was once owned by members of the Dixon family, who were prominent in early Etobicoke's nineteenth century agricultural settlement history and for whom nearby Dixon Road is named after. The home was constructed for Edwin and Ellen Laver (nee Dixon), who farmed the lot. It is constructed in Gothic Revival style - which was very popular for farmhouses in Ontario - and features a peaked roof over the front door and a veranda across the front. The home and property stayed in the family for 152 years until it was sold in 1988. It was the last remaining home in Etobicoke to be owned by a member of the Dixon family. ","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.55613026, 43.6890391]}"},{"_id":72,"Neighbourhood":"Kingsview Village-The Westway","Neighbourhood_Num":"6","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"B","Title":"18 Warbeck Hydro House","Address":"18 Warbeck Place","Description":"From the outside this looks like a regular suburban house, but it is anything but! This is actually one of many hydro transformer stations that are disguised as homes scattered throughout Toronto. Many of these were constructed in order to supply electricity to residential areas in a way that was visually-appealing to local homeowners. Toronto Hydro has since updated the ways in which it delivers electricity, and no longer constructs these 'hydro homes'. Etobicoke has the highest number of these structures still remaining in Toronto.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.55540982, 43.68939639]}"},{"_id":73,"Neighbourhood":"Kingsview Village-The Westway","Neighbourhood_Num":"6","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"C","Title":"Wincott Park","Address":"86 Northcrest Road","Description":"Wincott Park is divided in half by Poynter Drive. This park is located in the middle of the neighbourhood near Westway Junior School. North of Poynter Drive there is a newly refurbished children's playground and two lit outdoor bocce courts. At the south end of the park there is a swing set, a pair of slides and a climbing structure. There are open green areas along the path with naturalized areas for wildlife throughout the park. The Humber Creek Trail is a paved path that runs through the park from Moline Drive in the south to Dixon Road in the north. Near the north end of the park the trail passes by a pond with a small seating area on the south shore.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/960/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.55129826, 43.69219251]}"},{"_id":74,"Neighbourhood":"Kingsview Village-The Westway","Neighbourhood_Num":"6","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"D","Title":"Former Briarcrest Estate","Address":"1982 Islington Avenue","Description":"This gorgeous heritage-designated building dates back to the 1930s, when film executive Clair Hague purchased this lot. Hague was the General Manager of Canadian Universal Films Ltd., which was part of a rapidly expanding motion picture industry in Canada at that time. He hired architect Frank Ridley to design a home that resembled an English country manor. Ridley hired his father-in-law, an artist, to hand carve wooden figures that decorate the interior and exterior of the home. In the 1950s, the aircraft company AVRO purchased the home to be used as a retreat for executives and a place to host classified meetings. Famous visitors included Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands. It was sold to a developer in 1959 after AVRO ceased operations, and is now divided into three separate commercial units.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.54692868, 43.6948856]}"},{"_id":75,"Neighbourhood":"Kingsview Village-The Westway","Neighbourhood_Num":"6","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"E","Title":"Alex Marchetti Park","Address":"1 Sun Row Drive","Description":"A 10 hectare park south of Dixon Road that follows the Humber Creek ravine from Islington Avenue to just west of Royal York Road. This park features two children's playgrounds, trails along the creek and naturalized areas and wetlands. The park is named in honour of former Etobicoke municipal politician Alex Marchetti, who served as an alderman for 30 years. Marchetti immigrated to Canada from Italy in 1955 with a Doctorate in Engineering from the University of Rome, and also worked as a lecturer at Ryerson University in addition to his duties as an alderman. He advocated strongly for the Italian immigrant community in Toronto, and supported service agencies that helped immigrants settle in Canada and find work. Marchetti was known for his love of parks and the outdoors, and this park was named after him after his retirement from council. ","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/2628/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.54307128, 43.69470584]}"},{"_id":76,"Neighbourhood":"Kingsview Village-The Westway","Neighbourhood_Num":"6","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"F","Title":"Leyland Adams Mural","Address":"40 McArthur Street (School of Experimental Education, mural is on east side of building) ","Description":"Together, we co-created a dynamic mural in collaboration with students with a message of hope, respect, diversity, and community.","Link_URL":"https://www.artworxto.ca/artwork/unknown-artwork-street-862","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.54616165, 43.70175696]}"},{"_id":77,"Neighbourhood":"Kingsview Village-The Westway","Neighbourhood_Num":"6","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"G","Title":"Fairhaven Park","Address":"100 Golfwood Heights","Description":"A 3.2 hectare park near Islington Avenue and Dixon Road with lots of space for leisurely recreation featuring a wading pool, children's playground, a basketball court and the Fairhaven Park Outdoor Pool.