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60-469: The campus is situated within the Forest Hill neighbourhood of Toronto . The main building was designed by Henry Sproatt . BSS Boarding welcomes Grade 8 to 12 students from Canada and around the world. The Senior School offers a wide range of courses in both traditional subjects and courses such as Media Arts and Design Technology. It offers Advanced Placement courses in some subjects. Dr. Angela Terpstra

120-427: A district. In further depth, a node can be defined as strategic foci into which the observer can enter, typically either through junctions of paths, or concentrations of some characteristic. On the other hand, districts can be defined as areas that have some common character. They can be recognized internally, and occasionally be used as a reference point. In the case of Forest Hill, this is one primary characteristic of

180-473: A fair number of luxury condominium buildings located west of Spadina on Lonsdale Road. In 2007, the average sale price for a Forest Hill South home was $ 4,320,000, although renting a place in the neighbourhood was still relatively affordable as of 2011. Like much of Toronto today, that is no longer the case. The density in Forest Hill is fairly low as composed of mainly low-density housing . The housing

240-411: A full gymnasium and underground parking. The new wing creates a functional courtyard for playgrounds while reducing the mass of the building along the residential streetscape. To preserve the highly valued outdoor playing field and tennis courts, the fitness centre, gymnasium and parking are located below ground and connected to the main building via a skylit corridor link. This new structure pays homage to

300-463: A grand scale, usually with lawns to match." Currently, for the purposes of social policy analysis & research, the city of Toronto's Social Development, Finance & Administration division divides Forest Hill into two neighbourhoods: Forest Hill North and Forest Hill South. Forest Hill Village is the commercial part of Forest Hill, a short block along Spadina Road, on either side of Lonsdale. Forest Hill extends roughly from Briar Hill Avenue in

360-545: A number of businesses catering to the Jewish community along Eglinton Avenue West. The 2021 census figures show 8,925 people who gave their religion as Jewish, 38.5% of the total; in answer to the census question about cultural or ethnic origin, 5,125 said Jewish, which is 22.1% of the total (these figures are for Forest Hill North and Forest Hill South combined, as compiled and published by the City of Toronto). Forest Hill tends to support

420-872: A riding which much of Forest Hill lies in. Secular English -oriented public schools in Forest Hill are operated by the Toronto District School Board . In addition to the Toronto District School Board, three other publicly funded school boards operate in Toronto. The publicly funded English-oriented separate schools in Toronto are operated by the Toronto Catholic District School Board . Secular French -oriented public schools are provided by Conseil scolaire Viamonde , whereas French-oriented public separate school are provided by Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir . However,

480-560: A song, "Spadina Bus", which became a surprise Top 40 hit in Canada for the jazz fusion band The Shuffle Demons in 1986. In the 1990s, however, the TTC rebuilt and reinstated the 510 Spadina streetcar line, which runs largely in a dedicated right-of-way along the median strip of the street since its opening in 1997. Prior to the construction of the Spadina LRT, streetcars ran down the street until it

540-1083: A variety of uses ranging from coffee shops, fitness and independent retail stores along the road. Spadina Road is the only transit route running through the neighbourhood, while St. Clair Avenue has a streetcar line connecting to the Yonge-University_Spadina subway. Notable landmarks and structures in Forest Hill include Eglinton Theatre , Grace Church on-the-Hill , and Timothy Eaton Memorial Church . Forest Hill North top 5 ethnic and cultural groups (by ancestry ) in 2011: Forest Hill South top 5 ethnic and cultural groups (by ancestry) in 2011: The numbers add up to more than 100% due to people of mixed ancestry. Forest Hill North top 10 ethnic and cultural groups (by ancestry) in 2021: Forest Hill South top 10 ethnic and cultural groups (by ancestry) in 2021: Couple Family Structure Forest Hill North 2006 Couple Family Structure Forest Hill South 2006 Family structure, Forest Hill North: Family structure, Forest Hill South: Wealthy Jews began moving into

