O V E R V I E W
Humber Valley Village is an upper
middle-income family oriented neighbourhood. Its distinctive
rolling topography, curvilinear
streets and abundance of mature trees are a byproduct of the
Humber River Valley Ravine which forms the eastern boundary of
this neighbourhood.
The two dominant geographical
landmarks in Humber Valley Village are the St. George's Golf and
Country Club which stretches across Islington Avenue, and James
Gardens - a picturesque strolling garden located along the banks
of the Humber River Valley.
H O M E S
Humber
Valley Village contains a wide range of housing styles which can
be attributed to the fact that this neighbourhood was built in
stages from the 1930's up to the 1960's. Thus one can find
handsome English brick and stone Manor houses on streets like
Edenbridge and North Drive and then just a few streets away come
upon a pocket of modest split-level and ranch style bungalows.
In fact, exploring the
architecture of the Humber Valley housing stock provides a
glimpse at most of the house designs made popular in Toronto
from the 1930's onward. These styles include Georgian, Colonial,
Tudor, English Cottage, Cape Cod, ranch bungalows, split-level,
contemporary and modernist designs.
Humber Valley Village also
contains a large number of rental apartment buildings on The
Kingsway and on Anglesey Boulevard west of The Kingsway.
S H O P P I N G
The residents of this
neighbourhood do most of their shopping at the Humbertown
Shopping Centre located off Royal York Road just north of Dundas
Street. This upscale shopping centre is anchored by a grocery
store, a liquor store, and a popular bakery and cafe restaurant.
The exclusive shops at Humbertown
include a jewellery store - manned by a uniformed police
officer, a meat boutique that sells wild caribou, venison,
mascovy duck, wild boar, ostrich, quail, bison and more, and a
well appointed interior design store. There are also two ice
cream shops, a camera shop, gift stores, specialty food stores,
a nutrition centre, fashion and shoe stores, a travel shop, a
frame shop and children's clothing, shoe, and toy stores.
R E C R E A T I O N
The St.George's Golf and Country
Club off Islington Avenue has been described as "one of the
most difficult, historic and interesting courses in the
world." This private golf club has hosted the Canadian Open
and has been rated as one of the five best golf courses in
Canada. James Gardens, located off Edenbridge Drive features one
of Toronto's loveliest strolling gardens highlighted by
spring-fed pools, rustic bridges and colourful floral displays.
James Gardens also features a rustic woodland trail that follows
the banks of the Humber River.
There are public tennis courts at
the Buttonwood, Central, Scarlett Mills and Humber Valley Parks.
Baseball diamonds are located at Central and Humber Valley Park.
Humber Valley Park also has an artificial ice rink. For cyclists
the off-street cycling path on the south side of Eglinton Avenue
connects to the Humber River Valley trails which link up with
the Martin Goodman Trail on Toronto's waterfront.
S C H O O L S
(P) Humber Valley Village, 65
Hartfield Rd., (416) 394-7860
(PH) Etobicoke C.I., 86
Montgomery Rd., (416) 394-7840
T R A N S P O R T A T I O N
Bus service on Royal York Road
and on Islington Avenue connects passengers to stations on the
Bloor-Danforth subway line. The Eglinton bus connects passengers
to Eglinton station on the Yonge-University-Spadina subway line.
Motorists are twenty minutes from
downtown Toronto via Bloor Street, five minutes from the Highway
401 on-ramp off Islington Avenue and ten minutes from Pearson
International Airport. |
