We find ourselves in the wonderful Toronto neighbourhood, Grange Park. Grange Park is a mixed but predominantly residential neighbourhood.
Grange Park is bounded on the west by Spadina, on the north by College Street, on the east by University Avenue and on the south by Queen Street.
It is within the “Kensington – Chinatown” official City of Toronto district; its name is derived from the Grange Park public park. You can find commercial businesses of Chinatown extended within Grange Park.
Many buildings in Grange Park have been converted to commercial use, this included art galleries within the vicinity of the Art Gallery of Ontario, restaurants and offices.
You will find many homes rented out to students of the Ontario College of Art & Design, located on McCaul Street, and the University of Toronto, located to the north.
In the western section of Grange Park, the businesses of Chinatown extend east from Spadina along Dundas to nearly Beverly, while the streets remain residential.
The homes on the east side of McCaul Street were demolished and the Village by the Grange residential and commercial complex was built. It was built in 1980, and was a rare example in Toronto of a low rise apartment complex; there are mixed commercial uses being built after several decades of high rise apartment building construction in the downtown core.
There is a commercial enclave that has developed around Baldwin Avenue, between Beverley and McCaul Street. It has been named “Baldwin Village”; it is a converted residences housing, restaurants, art stores and curios.
The residences of the north side of Dundas Street have all been converted into art galleries.
There are several landmarks in the Grange Park; this includes the Art Gallery of Ontario, Ontario College of Art & Design, The Grange, and Village by the Grange.
The Art Gallery of Ontario holds a collection of more than 68,000 works, spanning from the 1st century to the present day.
The Grange is a historic Georgian manor; today we see it as part of the Art Gallery of Ontario. It was built in 1817, making it the 12th oldest surviving building in the city.
Grange Park is great neighbourhood in Toronto, and it holds some of the greatest art galleries in Ontario. Anyone living in this neighbourhood should be proud to be surrounded by such history.
