Dovercourt Park (Toronto, Ontario)

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The Village of Dovercourt was founded in the 1870s. Its residents were originally poor immigrants from England living in dozens of one and two bedroom tar and paper shacks which initially resulted in the village being called a shantytown.

The village was annexed by the old City of Toronto in 1912 resulting in city services being extended to the neighbourhood helping stimulate its growth and development by 1923.

The name Dovercourt comes from the name of the home of the Denison estate, located west of Dundas and Ossington.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dovercourt_Park
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Coordinates:   43°39'54"N   79°25'56"W
This article was last modified 14 years ago