600-456: A whole. Forest Hill was originally incorporated as a village in 1923, and later amalgamated by the province into the City of Toronto in 1967, along with the Village of Swansea . The village was named after the summer home of John Wickson, the father of Toronto architect Frank Wickson ; previously, it had been known as Spadina Heights (a name that continued to be applied to the neighbourhood into

660-449: Is also nearby. The house and the street are named after the escarpment, the word ishpadinaa meaning "[it is a] hill" or "rise" in the Ojibwe language . Spadina Road continues north through the wealthy neighbourhood of Forest Hill . Starting north of St. Clair Avenue and continuing a few blocks further north is lower Forest Hill Village, which forms the main street of a small commercial area,

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720-561: Is one of the most prominent streets in Toronto , Ontario , Canada . Running through the western section of downtown, the road has a very different character in different neighbourhoods. Spadina Avenue runs south from Bloor Street to the Gardiner Expressway , just north of Lake Ontario . Lower Spadina Avenue continues the last block to the lake after the Gardiner. North of Bloor Street,

780-451: Is predominantly detached houses with several semi-detached and town homes. Although it is mainly low-density housing, the lots are not as large as the ones found in suburban Richmond Hill . Forest Hill detached homes are mostly on smaller lots with houses closer to each other. Higher-density and mixed uses are found at the major roads and nodes of the neighbourhood mainly on Eglinton Ave, St Clair West and Spadina Ave. At those major roads, it

840-459: Is the centre of Toronto's second-oldest Chinatown (the oldest was located at Dundas and Elizabeth Streets), with many restaurants and shops catering to the Chinese community. The Chinese Spadina began in the 1970s after the departure of Jewish Toronto (1920s to 1960s) from the area. It supplanted an older Chinatown centred on Dundas Street West and Elizabeth Street, which was disrupted when New City Hall

900-704: Is the current head of school. The Bishop Strachan School had a variety of temporary homes since the founding: First opened in September 1867 at Pinehurst, formerly Mrs Forster's Girls School (1853-1866) on west side of McCaul Street between Dundas Street and Grange Road near the Art Gallery of Toronto (currently the Art Gallery of Ontario ). The site is now OCAD Sharp Centre . Relocated in 1868 to John Strachan's Bishop's Palace on north side of Front Street between Simcoe and York Streets after his death in 1867. Built in 1818 it

960-414: Is the only place we see different uses other than residential. here are grocery stores, convenient stores, coffee shops and offices in those areas. Several elements that contribute to the unique character of the area are its sidewalks and local roads, as well as landscaping and natural environment. A majority of the area does not have sidewalks. Streets are often very wide within the residential interior of

1020-467: The College Park building at the southwest corner of Yonge and College Streets provides history of the site. In September 1915, The Bishop Strachan School opened as a large gothic-style structure, made of Credit Valley limestone, at its present-day Forest Hill location at 298 Lonsdale Road. In 2017, the school completed a $ 35 million renovation. This new addition included new classrooms, a fitness centre,

1080-685: The Conservative Party of Canada federally and the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario provincially. Home to a large population of affluent Jews, it has gravitated to the Conservatives due to their support for Israel ; both the Liberals' capital gains reform and response to the war in Gaza were considered contributing factors to their loss in the 2024 Toronto—St. Paul's byelection ,

1140-688: The El Mocambo , where the Rolling Stones performed one night to a small audience that included the wife of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau . North of College Street, the avenue forms the western border of the University of Toronto and is home to several businesses catering to students, as well as university facilities such as the Athletic Centre and a number of student residences such as University of Toronto Graduate House . Just north of College Street,

1200-549: The condominium tower complex of CityPlace . The road once crossed the railway lands with a pony truss bridge built in 1926-1927 (replacing an early single lane truss bridge), which was replaced with the current Box girder bridge in the 1990s. More recently, a number of tower buildings are being built or have been planned. Concord Canada House at 23 Spadina will have 74 stories, The Well at Front Street will have 46 stories and The Taylor at 57 Spadina will have 36 stories. In 2021, new residential tower buildings were proposed for

