Alexandra Park Real Estate
Alexandra Park's community originates around Sir Casimir Gzowski, an engineer who immigrated to Toronto from Poland in the early1840‘s. Gzowski's career was successful and included the building of the Grand Trunk Railway from Toronto to Sarnia. The Gzowski residence stood at the south-east corner of Bathurst and Dundas Streets. This former Toronto landmark was known simply as "The Hall". In 1904, the City of Toronto purchased "The Hall" and its environs for use as a public park. This park was named Alexandra Park after Queen Alexandra.
The Alexandra Park neighbourhood has been the first home for many new Canadians. In the 1920's and 30's large numbers of Polish and Ukrainian immigrants settled here. They were soon followed by immigrants from Germany, Italy, Greece, Portugal and Hungary.
In 1964 Toronto City council approved plans for the Alexandra Park Housing Cooperative. This led to the expropriation of sixteen acres of private property and the subsequent demolition of many Alexandra Park houses. Today the Alexandra Park Housing Cooperative forms a vital part of this inner city neighbourhood.
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Alexandra Park has two distinct communities that are literally intertwined within the streets of this neighbourhood. The old section of Alexandra Park consists of privately owned residences, while the newer sections of the neighbourhood are part of the Alexandra Park Cooperative, which provides partially subsidized housing. This mix of private and public housing in Alexandra Park seems to work, as both old and new complement each other in this small downtown Toronto neighbourhood. The Victorian style homes in Alexandra Park date back to the 1880's and 1890's. There are also a few semi-detached homes and bungalows from the 1920's and 1930's. The newer townhouses in the neighbourhood were built in the 1960's, and are part of the Alexandra Park Housing Cooperative.
Alexandra Park residents are within walking distance of Kensington Market which is located west of Spadina and north of Dundas Street. Kensington is Toronto's largest outdoor food market. Another popular shopping destination for Alexandra Park residents is Toronto's downtown Chinatown district centred at the intersection of Dundas Street West and Spadina Avenue. Chinatown features imported goods from the Far East, as well as fresh fruit and vegetable stands. and a plethora of Chinese restaurants.
Alexandra Park is the primary greenspace in this neighbourhood. It has an outdoor pool, a wading pool, an artificial ice rink and tennis courts. Next to the park is the Scadding Court Community Centre. Scadding Court's facilities include a gymnasium, an indoor pool, a weight room, and meeting rooms. Adjacent to the community centre is the Charles R. Sanderson Public Library, which offers programs for adults, children and preschoolers.
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S C H O O L S
(Public) Alpha School Jr. and Sr., 20 Brant St.,
(416) 393-1880
(Public) Ogden Jr., 33 Phoebe St.,
(416) 393-9110
(Pubilc) Ryerson Jr. and Sr., 96 Denison Ave.,
(416) 393-1340
(Public High) West End Alternative, 70 D'arcy St.,
(416) 393-0660
(Public High) Central Technical School, 725 Bathurst St.,
(416) 393-0060
This historical information was published in David Dunkelman's "Your Guide to Toronto Neighbourhoods", are copyright Maple Tree Publishing and have been reproduced by the Toronto Real Estate Board under license.
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