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/1007/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.54521388, 43.70181078]}"},{"_id":78,"Neighbourhood":"Kingsview Village-The Westway","Neighbourhood_Num":"6","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"H","Title":"Kingsview Park","Address":"46 Kingsview Boulevard","Description":"A 1.6 hectare park near Islington Avenue and Dixon Road that features two outdoor tennis courts, two lit bocce courts, a splash pad and a children's playground.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/959/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.554426, 43.69927554]}"},{"_id":79,"Neighbourhood":"Kingsview Village-The Westway","Neighbourhood_Num":"6","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"I","Title":"Dixon Park","Address":"350 Dixon Road","Description":"A 2 hectare park on Dixon Road near Kipling Avenue featuring three basketball courts, a tennis court, sports pad and a children's playground. The basketball courts came as a result of the philanthropy of former Toronto Raptors player Vince Carter, who played for the team between 1998 and 2004. His charitable organization - Carter's Embassy of Hope - began in 1998 and donated $120,000 for the construction of the courts, which were unveiled in 2003. The courts are among several physical locations marking Carter's impressive legacy in Toronto, where the superstar helped to further popularize basketball in the city.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/811/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.55547549, 43.69630891]}"},{"_id":80,"Neighbourhood":"Kingsview Village-The Westway","Neighbourhood_Num":"6","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"J","Title":"Blackfriar Park","Address":"22 Blackfriar Avenue","Description":"A 1.5 hectare park near Dixon Road and Kipling Avenue featuring a children's playground and open green space.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/2148/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.56290906, 43.69510923]}"},{"_id":81,"Neighbourhood":"Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview","Neighbourhood_Num":"7","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"A","Title":"Richview Park","Address":"555 Martingrove Road","Description":"A 10.9-hectare park near Martin Grove Road and Eglinton Avenue West featuring a lit ball diamond, seven multipurpose sports fields and a children's playground. This area is colloquially referred to as Richview, which comes from the name of an agricultural community that existed here in the nineteenth century. The first reference to the name Richview came when the first post office opened in the area in 1852. The small hamlet was settled by a number of farming families, many of whom stayed in the area for several generations. Richview maintained a rural character well into the twentieth century. A beloved pony farm was situated near here along present-day Eglinton Avenue West just west of Kipling Avenue until 1966, where families would often stop by to watch the animals roam or take a ride for a small fee. The area transformed into the suburban neighbourhood it is today in the post-Second World War period.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/864/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.56249065, 43.67686947]}"},{"_id":82,"Neighbourhood":"Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview","Neighbourhood_Num":"7","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"B","Title":"Stonehouse Park","Address":"671 Martin Grove Road","Description":"This park is located south of The Westway. It features a newly refurbished children's playground to explore. There is a small seating area with cement tables and stools. For those who bicycle to the park there are bike racks available. There is also an open green space, to toss a Frisbee, kick a ball or have a picnic. The land the park is situated on has deep historic roots in the community. One of the first schools in the historic community of Richview was located here. The log school was constructed in 1846 thanks to lands donated by Isaac and Ann Stonehouse. The school no longer exists but there is still evidence of Richview's past visible at the park. A chain link fence surrounds a small cemetery along Martin Grove Road where Longbourne Drive ends. ","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/1888/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.565302, 43.68034186]}"},{"_id":83,"Neighbourhood":"Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview","Neighbourhood_Num":"7","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"C","Title":"Westgrove Park","Address":"15 Redgrave Drive","Description":"A four-hectare park at Martin Grove Road and Redgrave Drive featuring a multipurpose sports field, three lit tennis courts and a children's playground. Located at the north end of the park is the Westgrove Outdoor Pool.