1260-409: The i as /iː/ as in ski . The name originated under the latter pronunciation, with the former a colloquialism that evolved as Spadina Avenue was extended from the wealthy neighbourhoods north of Bloor into the more working-class and immigrant areas to the south; for many years, the pronunciation difference served as a class marker . The /aɪ/ variation is now predominant among most Torontonians, to

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1320-534: The Annex would be bisected by the proposed route, and numerous local houses would be sacrificed for the new expressway. This prompted local residents to rise to protest and raise the awareness of the greater public. The provincial government was forced to withdraw its support for the so-called Spadina Expressway in 1971. The Forest Hill War Memorial was erected by Page and Steele Architects at Eglinton Avenue and Vesta Road in 1980, in memory of those who lost their lives in

1380-464: The First and Second World Wars. When the Village was amalgamated into the City of Toronto, the agreement granted local residents the right to have their garbage picked up from their doorstep rather than from the curb. It wasn't until 1993 that the public learned that this extra service cost $ 420,000 a year and was paid for by the municipal government. This time, the public opinion of other Torontonians forced

1440-622: The Leaside neighbourhood is noted for its many trees or the Rosedale neighbourhood being noted for distinct and large lot housing. Throughout Forest Hill, the conventional suburbs housing style (without the aspect of homogeneous households), makes up the majority of the area. In simplicity, Forest Hill housing has dominant traits of the conventional suburbs housing type. In further analysis, characteristics of low density, large lots (being car-oriented), as well as having segregated land uses are all evident in

1500-466: The area around Spadina being the home of the garment district—where many Jews worked—as well as numerous Jewish delis , tailors, bookstores, cinemas, Yiddish theatres, synagogues and other political, social and cultural institutions. In the 1950s and 1960s, the Jewish community moved north along Bathurst Street , but signs of Spadina's Jewish history can still be found in many locations. The city's Chinatown moved west along Dundas onto Spadina when much of

1560-525: The city of Ishpeming , in the state of Michigan 's Upper Peninsula in Marquette County both derive their name from the same preverb . Spadina was the original name of the street from Bloor Street to Queen Street West , built by Dr. William Baldwin beginning in 1815. The street's name did not appear in published maps until 1834. The southern portion was named Brock Street (first appearing around 1837) and remained so until after 1884. Brock Street

1620-474: The city to discontinue this favour to Forest Hill residents. The neighbourhood's original boundaries were Bathurst Street to the west, Upper Canada College to the east, Eglinton Avenue to the north, and Lonsdale Road and a portion of Montclair Avenue to the south (the original boundaries of School Section 30). Neighbourhoods north of Eglinton are sometimes though not unanimously regarded as Forest Hill. In 1999 Robert Fulford compared Forest Hill to Rosedale,

1680-423: The corner of Bathurst Street and St Clair Ave West. Ultimately, beyond these clusters of interaction, Forest Hill is a quiet residential area. Characteristics of housing as well as streetscapes are dominant in providing the outsider a simple yet strong image of the Forest Hill neighbourhood. In other words, neighbourhoods in Toronto are sometimes characterized by their housing types and/or streetscape. For instance,

1740-618: The corners at Adelaide and Richmond. From Front Street , Spadina runs through the Fashion District and along the western edge of the Entertainment District , which also contains a number of office buildings. North of Queen Street West , the avenue passes along the eastern side of the Alexandra Park neighbourhood, which is made up of a number of public housing projects. The intersection of Dundas Street West and Spadina

1800-451: The front, sides as well as back of the houses. Further, simple yards are also well maintained at most homes. Overall, explicit landscaping and good maintenance of yards are indicators of economic status and with regards to Forest Hill. It reinforces the idea of a neighbourhood with higher incomes. St. Clair Avenue West is the major east-west road to the south of the village and it is lined with commercial and retail buildings. Spadina Road has

