Woodbine & Gerrard Toronto, Ontario, Canada A Chris F.A. Johnson community web site

Daisy Mart to close


The Daisy Mart at the corner of Woodbine and Gerrard will be closing at the end of this month (July 2010). Photo by Ruby Zhang

Fairmount Park Pick-up Baseball on Sunday Mornings

Those who are aware that there is a 10:00 on Sunday morning may be interested in a pick-up baseball game at Fairmount Park (Gerrard Street E., west of Bowmore Road) each week at that time.
For more information, see Michael Holloway's BaseballBlogs.

Toronto Election — 2010


Mayoral candidate Selwyn Firth

Five candidates have been nominated for the Ward 32 councillor's seat:

Mayor

There are currently 31 candidates for mayor. Eight candidates have already dropped out. The full list is available on the City's website.

The only one who has any familiarity with the Woodbine & Gerrard area (as far as I know) is Selwyn Firth who occasionally drops in at Ruby Tuesdays for a pint.

Tree in bloom

Spring has definitely sprung.

Photo taken on Gerrard Street East, 2010-04-20.

I have posted a gallery of photographs of the neighbourhood on my own site.

Naval Club of Toronto

The Naval Club of Toronto, which, for decades, had its home on Hayden Street (one block south of Bloor, just east of Yonge), was planning to move into a building on Danforth Avenue, between Woodbine and Coxwell. That building collapsed while it was being renovated. Their new home is the former Michelangelo's Restaurant at 1910 Gerrard Street East.

Apartment building progresses

The apartment building at 1908 Gerrard Street East. Photograph taken 2009-10-31.

Southeast Corner OMB decision

The rezoning application was turned down by the city, and the applicant appealed the decision to the Ontario Municipal Board. The OMB decision, announced 21 Dec. 2009, gave the developer everything they wanted.

[Architect's drawing of proposed development]

Architect's drawing of the proposed development on the southeast corner of Woodbine & Gerrard.
(Drawing courtesy of Carson Woods Architects Limited)

Next 3 TTC vehicles

The times of the next three TTC vehicles in each direction at the Woodbine & Gerrard intersection are available on the TTC page.

Fall colours at Woodbine & Gerrard

Fall colours Bellhaven Road, looking south from Gerrard Street East, 2009-10-30

Two street signs, two spellings, one street

The old sign on the side of the building (southeast corner of Cassels and Woodbine) has two Ls; the city's newer street sign has one.

The old sign on the side of this building (southeast corner of Bellhaven and Fairmount) has one L; the city's newer street sign has two. (Thanks to nfitz@..... for bringing this one to my attention.)

Real Estate Free listings

If you are selling your home or have an apartment to rent in the Woodbine & Gerrard area, you can get a free listing here at Woodbine-Gerrard.com. Send the information to realestate@woodbine-gerrard.com.

The listing can include photographs if you have them. If you don't, I can take some for a small fee.

Weather in the Upper Beaches

For complete weather information for this area, see the Nikita Observatory, a personal weather station near Gerrard & Main. The image here shows the temperature from that weather station, presented by the Weather Underground.

See also the Environment Canada weather pages for Pearson International Airport and the City Centre Airport.

Ride-by video

Found on YouTube: a video filmed by a cyclist riding along Gerrard Street East, Sept. 1, 2007, traversing the section in the Woodbine-Gerrard neighbourhood.

Pictures of the neighbourhood

Hans Boldts has pictures of all parts of Toronto (and elsewhere) on his web site, including a page featuring Woodbine & Gerrard, and one of Beach View Crescent.