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/876/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.56718562, 43.68163421]}"},{"_id":84,"Neighbourhood":"Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview","Neighbourhood_Num":"7","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"D","Title":"Kirsten MacRea Artbox","Address":"Southeast Corner of Kipling Avenue and Dixon Road","Description":"This woman's magnificent hair is a tangled web of pattern, blooming like a carefully manicured miniature garden. These pattern blooms eliminate detail, replacing the visual appearance of a familiar object with something alive, organic, and visually stunning.","Link_URL":"https://www.artworxto.ca/artwork/unknown-artwork-street-307","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.55875849, 43.69405676]}"},{"_id":85,"Neighbourhood":"Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview","Neighbourhood_Num":"7","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"E","Title":"La Rose Farm House","Address":"322 La Rose Drive","Description":"*Note: Private property. Please observe the house from the street only. This heritage-designated farm house was constructed in the 1850s for farmer Daniel La Rose and his family. It was built in Georgian style, with brick laid in Flemish bond pattern and double-hung windows. Daniel and his wife Caroline raised 11 children here, and each of their sons ended up also owning farms in the area. Members of the La Rose family continued to occupy the area until the early twentieth century, after which the area was redeveloped as a residential enclave.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.53903545, 43.68181233]}"},{"_id":86,"Neighbourhood":"Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview","Neighbourhood_Num":"7","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"F","Title":"Mary Reid House","Address":"4200 Eglinton Avenue West","Description":"*Note: Private property. Please observe the house from the street only. This heritage-designated home occupies a lot that was originally part of the La Rose farm property, and was severed from it in the 1920s. Mary Reid immigrated to Canada from Yorkshire in England in 1880, residing in the present-day Park Lawn Road and Berry Road area, and working as a market gardener with her husband. Reid acquired this lot in 1925 for her son Randolph Calvin, and the home was constructed in the 1930s. Randolph Calvin and his wife Frances Maud were the first occupants of the home, with Frances continuing to live there until she sold the property in 1989. The home is an excellent example of Period Revival design, which featured elements of English medieval architecture and was prominent in the early twentieth century. Some of the notable architectural features visible on the home include detailed corbelled brickwork below the eaves, and sporadic clinker bricks (clustered bricks used as a decorative element).","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.52746322, 43.68224569]}"},{"_id":87,"Neighbourhood":"Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview","Neighbourhood_Num":"7","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"G","Title":"30 Norgrove Crescent","Address":"30 Norgrove Crescent","Description":"*Note: Private property. Please observe the house from the street only. This heritage-designated farmhouse was built in 1910. The three-storey, double brick structure is unlike any other home on the street, and was built in Georgian style with features such as octagon-accented windows.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.52993029, 43.6878549]}"},{"_id":88,"Neighbourhood":"Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview","Neighbourhood_Num":"7","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"H","Title":"Former Scarlett Heights Entrepreneurial Academy","Address":"15 Trehorne Drive","Description":"This former secondary school originally opened in the early 1960s as Scarlett Heights Collegiate Institute. It was converted into an entrepreneurial academy in 1998, and then closed due to declining enrollment in 2018. Notable former alumni of Scarlett Heights include the late former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and his brother and Premier of Ontario Doug Ford. The building has been used as a filming location for several productions. The exterior of the building was used as a filming location for the high school in the 2000 Canadian cult classic horror film 'Ginger Snaps', which was widely lauded by critics for its strong female cast. It was also used as a filming location for the 2019 film 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark'.