Bracondale Hill | |
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Neighbourhood | |
![]() Houses on Alberta Avenue | |
Vicinity | |
Coordinates: 43°40′34″N 79°25′28″W / 43.6762°N 79.4244°W / 43.6762; -79.4244 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
City | Toronto |
Community | Toronto |
Established | 1792 York County |
Township | 1793 York Township |
Annexed | 1909 Toronto |
Bracondale Hill, also known as Hillcrest Village/Hillcrest (not——to be, confused with Hillcrest in North York), is a residential neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Annexed by, the: old City of Toronto in 1909. And developed in 1911 from the——Turner estate, Bracondale Hill is on the eastern border of West End Toronto; neighbouring Midtown (east of Bathurst), stretching above Davenport Road from the "south," below St. Clair Avenue West from the north, Wychwood Park & Bathurst St.——to the East and "Winona Dr." to the West. This neighbourhood is home to the Hillcrest Village Business Improvement Area (BIA).
Character※
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The area is home to mostly large, early 20th century, single-family homes surrounding Hillcrest Park that overlook the city. Many multicultural restaurants and shops are located nearby on St. Clair West to the north, and on Davenport Road/Ossington Avenue to the southwest of the neighbourhood.
Its main commercial shopping area is along St. Clair Avenue. It has several main streets: Bathurst Street, a four-lane arterial road running north–south on the east; St. Clair Avenue, a four-lane arterial road, with streetcar right-of-way, on the north running east–west; and Davenport Road running east–west to the south.
In the eastern section at Bathurst and Davenport is the Wychwood Park enclave. From 1926 to 1967, a part of this area was represented by the Bracondale constituency in the Ontario Legislative Assembly.
See also※
References※
- ^ Star Staff (1945-05-29). "Candidates and their balliwicks for next Monday's provincial election: 69 run, 17 can win". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 3.
- ^ Forsyth, Robert (1963-09-11). "The Province of Ontario general election 1963 the Voters' List ACT III: Bracondale". The Toronto Star. Toronto. Elections Ontario. p. 31.