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

Website redesign

This website is being redesigned.

In defiance of good practice, it is being worked on in situ. As a result, some pages still use the old design, and some may be somewhat broken.

Woodbine & Gerrard in the Globe & Mail.

"But over time the area around Woodbine Avenue and Gerrard Street East has forged its own identity, which, its residents contend, has more soul and less ostentation than the Beaches proper. Long-time residents grow tomatoes beside their front walkways and chat with neighbours on wooden porches."

Ontario General Election 2011

Michael Prue at his victory party at the Naval Club

Results, Beaches–East York

Beaches East York all-candidates' meeting, live blog by Greg Burrell.

Read a number of comments on the race at the Election Prediction Project

Improvements to Cassels Avenue Park

Ward 32 Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon (in the pink suit) met with area residents Monday, 12 September to discuss improvements to the park.

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.

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.

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.)

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)

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.

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