Bayview Avenue is a major north–south route in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario . North of Toronto , in York Region , Bayview is designated as York Regional Road 34 .
29-487: Bayview Avenue follows the first concession line, laid 6,600 ft (2,000 m) east of Yonge Street. Over time, the concession road became known as East York Avenue, a reference to the division it formed between the city of Toronto and the township of East York. In 1931, James Stanley McLean constructed "Bay View" (now known as McLean House), a house overlooking the Don Valley with a view south down to Toronto Bay , on
58-501: A secondary school in the neighbourhood, with CSV, and TDSB secondary school students residing in Bayview Village attending institutions in adjacent neighbourhoods. The public separate school board, Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), and its French first language counterpart, Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (CSCM) also offer schooling to applicable residents of Bayview Village. However, they do not operate
87-520: A gymnasium, a dance studio, a conditioning room, a main swimming pool with lanes and a training swimming pool. The western edge of the East Don Parklands winds its way through the centre of Bayview Village and is a vast and expansive green haven with various trails, walkways and bicycle paths. The park's naturalization and preservation programs have made the space a habitat for wildlife and a number of rare plant species. The East Don Parklands
116-623: A number of events throughout the year including clean-up days, all-candidates meetings, community fairs, speakers series, annual perennial swaps, etc. Over 50% of Bayview Village residents are members of the Association. The Bayview Village Shopping Centre opened in 1963. It is located at the northeast corner of Sheppard Avenue and Bayview Avenue. Most Bayview Village homes were built between 1954 and 1964. The mix of housing here includes raised and executive ranch style bungalows , split-level houses , and Georgian Revival -style homes. Most of
145-614: A school in the neighbourhood. CSCM and TCDSB students attend schools situated in other neighbourhoods in Toronto. The Bayview Village Tennis Club, home of "tennis ace" Daniel Nestor is a community tennis club serving Bayview Village since 1975. It was an initiative of the Bayview Village Association. The courts at Bayview Village Tennis Club were completely rebuilt at the end of the 2008 tennis season. Today, Bayview Village Tennis Club continues to be looked upon as
174-483: Is a neighbourhood in Toronto , Ontario, Canada. It is part of the federal Don Valley North riding and the provincial Don Valley North electoral district, and Toronto electoral Ward 17: Don Valley North. In 2006, it had a population of 15,370. The area is bordered on the north by Finch Avenue East , on the west by Bayview Avenue , on the east by Leslie Street , and on the south by Highway 401 , and also including
203-632: Is frequently referred to as the Bayview Extension. It was constructed as part of the Don Valley Parkway project, and necessitated the removal of "Sugarloaf Hill" directly north of the Bloor Street Viaduct. The extension fulfilled the "central spoke" in the building of the "Don Valley Roadway" as proposed in the 1940s. A route through the ravine to St. Clair Avenue was replaced with the present route which stays within
232-472: Is of a completely different nature to the single-family suburban low-rise architecture found in the northern area. One public school board operate schools in Bayview Village, the secular English first language Toronto District School Board (TDSB). TDSB operate public elementary schools in the neighbourhood. The TDSB operates two institutions that provide primary education , Bayview Middle School, and Elkhorn Public School. No school board operates
261-598: Is one of the main arterial roads for Thornhill and Richmond Hill . It then passes through the Oak Ridges Moraine , passing a number of parks and conservation areas. North of the moraine the street again enters urban areas, passing through Aurora and Newmarket . It ends in Newmarket where it turns into Prospect Street. Bayview Avenue is also home to major places of worship of almost every major religious tradition including synagogues , an Islamic mosque ,
290-614: Is situated around the East Don River Valley , which forms a part of the larger Toronto ravine system . There are many smaller parks and parkettes in Bayview Village including Alamosa Park, and Leslie Park. Blue Ridge Park, Clarinda Park and Bayview Village Park are child-focused, with baseball diamonds, splash pads and playgrounds. Municipal parks in Bayview Village are maintained by the Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division . Several major roadways serve as
319-651: The Richmond Hill GO Transit line . The routes mainly serving Bayview Avenue are: Toronto ( TTC ): York Region ( YRT ): Toronto Bay Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.237 via cp1104 cp1104, Varnish XID 211264634 Upstream caches: cp1104 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:53:07 GMT Bayview Village Bayview Village
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#1732780387047348-506: The Bayview Village houses are situated on ravine lots that feature views of the East Don River Valley Parklands. Several of the street names in Bayview Village, such as Citation Drive, Palomino Cres., Ravenscroft Circle recall that the area was a racehorse training stable and grounds before being developed. In the Bayview Village area, there are United , Greek Orthodox , Catholic , and Anglican churches,
377-550: The Bob Rumball Centre for the Deaf. North of York Mills Avenue Bayview becomes one of the major north-south arterials for suburban North York . It passes through the neighbourhoods of Bayview Village , Bayview Woods , Willowdale , and Newtonbrook . It runs north beyond Steeles Avenue , Toronto’s northern city limit, and continues north through York Region, where it is formally identified as York Regional Road 34. It
406-543: The Don River and is carried over one of them by the six-lane Bayview Bridge . This is the western portion of the wealthy Lawrence Park neighbourhood, and just to the east is the Bridle Path , the single wealthiest area of Toronto. A number of major institutions are found in this area including Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre , Glendon College , Toronto French School , The Granite Club , The Crescent School , and
