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

Apartment building progresses

The apartment building at 1908 Gerrard Street East. Photograph taken 2010-01-13.

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.