Toronto's best residential streets

[M.R.Victor]

For me, it's Lonsdale Rd. between Spadina and Russel Hill. The scale of the historical apartment blocks is reminiscent of Montreal or Chicago in my eyes.

 

[King of Kensington]

What do people think of Wychwood Park? A lot of people in the Bathurst-St. Clair area love walking through there, but it does give off a creepy vibe to some.

 

[TheTigerMaster]

The fact that it's gated definitely ups the creep factor.

 

[Johnny Au]

Not just that, but federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver lives in those gates (and he represents a neighbouring riding, Eglinton-Lawrence).

 

[TheTigerMaster]

So why exactly are they locking away their neighbourhood? Surely there can't be any reason but to stroke their egos.

 

[Johnny Au]

So why exactly are they locking away their neighbourhood? Surely there can't be any reason but to stroke their egos.

Perhaps to prevent average Canadians from knowing the truth about our country's finances.

 

[M.R.Victor]

To be fair those gates are absolutely tiny and, I imagine, largely symbolic. Only in a place as polite as here would those be seen as any sort of deterrent to trespassing.

 

[smably]

I love the little hidden streets in Cabbagetown.

Salisbury Avenue:
https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.6670...m4!1e1!3m2!1s6xZpNzOQjD4fBBP3Gn5eEg!2e0?hl=en

Sackville Place:
https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.6659...m4!1e1!3m2!1s06b_M-Nyk7fkRAJPzH3bWQ!2e0?hl=en

 

[King of Kensington]

To be fair those gates are absolutely tiny and, I imagine, largely symbolic. Only in a place as polite as here would those be seen as any sort of deterrent to trespassing.

Yeah, I grew up in the area and a lot of people feel pretty uninhibited walking through there. On the other hand, I wonder how quickly the cops would show up if a group of young Black men went through a walk in the Park.

It was however home to Marshall McLuhan, and Adam Vaughan grew up there. Vaughan said it was a lot like the Annex when he was growing up in the 60s and 70s, and had a lot of university professors (I know that Peter Russell, one of Canada's top constitutional experts and Anatol Rapaport, a game theorist and later founder of the peace studies at U of T lived there).

 

[King of Kensington]

Of the east-west Annex streets running from Avenue Rd., my favorite is Tranby. It has retained its old character better than the others.

 

[junctionist]

I like St. George in the Annex though its old character is gone. It may not be the best, but we have too few midrise corridors like that one. There's still a lot of greenery and it's quite pleasant. The architecture is decent too--better than Jameson Ave in Parkdale which is similar in built form.

 

[greenleaf]

McGill and Granby between Yonge and Church offer a look at pretty much every era of townhouse since the late 1800s. It's bizarre and amazing. I love those streets.

 

[junctionist]

McGill and Granby between Yonge and Church offer a look at pretty much every era of townhouse since the late 1800s. It's bizarre and amazing. I love those streets.

They're interesting. I like this series of postmodern Bay and Gables with brownstone-style stoops. Bay and Gables are great, but I like those big stoops in New York's brownstones. They add grandeur and also encourage people to sit on the steps and chat--keeping eyes on the street.

 

[King of Kensington]

Not sure why this is called "Forest Hill's" best streets:

http://www.postcity.com/Village-Post/April-2012/The-Areas-10-Best-Streets/

 

[nrb]

My fav residential street is High Park Avenue. Terminates at High Park on one end and dundas in the junction at the other. Great mix of rental towers, condo towers, community housing, mansions, and and rental units that is rare to find all on one street. The lots are also huge and have a huge arcade of trees to go along with it.

My fav commercial strip is dundas in little portugal, between landsdowne and ossington. Because of the angle, there is an amazing terminal view of the downtown skyline when walking east. The retail stock is quintessentially toronto for me and it's what queen west looked like 15 years ago and is becoming more and more rare.