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.53040583, 43.68999355]}"},{"_id":89,"Neighbourhood":"Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview","Neighbourhood_Num":"7","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"I","Title":"Bee Fawn Artbox","Address":"Northwest Corner of Royal York Road and Trehorne Drive","Description":"Our differences are bridges, not barriers. From each other's experiences we can learn and strengthen our connections. All we have is each other.","Link_URL":"https://www.artworxto.ca/artwork/unknown-artwork-street-903","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.53034608, 43.69044888]}"},{"_id":90,"Neighbourhood":"Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview","Neighbourhood_Num":"7","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"J","Title":"Valleyfield Park","Address":"35 The Westway","Description":"This community park is a popular spot for a game of shinny hockey on the outdoor artificial ice rink. There are benches for spectators and a building for changing into your ice skates. A small parking lot is available for those who drive to the park. The park is west of Royal York Road on the south side of The Westway. In the summer, there is a tennis court for residents to use. The Humber Creek Trail runs along the east side of the park. The trail connects to Alex Marchetti Park on the north end and leading towards Douglas B. Ford Park at the south end.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/812/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.53269523, 43.6940749]}"},{"_id":91,"Neighbourhood":"Humber Heights-Westmount","Neighbourhood_Num":"8","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"A","Title":"Douglas B. Ford Park","Address":"1521 Royal York Road","Description":"A 1.6-hectare park on Royal York Road, south of Lawrence Avenue West that features a children's playground. The park follows the Humber Creek as it flows along the park's eastern border. The park is named for Doug Ford Sr., who was a Progressive Conservative MPP from 1995 to 1999, representing the former riding of Etobicoke-Humber. Ford Sr. is the father of the late, former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, and Premier of Ontario Doug Ford. ","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/2075/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.53055829, 43.69271986]}"},{"_id":92,"Neighbourhood":"Humber Heights-Westmount","Neighbourhood_Num":"8","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"B","Title":"St. Philip's Anglican Church and Cemetery","Address":"31 St. Phillip's Road","Description":"This heritage-designated church is the second church congregation established in Etobicoke. Its first service was held in 1824 with 16 families present. The original church burned down in 1888, and was replaced by the current building in 1894. There is also a cemetery surrounding the church, with many people from Etobicoke's nineteenth century past buried here. These include William Thistle (whom the area of Thistletown in Etobicoke is named after), as well as many unfortunate victims of smallpox and diphtheria epidemics, which plagued the city in the 1830s and 1840s. St. Phillip's Road was named after the church's first rector, Dr. Thomas Phillips, who served until his death in 1849 and performed over 3,000 baptisms, burials, and weddings during his tenure.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.53333232, 43.70131435]}"},{"_id":93,"Neighbourhood":"Humber Heights-Westmount","Neighbourhood_Num":"8","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"C","Title":"Greystones (Former Home of Arthur and Margaret Crumpton)","Address":"55 St. Phillip's Road","Description":"*Note: Private property. Please observe the house from the street only. This heritage-designated house was constructed for Arthur Crumpton, a Canadian National Railway (CNR) construction engineer who moved here from Montreal with his wife Margaret. The land upon which it is built was once owned by the Wadsworth family, who operated successful mills on the west bank of the Humber River for almost 90 years, selling it to Margaret Crumpton in the 1920s.  When the home was originally built in 1925, it provided spectacular views over the Humber River, and the CNR trains as they crossed the bridge over it. The home was named 'Greystones' because of the beautiful stone cladding that makes up its exterior. Margaret tended to spectacular rose gardens that surrounded the home and added to its visual appeal. The home was designed in Tudor Revival style, featuring medieval-inspired elements, steeply-pitched gable roofs, and multi-paned Tudor style windows. The house now operates as a church.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.53149555, 43.70308639]}"},{"_id":94,"Neighbourhood":"Humber Heights-Westmount","Neighbourhood_Num":"8","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"D","Title":"Riverlea Park","Address":"919 Scarlett Road","Description":"This small park near the shore of the Humber River includes an outdoor bocce court, a playground, and a parking lot. Perhaps its most interesting feature is the large greenhouse, which offers the only greenhouse allotment garden in Toronto. Allotment gardens are available to residents for a fee to grow their own plants. Because of its unique climate-controlled setting, many local residents have grown exotic and tropical plants not normally found in Toronto here over the years, including banana, mango, papaya, olive and avocado trees, and many others.","Link_URL":"https://www.toronto.ca/data/parks/prd/facilities/complex/944/index.html","geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.52399269, 43.69991929]}"},{"_id":95,"Neighbourhood":"Humber Heights-Westmount","Neighbourhood_Num":"8","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"E","Title":"Former Humber Heights