SUMMERHILL
The Summerhill neighborhood is named after 'Summer Hill' house, a magnificent Regency cottage built in 1842, by transportation baron Charles Thompson. Thompson's two hundred acre Summer Hill estate stretched from the present day Yonge Street to Mt. Pleasant Road.
From the 1880's onward Summerhill's development revolved around the railway. The first residents of this neighborhood worked at the North Toronto Railway station, which was established on Yonge Street near Summerhill in the 1880's. In the past five years, some of the fabulous Edwardian and Victorian homes have been completely renovated far beyond the vision of the original families that built them and first inhabited them. The Summerhill train station was rebuilt in 1916 and is easily distinguished by its grand clock tower. In the 1920's, the Canadian Pacific Railway made Summerhill their main Toronto station but years later, built and crowned Union station as their main portal and subsequently closed down the Summerhill location.
The neighborhood went into a period of decline that lasted until the Summerhill TTC subway station opened in 1965. Summerhill has enjoyed a position of prominence among Toronto neighborhoods ever since.
So, from a once fairly humble existence, the Summerhill neighborhood real estate has been steadily climbing as one of Toronto's more desirable places to live with its stately Edwardian homes, Victorian rowhouses and luxury condominiums. It also is walking distance to Yorkville, Yonge and Eglinton, Yonge and St Clair making it a very convenient location. There are also many walking paths into the greenbelt and wonderful boutiques and restaurants to explore.
DEER PARK
Deer Park used to be referred to by the First Nations people as "Mushquoteh", which means a meadow or opening in the wood where deer come to feed. In 1837, the Heath family purchased forty acres of land in "Mushquoteh". Appropriately, they named their estate Deer Park. By the 1850's, the Deer Park area had grown to include a handful of country villas, a general store, a school, a cemetery, a race track, and a hotel that was located at the intersection of Yonge and St. Clair. Patrons at the Deer Park Hotel used to delight in feeding the deer that roamed on the hotel grounds. Deer Park
Deer Park used to be referred to by the First Nations people as "Mushquoteh", which means a meadow or opening in the wood where deer come to feed. In 1837, the Heath family purchased forty acres of land in "Mushquoteh". Appropriately, they named their estate Deer Park. By the 1850's, the Deer Park area had grown to include a handful of country villas, a general store, a school, a cemetery, a race track, and a hotel that was located at the intersection of Yonge and St. Clair. Patrons at the Deer Park Hotel used to delight in feeding the deer that roamed on the hotel grounds.
By the 1930's the Deer Park neighborhood was established as one of Toronto's finest upper-middle class residential districts. Centered 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.
Deer Park boasts beautiful homes, both detached and semi-detached, as well as a plethora of many luxury condominiums. Bordering on the east side of Forest Hill, this quiet, safe haven offers convenient access to boutiques, cafes, restaurants, subway access, streetcar access, gyms, parks and walking trails. The values are strong and the prices are more reasonable than condominiums and homes located just south in the district of Yorkville.
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