房源位置

Topham Park Neighbourhood boasts eccentric restaurants and bars, a lovely park with tennis courts and public transit, all within walking distance. Please see guidebook for our wonderful recommendations all within walking distance.
This neighbourhood is central and close to major routes and highways to downtown, mid-town or uptown.
A Little History of Topham Park
Topham Park was an apple orchard until 1944, when the crown purchased this property for War Veterans housing. The Topham Park neighbourhood was developed by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation between 1944 and 1946. The streets were given military names like ‘Warvet’ and ‘Valor’. Some streets were named after military men. For example, ‘Merritt’ is named after Lieutenant Colonel Cecil Merritt, Canada’s second Victoria Cross winner. In the early days, Topham Park was known as “Sunshine Valley”. This name was attributed to the local bus driver named ‘Mac’ who used to holler “All out for Sunshine Valley” when making his stop in this neighbourhood. Original residents recall that “Sunshine Valley” was an appropriate name as there were many children in the neighbourhood and it was a very happy place to live. Also, the sun shinned down brightly on the homes as there were few shade trees around at that time. The present day neighbourhood is named after the local park which in turn was named after Frederick Topham, who was also a Victoria Cross recipient and once lived in this neighbourhood.
Recreation in Topham Park
Topham Park, located in the centre of this neighbourhood features a baseball diamond that is the home field for men’s, ladies’ and children’s softball leagues. This park also has two tennis courts, a clubhouse, and a children’s playground and splashpad. In the wintertime, Topham Park has an outdoor natural ice rink that is used for pleasure skating and hockey. Recreational programs for the public are also held at Selwyn School located at 1 Selwyn Avenue.

Transportation in and from Topham Park
By Car:
- Downtown Toronto CN Tower is 17 - 23 minutes away via highway
- Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is between 40 - 55 minutes depending on traffic/construction (Airport to Downtown Toronto is 35 minutes).
Motorists have easy access to the downtown via the Don Valley Parkway (DVP) which is very close by. This commuter highway also provides a direct link to Toronto’s network of commuter highways including the 404, 401 and Gardiner Express Way.
By Bus:
Bus lines on St. Clair Avenue and O’Connor Drive link up with the Coxwell station and Victoria Park Avenue bus lines take you to Victoria Park Station on the Bloor-Danforth subway line (TTC).
Free Parking is available on the street in front (south side) & can be made available for long term parking on our driveway.