Grange Park (Toronto, Ontario)

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Grange Park is a mixed, but predominantly residential neighbourhood. The residential stock varies from working men's cottages built in the 1800s to semi-detached homes to mansions. Many of the buildings have been converted to commercial use, including art galleries within the vicinity of the Art Gallery of Ontario, restaurants and offices. Many of the homes are rented to students of the Ontario College of Art & Design, located on McCaul Street, and the University of Toronto, located to the north.

In the western section, the businesses of Chinatown extend east from Spadina along Dundas to nearly Beverley, while the side streets have remained residential. The eastern section, along University Avenue, is predominantly institutional buildings facing on University Avenue. The buildings are higher than the neighbourhood and more recently built, and have expanded westward into the neighbourhood. Beverley Street north of Dundas has several century-old mansions on both sides of the street, some converted from residential to office uses, and others converted to multi-unit buildings.

A commercial enclave has developed around Baldwin Avenue between Beverley and McCaul Streets named 'Baldwin Village' of converted residences housing restaurants of numerous cuisines, and stores of arts, gifts and curios. The residences of the north side of Dundas Street between Beverley and McCaul (across from the AGO) have all been converted to art galleries.

The homes of the east side of McCaul street from Dundas south, were demolished and the Village by The Grange residential and commercial complex was built. When built in 1980, it was a rare example in Toronto of a low-rise apartment complex with mixed commercial uses being built after several decades of high-rise apartment building construction in the downtown core.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grange_Park_(Toronto)
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Coordinates:   43°39'15"N   79°23'36"W

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  • According to Wikipedia, Dufferin (sic) Grove is: "bordered by Bloor Street West to the north, Ossington Ave to the east, College Street to the south, and Dufferin Street to the west." This map section title is thus incorrect. The area in question is considerably to the west of what is shown.
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