High Park North
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A subway train crosses Clendennan Avenue, a residential road in High Park North
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 Neighbourhood map of High Park North |
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| Coordinates: 43°39′22″N 79°28′30″W / 43.656°N 79.475°WCoordinates: 43°39′22″N 79°28′30″W / 43.656°N 79.475°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| City |
 Toronto
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| Community | Toronto & East York |
| Established | 1883 (Subdivision) |
| Changed Municipality | 1887 West Toronto from York 1909 Toronto (former) from West Toronto 1998 Toronto from Toronto (former) |
| Government | |
| • MP | Arif Virani (Parkdale—High Park) |
| • MPP | Cheri DiNovo (Parkdale—High Park) |
| • Councillor | Sarah Doucette (Ward 13 (Parkdale—High Park)) |
| • Councillor | Gord Perks (Ward 14 (Parkdale—High Park)) |
High Park North, or often simply High Park, after the park, is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded on the south by Bloor Street, on the west by Runnymede Road, on the north by Annette Street, Quebec Avenue and Humberside Avenue, and on the east by the CNR/CPR railway tracks. It is located in the Parkdale—High Park provincial and federal electoral districts. The area east of Keele Street is also known informally as the "West Bend" neighbourhood.
High Park North is mainly residential, containing many semi-detached homes built in the early 20th century. North of High Park, the neighbourhood has several high-rise apartment buildings, built after the construction of the Bloor-Danforth subway.
Bloor Street is the main east-west thoroughfare. It is a four-lane road and is commercial with storefront-type businesses that have residential second and third storeys. North-south roads include Keele Street and Dundas Street. Both are primarily residential within the neighbourhood.
The oldest residential houses in High Park North were built in the late 1800s and early 1900s and are mostly Victorian, Edwardian and Tudor-style. The houses are typically two- and three-storey, built with detached brick. Among remarkable architectural details and ornaments are leaded and stained glass windows, lush wood trims, French doors, hardwood doors, and fireplaces.
Condominium buildings are located on Gothic, High Park, and Quebec Avenues near Bloor. They offer views of the park and from some balconies, Lake Ontario can be seen as well.
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