DAVISVILLE VILLAGE
DAVISVILLE HISTORY
Davisville Village is named after John Davis, who immigrated to Canada from Staffordshire, England in 1840. John Davis served as Davisville's first postmaster and helped found the Davisville Public School. He also operated the Davis Pottery, which became the Village's largest employer.
The south part of Davisville was subdivided in the 1860's on land owned mostly by the Davis family. The north part of the Village belonged to the Church. This latter tract of land, known as the Davisville Glebe, remained undeveloped until 1911 when it was sold to the Dovercourt Land and Building Company, the same company that oversaw the development of the Lawrence Park neighbourhood.
The Davisville Village (often referred to only as Davisville) is located south of Yonge and Eglinton, is a residential area popular with both families and singles. Schools, shopping, trendy restaurants and boutiques are predominant, with easy subway access to downtown Toronto. Davisville is a diversified neighbourhood and extends from Merton Street at the south end, to Eglinton Avenue to the north, and from Bayview Avenue going east, to Yonge Street going west.
Ed Note. The former Davisville Post Office was run by John Davis' grandson Jack. This two-storey building is still standing on the north-east corner of Yonge Street and Davisville Avenue. Source: Your guide to Toronto Neighbourhoods© Maple Tree Publishing Inc.
DAVISVILLE TODAY
The Davisville Village (often referred to only as Davisville) is located south of Yonge and Eglinton, is a residential area popular with both families and singles. Schools, shopping, trendy restaurants and boutiques are predominant, with easy subway access to downtown Toronto. Davisville is a diversified neighbourhood and extends from Merton Street at the south end, to Eglinton Avenue to the north, and from Bayview Avenue going east, to Yonge Street going west.
Davisville is sometimes overlooked for better-known neighbourhoods like Leaside to the east, Chaplin Estates to the west, Lawrence Park and North Toronto to the north, and Moore Park to the south. But do not dismiss Davisville; it is a bustling and amazingly diversified neighbourhood with a real sense of community. With shops and services on the three major north-south intersections; Yonge Street, Mount-Pleasant and Bayview, residents of Davisville are always just steps away from a grocery store, drug store and a variety of specialty shops.
Davisville is the perfect area for anyone working in downtown Toronto who wants a quieter area to live in that is still easily accessible to major shopping and entertainment areas. While this area has all the amenities a resident might need like restaurants, subway access, grocery stores, drug stores, it is also close to parks and the beautiful Mount Pleasant cemetery, which is favoured for walks & bike rides by Toronto residents. One of the advantages of this neighbourhood is that there are various other interesting areas within walking distance. Also, one of Toronto's many cycling (or walking) paths is accessible from just south of Yonge & Davisville, from which a whole network of paths is available throughout the city.
Most of the houses here were built in the 1920's and 1930s and are mostly 2 and 3 storey homes although there are still a few bungalows. However, there has been a series of condominium projects built on streets like Merton, Balliol, Millwood, Mount Pleasant, Bayview, Broadway, Yonge and Eglinton, just to name a few. These new condo complexes have allowed for an influx of single buyers and young upwardly mobile couples, who want to live on the subway line with the possibility of walking to all services, without living downtown. People choose Davisville for its lifestyle and its community as well as its urban look-and-feel!
DAVISVILLE REAL ESTATE
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Davisville is sometimes overlooked for better-known neighbourhoods like Leaside to the east, Chaplin Estates to the west, Lawrence Park and North Toronto to the north, and Moore Park to the south. But do not dismiss Davisville; it is a bustling and amazingly diversified neighbourhood with a real sense of community. With shops and services on the three major north-south intersections; Yonge Street, Mount-Pleasant and Bayview, residents of Davisville are always just steps away from a grocery store, drug store and a variety of specialty shops.
Davisville is the perfect area for anyone working in downtown Toronto who wants a quieter area to live in that is still easily accessible to major shopping and entertainment areas. While this area has all the amenities a resident might need like restaurants, subway access, grocery stores, drug stores, it is also close to parks and the beautiful Mount Pleasant cemetery, which is favoured for walks & bike rides by Toronto residents. One of the advantages of this neighbourhood is that there are various other interesting areas within walking distance. Also, one of Toronto's many cycling (or walking) paths is accessible from just south of Yonge & Davisville, from which a whole network of paths is available throughout the city.
Most of the houses here were built in the 1920's and 1930s and are mostly 2 and 3 storey homes although there are still a few bungalows. However, there has been a series of condominium projects built on streets like Merton, Balliol, Millwood, Mount Pleasant, Bayview, Broadway, Yonge and Eglinton, just to name a few. These new condo complexes have allowed for an influx of single buyers and young upwardly mobile couples, who want to live on the subway line with the possibility of walking to all services, without living downtown. People choose Davisville for its lifestyle and its community as well as its urban look-and-feel!
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DAVISVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Mount Pleasant Branch Public Library
599 Mount Pleasant Rd
Toronto, Ontario
M4S 2M5
(416) 393-7737
Northern District Public Library
40 Orchard View Blvd.
Toronto, Ontario
M4R 1B9
(416) 393-7610
Leaside Branch Public Library
165 McRae Dr
Toronto, Ontario
M4G 1S8
(416) 396-3835
DAVISVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Please note that the schools listed below have very definite enrollment boundaries. Prior to purchasing a property, parents should phone the school where they are interested in enrolling their children, in order to confirm that they will accept children from the address being considering for purchase.
Davisville Junior Public School/Metropolitan School for the Deaf PS
43 Millwood Rd, Toronto, Ontario (416) 393-0570
Eglinton Public School / Spectrum Alternative School Sr
223 Eglinton Ave East, Toronto (416) 393-9315
Hodgson Senior Public School
282 Davisville Avenue, Toronto (416) 393-0390
John Fisher Public School
40 Erskine Ave, Toronto (416) 393-9325
Maurice Cody Public School
364 Belsize Dr, Toronto (416) 393-9240
North Toronto Collegiate Institute
70 Roehampton Ave, Toronto (416) 393-9180
Northern Secondary School
851 Mt Pleasant Rd, Toronto (416) 393-0270
St Anselm Catholic School
182 Bessborough Dr, Toronto (416) 393-5243
St Monica's Catholic School
44 Broadway Ave, Toronto (416) 483-1513
Private Schools
Bishop Strachan School
Branksome Hall School
Crescent School
Junior Academy
St Clement's School
St Michael's College
Toronto French School
York School
Upper Canada College
CHILD CARE CENTRES
Group child care centres are licensed by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services under the Day Nurseries Act to meet specific standards related to the physical environment, staff/child ratios and, program activities, staff training, health and safety and nutrition. Child care centres vary in the number and ages of children they serve.
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SHOPPING IN AND AROUND DAVISVILLE
Bayiew Village
The Eglinton Way
Yonge & Eglinton Centre
Yonge & Lawrence Village
SmartCentre (1500 Avenue Rd & Lawrence)
SmartCentre (Laird Dr South of Eglinton Ave East)
ENTERTAINMENT IN AND AROUND DAVISVILLE
Famous Players Canada Square - MAP IT
2200 Yonge St., Second Level, Toronto, ON
SilverCity Yonge-Eglinton - MAP IT
2300 Yonge St, Toronto, ON
Mount Pleasant Cinema Mount Pleasant (Soudan) - MAP IT
675 Mount Pleasant Rd, Toronto ON
Regent Cinema Mount Pleasant (Belsize) - MAP IT
551 Mount Pleasant Rd, Toronto ON
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