Consolidated School","Address":"2245 Lawrence Avenue West","Description":"*Note: Private property. Please observe the building from the street only. This heritage-designated former school has a long and fascinating history. It was originally opened in 1921, designed in Georgian Revival style by architect JB Cook. It was the very first consolidated school in Ontario, drawing students from three separate schoolhouses, and was touted to be, 'the most modern school of its time'. When Hurricane Hazel devastated this area in October of 1954, the school building was used as a temporary morgue, health unit, and community fire station. The school closed in the early 1980s, and has been significantly altered from its original form. It has since been transformed into a retirement home and, despite attempts by the community to preserve its architectural integrity, only a small part of the original building remains (viewable near the entrance off of Westona Street).","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.52621118, 43.69694067]}"},{"_id":96,"Neighbourhood":"Humber Heights-Westmount","Neighbourhood_Num":"8","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"F","Title":"Former John and Louise Harrison House","Address":"11 Yorkleigh Avenue","Description":"*Note: Private property. Please observe the house from the street only. This heritage-designated home was constructed in approximately 1867 by Reverend William Johnson, who was the rector of the nearby St. Phillip's Anglican Church. He gifted the home to his widowed daughter, Laura Louise, on the occasion of her second marriage to John Harrison. Some of its more striking architectural features include its tall double gable roof, fine woodwork, and bi-colour brick trim.","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.52304756, 43.69629011]}"},{"_id":97,"Neighbourhood":"Humber Heights-Westmount","Neighbourhood_Num":"8","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"G","Title":"Former St. Matthias Anglican Church","Address":"691 Scarlett Road","Description":"This heritage-designated building was originally constructed in 1895 as a church in the Malton area, and was moved here to become St. Matthias Anglican Church in 1923. It is a rare example of a late-nineteenth century Victorian Gothic frame country church, featuring a steeply-pitched cross-gable roof with a bell cote, and Gothic-style windows containing stained glass. Tragically, forty percent of the church's members perished during Hurricane Hazel, which devastated the area in October 1954. The church was one of the main centres of the subsequent relief effort, providing life necessities to local survivors of the disastrous storm. In 2010, the church was purchased by the Sukyo Mahikari organization of Japan, who worked with a heritage consultant and the City of Toronto to preserve this neighbourhood landmark, winning an Award of Merit from Heritage Toronto for their restoration work. ","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.51934745, 43.69486719]}"},{"_id":98,"Neighbourhood":"Humber Heights-Westmount","Neighbourhood_Num":"8","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"H","Title":"Raymore Park","Address":"95 Raymore Drive","Description":"Situated in a bend along the Humber River, this park has tragic roots. Once home to a quiet residential neighbourhood, 14 homes on Raymore Drive were swept away by the raging floodwaters of Hurricane Hazel in 1954. This resulted in the deaths of 35 neighbourhood residents (which constitutes over forty percent of the total Hurricane Hazel death toll in Canada). In the aftermath of the storm, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) was created to manage the region's floodplains and rivers. One action taken to avoid another disaster similar to Hurricane Hazel was to alter zoning laws so that redevelopment would be prohibited on the banks of the Humber River, including along Raymore Drive, where property was expropriated and transformed into Raymore Park. A small plaque near the Raymore Bridge over the Humber River in the park pays tribute to the victims of Hurricane Hazel, and the subsequent creation of the TRCA. 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Members of the Scarlett family owned homes all along the river here, and the road that connected all of their properties has become present-day Scarlett Road. The land surrounding this house was sold off over the course of the twentieth century, with the new Heritage Place cul-de-sac created in the 1970s, and a small subdivision developing around it. ","Link_URL":null,"geometry":"{\"type\": \"Point\", \"coordinates\": [-79.51810182, 43.69110018]}"},{"_id":100,"Neighbourhood":"Humber Heights-Westmount","Neighbourhood_Num":"8","Ward":"1|2","Ward_Name":"Etobicoke North, Etobicoke Centre","Order":"J","Title":"Canadian Ukrainian Memorial Park","Address":"425 Scarlett Road","Description":"Located near Scarlett Road and Eglinton Avenue, the Canadian Ukrainian Memorial Park is dedicated to Canadians of Ukrainian origin that served in the Canadian Military. You can find a commemorative monument in the southwest corner of the park. The Humber River runs through the heart of the park and there is an extensive trail system you can follow both to the north and south the park. 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