1860-409: The historical downtown of Forest Hill before Toronto grew around the town. Forest Hill continues to just north of Eglinton Avenue. The street continues north through this green, rolling residential neighbourhood. This stretch is served by the 33 Forest Hill bus route. North of Eglinton Avenue , Spadina Road is again interrupted, here by the trenched right-of-way for the defunct Belt Line Railway , now

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1920-402: The latter three school boards do not operate a school in Forest Hill. Public schools in the area include: In addition to publicly funded institutions, Forest Hill is home to three private school which provide primary and secondary levels of education. They include: Spadina Avenue Spadina Avenue ( / s p ə ˈ d aɪ n ə / , less commonly / s p ə ˈ d iː n ə / )

1980-471: The neighbourhood. Unlike many neighbourhoods, where interaction of people and the overall community is spread throughout, such as Riverdale, Forest Hill is unique in that a lot of its interaction is observable in clusters (most noticeably around nodes). The notable nodes found in the neighbourhood include the intersection of Lonsdale and Spadina Road, St Clair Ave West and Bathurst Street, as well as Eglinton Ave West and Bathurst Street. In further analysis,

2040-401: The neighbourhood. A significant amount of the residential housing is based on the conventional suburbs type. However, its characteristics of singularity make it distinct from housing in other parts of Toronto. In other words, houses, schools, places of worship and other building types are all architecturally built with different styles. Each building is distinct from one another. For instance,

2100-453: The neighbourhood. Additionally, the streets of the area are littered with many stop signs as well as a fair number of speed bumps. Along with sidewalks and streets, landscaping and the natural surroundings are also a large part of the character of the neighbourhood. First and foremost, landscaping is frequent at many homes. More often than not, properties have unusual trees and plants as well as intricate designed pieces of foliage that run along

2160-416: The node of Lonsdale and Spadina Road is enhanced with the cluster of small independently owned stores and various services such as banking, fitness, etc. Similarly, the intersection of Eglinton Ave West and Bathurst Street is strengthened with high end retail shops. Finally, the node of Bathurst Street and St Clair Ave West is further reinforced with the establishment of a Loblaws as well as the accessibility to

2220-521: The north (the Upper Village, officially part of Forest Hill North) to Heath Street in the south (the Lower Village, officially the major part of Forest Hill South along Spadina Road between Bathurst Street/Cedarvale Ravine (whichever is further east) and Avenue Road. The designations Upper and Lower are based on height of land and not on positions on a map or along a watercourse. Forest Hill Village

2280-680: The opposition to the project led by Toronto urban writer Jane Jacobs and former Toronto mayor John Sewell , the plans were halted in 1971. In 2006, the Forest Hill Jewish Centre announced plans to rebuild the façade of the Great Synagogue of Jasło, Poland , which was destroyed by the German Army in World War II, as the façade of its new building on Spadina Road, a project that was completed by 2015. The southern section of Spadina

2340-534: The original Chinatown was expropriated to build Toronto's new City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square . Most of the section known as Spadina Avenue is a six-lane urban arterial (four lanes for cars, two dedicated right-of-way lanes for a streetcar running down the middle) with a speed limit of 50 km/h (30 mph), although it is unposted. The section known as Spadina Road is a two- to four-lane collector road with speed limits alternating between 40 and 50 km/h (25–30 mph). The 77 Spadina bus route inspired

2400-606: The original architecture while bringing the school into the realm of 21st-century architecture. Taking advantage of the COVID-19 shutdown, the entire front facade of the school including the chapel was restored which included 100% repointing, 100% stone cleaning and restoration of 87 metal / leaded windows in 2021. Forest Hill, Toronto Forest Hill is a neighbourhood and former village in Midtown Toronto , Ontario , Canada, located north of Downtown Toronto . The village

