Crescent Town
Crescent Town | |
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Neighbourhood | |
 Crescent Town's buildings | |
 Position of Crescent Town | |
| Coordinates: 43°41′45″N 79°17′35″W / 43.69583°N 79.29306°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| City | Toronto |
| Community | New York
& Beaches-East York ) |
Crescent Town is a neighbourhood in
History
In the late 19th century, Walter Massey (1864–1901), a younger son of
The Massey farm sold fresh eggs and poultry as well as fresh trout, which was caught in the many streams and rivulets that criss-crossed the farm. The Massey farm was also the home of the City Dairy Company Limited, which produced the first pasteurized milk in Canada.
In 1933, Susan Massey donated her mansion and 40 acres (16 ha) of the Dentonia farm land to Crescent School, where her grandsons were educated.[1][2] Crescent School operated at the Dentonia site until 1969, when this property was sold to the developers who built the present-day Crescent Town neighbourhood.
Current status
Crescent Town is considered by some as an interesting experiment in community planning in that all of its pedestrian walkways are located above the street level. It is a multicultural neighbourhood, whose population includes extensive numbers of
Some of the buildings are condominiums (Massey Square), while others are rental apartments (Crescent Place). Toronto council classified Oakridge under Taylor-Massey as a neighborhood improvement area in 2014.[3]
References
- ^ "Dentonia Park, later Crescent School". Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ "Crescent School history". Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ "311 Knowledge Base". www.toronto.ca.
External links
- Dentonia Park Farm
- Dentonia Park – Toronto Public Library
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