Bracondale Hill
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Bracondale Hill, also known as Hillcrest, is a neighbourhood located in Toronto
, Ontario
, Canada
. Annexed by the old City of Toronto in 1909 and developed in 1911 from the Turner estate, Bracondale Hill is in the western end of midtown Toronto and stretches above Davenport Road and below St. Clair Avenue West
. The area is home to mostly large early-20th century single family homes surrounding Hillcrest Park that overlooks 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 south west 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 an four-lane arterial road with streetcar right-of-way in the middle on the north running east-west and Davenport Road running east-west along the old Lake Iroquois shoreline 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
.
Toronto
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, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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. Annexed by the old City of Toronto in 1909 and developed in 1911 from the Turner estate, Bracondale Hill is in the western end of midtown Toronto and stretches above Davenport Road and below St. Clair Avenue West
St. Clair Avenue
St. Clair Avenue is a major east-west street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was laid out in the late 18th century by the British as a concession road , north of Bloor Street and north of Queen Street....
. The area is home to mostly large early-20th century single family homes surrounding Hillcrest Park that overlooks the city. Many multicultural restaurants and shops are located nearby on St. Clair West to the north and on Davenport Road/Ossington Avenue
Ossington Avenue
Ossington Avenue is a main or arterial street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, west of downtown. Originally part of a pioneer road built in 1812, it became an arterial road. Today it is becoming a night-life district with numerous bars and restaurants.-History:...
to the south west of the neighbourhood.
Its main commercial shopping area is along St. Clair Avenue. It has several main streets: Bathurst Street
Bathurst Street (Toronto)
Bathurst Street is a main north-south thoroughfare in Toronto. It begins at the Lake Ontario shoreline and continues north to the Toronto boundary of Steeles Avenue...
, a four-lane arterial road running north-south on the east, St. Clair Avenue an four-lane arterial road with streetcar right-of-way in the middle on the north running east-west and Davenport Road running east-west along the old Lake Iroquois shoreline to the south. In the eastern section at Bathurst and Davenport is the Wychwood Park
Wychwood Park
Wychwood Park is a neighbourhood enclave and former gated community in Toronto, Canada. The small community is located north of Davenport Road and just west of Bathurst Street. It was founded as an artists colony in the late nineteenth century as a private project by painter Marmaduke Matthews...
enclave.
From 1926 to 1967, a part of this area was represented by the Bracondale
Bracondale
Bracondale was a provincial electoral district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1967. It's most notable achievement, was electing one of two women Members of the Provincial Parliament to share the title "first-woman MPP" in 1943...
constituency in the Ontario Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
.