2460-440: The other traditional home of Toronto's elite: "While Rosedale has remained stable for half a century, Forest Hill's prestige has been growing steadily. There's a key tonal difference in the architecture of the two places: where big Rosedale houses shout 'history,' big Forest Hill houses shout 'grandeur.' More than any other district in the central city, Forest Hill has become the site of spectacular new 'neo-traditional' homes built on

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2520-471: The physical street continues as Spadina Road and this has new street address numbering starting over at zero. For much of its extent, Spadina Road is a less busy residential road (especially north of Dupont Street and the railway track underpass) than Spadina Avenue. Spadina Avenue is commonly pronounced with the i as /aɪ/ as in mine ; the Spadina House museum on Spadina Road is always pronounced with

2580-582: The point that in 2011 a minor controversy emerged when the Toronto Transit Commission 's new automated announcement system pronounced the upcoming subway stop with /iː/ . The name originates from the Ojibwa word ishpadinaa , meaning "high place/ridge" or "sudden rise in the land." The Ishpatina Ridge , in Northern Ontario , which is the highest point of land in the province of Ontario, and

2640-595: The residents of Forest Hill North are represented either in the Eglinton-Lawrence ward or in the St. Paul's (west) ward. Meanwhile, Forest Hill South is neighbourhood #101. Similarly, the residents of Forest Hill South are represented in either the St. Paul's (west) ward or the St. Paul's (east) ward. Like many neighbourhoods found within Toronto, there is always a correlation between districts as well as nodes. In other words, where there are nodes, then there most likely will be

2700-688: The road, Line 1 Yonge–University passes underneath. Two stations, Spadina and Dupont , are under it. Spadina Road is interrupted just north of Dupont Street by an escarpment, Davenport Hill. The two sections require traffic to divert via Davenport Road, Walmer Road and Austin Terrace. There is a flight of stairs called " Baldwin Steps " and walkway in Spadina Park between the two sections of Spadina Road. Spadina Road continues atop this escarpment in front of Spadina House , one of Toronto's largest mansions. Casa Loma

2760-542: The roadway splits into a traffic circle, called Spadina Crescent . The building in the centre of the circle was originally built as Knox College , but it was renovated in 2017 to become the Daniels Building, which houses the Faculty of Architecture . North of Bloor Street , Spadina Avenue gives way to Spadina Road. Here the street passes through the upper-middle-class neighbourhood known as The Annex . For this stretch of

2820-457: The south, and from Bathurst Street in the west to Elmsthorpe Road in the northeast and Avenue Road and the Oriole Parkway in the east. There is an additional stretch of Forest Hill South between Bathurst Street and Spadina Road, north of Lonsdale Road. South Hill borders Forest Hill South to the south. For administrative purposes, Forest Hill North is Toronto neighbourhood #102. Politically,

2880-403: The south, and from Latimer Avenue in the east to Allen Road and Marlee Avenue in the north-west and south-west, respectively. For administrative purposes, Forest Hill North is Toronto neighbourhood #102. As the name would imply, Forest Hill South (designated as Toronto neighbourhood #101) is directly south of Forest Hill North. It extends from Eglinton Ave West in the north to Tichester Road in

2940-485: The subway, St Clair West Station. Subsequently, these nodes have led to the development of many well known districts within the area, such as Forest Hill Village, located in the intersection between Lonsdale and Spadina Road. Secondly, the commercial strip line on Eglinton Ave West, as a product of the Eglinton Ave West – Bathurst Street intersection. Lastly, the development of low-rise apartments district found along

3000-758: The town houses located in the East York neighbourhood or the semi detached housing in Davisville, are more or less homogeneous in design compared to the housing style of Forest Hill. The Upper Village is dominated by Tudor and Georgian styles, but the architectural styles range from French Colonial with terra cotta tiles to English country manors with sweeping lawns. Luxurious details such as sculpture gardens, porte-cochères , and imposing gated entrances are quite widespread. For example, Old Forest Hill Road hosts "a style of domestic architecture that's often been described as Stockbroker Baronial". Forest Hill also contains

