Deer Park is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, centred on the intersection of Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue; its boundaries are the Vale of Avoca section of Rosedale ravine in the east, Farnham Avenue and Jackes Avenue in the south, Avenue Road and Oriole Parkway in the west, the Belt Line trail in the north on the west side of Yonge Street, and Glen Elm Avenue in the north on the east side of Yonge Street. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Yonge Street (pronounced "young" is a major arterial street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and its northern Suburbs It was formerly St Clair Avenue is a major east-west street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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History
The name dates from 1837, when the Heath family purchased 40 acres (162,000 m²) of land on the northwest corner of Yonge and St. Clair (then the Third Concession Road) and named it Deer Park. In Upper and Lower Canada, concession roads were laid out by the colonial government through undeveloped land to define lots to be developed the name comes from a By the 1850s the neighbourhood included a racetrack, a school, and a hotel at which patrons could feed deer which roamed the Heaths' property. Events and Trends Industry Production of Steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman A race track (or 'racetrack' or 'racing track' is a purpose-built facility for Racing of animals (eg The Heath property was subdivided in 1846 and was entirely sold off by 1874.
In 1891 Upper Canada College moved from its urban location to the then still rural Deer Park area, establishing a large campus that remains in the same location today, interrupting Avenue Road north of St. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Upper Canada College (UCC is a private elementary and Secondary school for boys in downtown Toronto, Canada. Clair Avenue.
Deer Park was annexed by the City of Toronto in 1908, and by the 1930s it had become an upper-middle class residential district, which it remains today. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. The intersection of Yonge and St. Clair is also the site of extensive nodal commercial development.
Deer Park is also home to one of Toronto's oldest cemeteries. St. Michael's Cemetery was opened by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto on September 28, 1855. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Ontario. There are some 29,000 graves in the cemetery. Ten acres in size, St. Michael's has the unusual characteristic of being surrounded on all sides by the backs of buildings, thus making it nearly invisible from the street. It is bound on the north by stores, apartments and office buildings along St. Clair Avenue West, on the west by houses along Foxbar Road, on the south by houses and a fire hall along Balmoral Avenue, and on the east by stores and office buildings along Yonge Street. Entrance to the cemetery is gained through an alley off Yonge Street. The cemetery's octagonal mortuary vault was used to store bodies in the winter until the ground thawed. Designed by architect Joseph Sheard, who was also mayor of Toronto in 1871-72, the vault was designated a historic property under the Ontario Heritage Act in December 1975. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario The Ontario Heritage Act, first enacted on March 5 1975 allows municipalities and the provincial government to designate individual properties and districts in
Notable houses
42 Heath Street West
After a stakeout, Canada's most notorious bank robber of the day, Edwin Boyd, leader of the Boyd Gang, was captured in this house at 6:00AM on March 15, 1952. Edwin Alonzo Boyd ( April 2, 1914 &mdash May 17, 2002) was a Canadian criminal and leader of the Boyd Gang. The Boyd Gang was a notorious criminal gang based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, led by Edwin Alonzo Boyd. Even Toronto's mayor of the day, Allan Lamport, got into the act, escorting Boyd out of the house accompanied by Sergeant Adolphus (Dolph) Payne of the Toronto police force. Allan Austin Lamport CM ( April 4 1903 &ndash November 18 1999) was
Famous former residents
Classical pianist Glenn Gould (1932-82) lived in Apt. Glenn Herbert Gould At a young age he reportedly behaved differently from typical children at the piano he would strike single notes and listen to their long decay 902 at 110 St Clair Avenue West from 1962 until his death in 1982. He is buried in nearby Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Mount Pleasant Cemetery is a famous Cemetery located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
J. E. H. MacDonald, a founding member of the Group of Seven painters, lived at 40 Duggan for several years until his death on September 26, 1932. James Edward Hervey MacDonald ( May 12 1873, Durham England – November 26 1932) was a member of the famous Group of Seven
Pierre Salinger (1925-2004) was press secretary to presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, and campaign manager to Robert F. Kennedy. Pierre Emil George Salinger ( June 14, 1925 &ndash October 16, 2004) was a White House Press Secretary to U John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20 1925 – June 6 1968 also called RFK, was the United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 and a He was mere metres away when R. F. K. was assassinated. He lived at 37 Lonsdale Road, while very young, from 1929-1932/3.
Novelist Joy Fielding (b. Joy Fielding (née Tepperman) (born 18 March 1945) is a Canadian Novelist and Actress. 1945) wrote Kiss Mommy Goodbye while living at 83 Lonsdale Road during the last three years of the '70s.
Writer Farley Mowat (b. Farley McGill Mowat OC, BA, DLitt (born May 12, 1921 in Belleville Ontario) is a Conservationist and 1933) lived at 90 Lonsdale Road for six months in 1939-40.
Poet Margaret Avison (1918-2007) lived in Apt. Margaret Avison OC ( April 23 1918 &ndash July 31 2007) was a Canadian poet. 104 at 150 St Clair Avenue West from 1964-70. St Clair Avenue is a major east-west street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Actor William Hutt (1920-2007) lived at 18 Ferndale Avenue for several years in his childhood. William Ian DeWitt Hutt CC, OOnt, MM, BA, DFA, DLitt ( May 2, 1920 &ndash June
See also
Significant buildings
Churches
References
- Gatenby, Greg: Toronto: A Literary Guide, McArthur and Company; Toronto, 1999. by Architect Leslie Rebanks the Wittington Tower is a 20-storey octagonal tower located at 22 St Deer Park United Church, was erected at 129 St Clair Avenue West in 1913 Yorkminster Park Baptist Church is the largest Baptist church in Canada built 1926-8 by the architectural firm George Moorhouse and King and is named after the 10th century ISBN 1-55278-073-2
- Kinsella, Joan C. : Historical Walking Tour of Deer Park, Toronto Public Library Board; Toronto, Ontario, 1996. ISBN 0-920601-26-X