435-570: The Don Valley proper. With the creations of the Corktown Common in 2013, the southern end of the Bayview Avenue Extension now terminates at Mill Street. The list of streets removed or used to create the extension included: In the late 1990s, York Region conducted several road needs studies near Lake Wilcox, which determined that the disjointed and disconnected Bayview Avenue should be connected from Stouffville Road in
464-509: The East Don Valley Parklands when he said: "We will fit the community into the landscape and not the landscape into the community." Faludi's trademark curvilinear street pattern follows the natural contours of the land. Nearly a quarter of the space in Bayview Village is green. Bayview Village's winding streets and culs-de-sac are planted with mature birch , cedar , willow , spruce , pine and maple trees. Some of
493-515: The West side of the river opposite the Don Valley Parkway . Along this stretch a steep cliff separates it from neighbourhoods such as Cabbagetown . Bayview exits the Don Valley, passing through the Governor's Bridge neighbourhood and entering Leaside . It is the major commercial street for Leaside, home to many small shops and restaurants. North of Leaside Bayview runs across several tributaries of
522-546: The boundary of the neighbourhood, with Bayview Avenue to the west, Finch Avenue to the north, Leslie Street to the east, and Highway 401 to the south. Highway 401 is a major east-west controlled access highway . Other major east-west roadways in the neighbourhood include Sheppard Avenue . Public transportation in Bayview Village is provided by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), which operates several bus routes , as well as Line 4 Sheppard of
551-539: The city of Toronto on the condition that it never be developed. Today, Sunnybrook Hospital and Sunnybrook Park occupy those lands. While Bayview was never renamed, a side street south of the hospital carries the name Kilgour Road today. The southern end of Bayview Avenue starts at Mill Street in Toronto’s Corktown Common . For the first part of its route northward it runs through the Don Valley , on
580-437: The city’s largest evangelical churches, Canada’s largest Buddhist Temple, Toronto’s largest Eastern Orthodox cathedral, and Canada’s only Zoroastrian Temple. These can all be found along a 15-kilometre section of the road. The TTC bus route that services most of the length of Bayview Avenue within Toronto is the 11 Bayview, with the 28 Bayview South running south of it. Route 28 had originally been 28 Davisville, but it
609-559: The edge of Moore Park and ultimately this led to the road becoming known as Bayview Avenue. On August 17, 1959, Bayview was extended south from Moore Avenue in Leaside to Front Street . The northern section of this extension was routed alongside Pottery Road to Nesbitt Drive. South of this, it wraps around a hill and descends into the Lower Don Valley, travelling parallel to the route of the Don Valley Parkway . This addition
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#1732780387047638-516: The grounds of North York General Hospital, east of Leslie in the neighbourhood's southeast corner, according to the City of Toronto's definition. The Bayview Village Association regards the east boundary as the Don River (east branch) and the south boundary as Sheppard Avenue East , thereby excluding land between the Don River and Leslie, Sheppard and Highway 401. The Bayview Village neighbourhood
667-405: The houses are original. Many homes have undergone renovation and landscaping to fit the park-like neighbourhood. There has been increasing infill housing (newly built houses replacing the older ones) within the Bayview Village area. There also continues to be high rise condominium development along Sheppard Avenue and in the land south of Sheppard Avenue and north of Highway 401. This development
696-454: The latter is located just outside the area's southwest boundary. The Bayview Village Association was established in 1956. It is a volunteer group of residents who work to monitor city and provincial initiatives on a wide range of topics including traffic, local development, parks, and safety. In addition, they produce a regular newsletter distributed to all homes covering a wide range of topical issues. The Bayview Village Association also hosts
725-413: The new extension was opened, including a widened intersection at Stouffville Road. The former route of Bayview was turned into several short streets (Olde Bayview Avenue, Sunset Beach Road and Bayview Park Lane), which lie directly west of the new roadway. Bayview Avenue was once proposed to be renamed Kilgour Avenue by the town of Leaside , after Joseph Kilgour, whose widow sold his farm, Sunnybrook , to
754-587: The premier tennis club of North York. There are also free public tennis courts in Bayview Village Park. The North York YMCA , located at the southeast corner of Bayview Avenue and Sheppard Avenue , is the largest recreational facility serving this neighbourhood. Some of the programs being offered at this YMCA include play-gym and swim lessons for preschoolers, gymnastics, karate, swimming and basketball programs for children, and aerobics, yoga and aquafit for adults. Facilities at this centre include
783-420: The south to Bloomington Road in the north. A lengthy battle ensued between environmentalists, upset over continuing construction in the supposedly protected Oak Ridges Moraine. The discovery of Jefferson salamanders in the study area resulted in several modifications to the design of the route, including a 70 m (230 ft) structure over a dry ravine, as well as five amphibian tunnels. On November 17, 2002,
812-508: Was modified in 2014. It now has full albeit less frequent service than the 11 Bayview route. From 2008-2014, the route ran its rush hour route on weekdays, then to the Brick Works during the day on weekends. In York Region, YRT runs Routes 54 and 91, with Route 91 and its branch routes serving the portion of Bayview south of Oak Ridges, and Route 54 serving Aurora and Newmarket . Within the Don River valley, much of Bayview runs parallel to
841-412: Was planned in 1954 by a group of developers led by Farlinger Development Ltd. Bayview Village was hailed as "contemporary living in the countryside, at the doorstep of the urban concentration of Metropolitan Toronto." The design and layout of Bayview Village is very much influenced by the East Don Valley Parklands. Dr E. G. Faludi, the town planner who designed Bayview Village, recognized the importance of
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