3060-563: The twentieth century). Spadina Heights is a derivative of the First Nations (namely Ojibwe ) word ishapadenah , meaning a hill or sudden rise in land. Rather than electing a mayor as in a city, the leading municipal official was the reeve of the village. In the late 1960s, the City of Toronto planned to construct a highway that would run from Highway 401 to downtown Toronto via the Cedarvale Ravine and Spadina Road . Forest Hill and

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3120-503: The village in the 1930s. Holy Blossom Temple relocated to 1950 Bathurst Street in 1938, just outside the boundaries of Forest Hill, as a majority of its "uptown" membership had moved north of St. Clair Avenue. By 1941, Forest Hill village had 1,295 Jewish residents (11% of the population). With the mass suburbanization of the Toronto Jewish community after 1945, the Jewish population of Forest Hill grew to 11,000 by 1961. Forest Hill has

3180-590: Was amalgamated into Toronto in 1967 and the area has retained its name as a neighbourhood. Along with other neighbourhoods such as Rosedale and The Bridle Path , it is one of Toronto's wealthiest neighbourhoods, with an average income, among income recipients 15 or older in private households, of $ 157,600 in Forest Hill South and $ 89,700 in Forest Hill North, compared to the $ 59,250 average income in Toronto's Census Metropolitan Area and $ 54,450 in Canada as

3240-433: Was completely developed by the 1930s and is known for its upscale shopping and dining, although the actual mix of stores includes several modest enterprises. Forest Hill Village has attracted extensive residential development (especially of apartments ), both within the original boundaries of Forest Hill and in adjacent neighbourhoods to which developers have now extended the Village and Forest Hill names. The Upper Village

3300-400: Was constructed in the early 1960s. Just west of the avenue in this area is the famed Kensington Market. The famous Shopsy's Deli was on Spadina north of Dundas Street, but it moved and burned down in the 1980s. The intersection of Spadina Avenue and College Street is known as an inexpensive place to buy electronics, with a number of independent stores in the area. It is also the location of

3360-468: Was named in honour of Sir Isaac Brock . Baldwin designed the original Spadina, choosing its extra large width and placing the circle that is today 1 Spadina Crescent . He named the connecting Baldwin Street after himself, and Phoebe Street to the south was named after his wife Phoebe Baldwin. For a number of decades, Spadina Avenue and nearby Kensington Market were the centre of Jewish life in Toronto with

3420-478: Was purchased by Sir John Carling and demolished in 1890. Today it is occupied by commercial building at 150 Front Street West. Relocated to Wykeham Hall near Bay and College Streets in 1870, this was the former home of Sir James Buchanan Macaulay or Wykeham Lodge. After the schools departure it became Central Military Convalescence Hospital and finally College Street Armouries before being demolished in 1928 to make way for Eaton's College Street store. A marker on

3480-505: Was replaced by the 77 Spadina bus. Bricked road bed was used along the streetcar route. Small sections of the brick road bed remained until the LRT was constructed. In the 1960s, city hall was planning to tear up Spadina and most of the buildings on either side to construct the Spadina Expressway , a proposed highway that would have run straight into downtown. After a long public battle, with

3540-406: Was slower to develop because it had previously been occupied by the old Belt Line Railway , and then by industry. Its houses were built mostly in the 1940s and 50's. Many homes have been, or are being significantly renovated, with some being torn down completely to make way for monster 'neo-classical' homes. Forest Hill North extends from Briar Hill Avenue in the north to Eglinton Avenue West in

3600-520: Was the heart of Toronto's industrial area for most of the 20th century, but in the 1970s, most of the factories left. Most of the land south of Front Street is infill on Lake Ontario. The Rogers Centre (formerly the SkyDome) was opened just east of Spadina in 1989. This area was previously the site of the CNR Spadina Roundhouse . Some land along this portion of Spadina has also been redeveloped into

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