Friday May the 9th, 2008 
Susan Kim-Vine
Real Estate Sales Representative

Royal LePage Connect Realty Inc., Brokerage
4218 Lawrence Ave. East, Toronto, ON M1E 4X9
 Independently owned and operated.


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Guildwood

 

Guildwood, often called "Guildwood Village", is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located along the Scarborough Bluffs, south of Kingston Road, from Grey Abbey Trail in the east (though in the past, Morningside Avenue was the eastern boundary) to the end of Sylvan Avenue in the west. At the heart of the village is the Guild Inn, a former arts centre and hotel inside Guildwood Park, which is operated by the City of Toronto. The Inn was closed in 2001, and plans to revive the Inn  have collapsed (in May 2007) but the community is seeking suggestions to revive the site Guildwood village was developed around the Inn, starting in 1957 with the famous "Avenue of Homes" display of upscale homes. The community introduced a number of new ideas in subdivision design, including winding roads and cul-de-sacs to reduce through traffic, and underground power and phone lines. The subdivision was also entered through the former gates of the Toronto, Stanley Barracks, which had been salvaged and re-erected at the entrance to Guildwood Village after the barracks were demolished in 1953. These gates, now called the "Guildwood Gates" still provide a unique and grand entrance to the community.

The Guild Inn is home to many movies such as "The Skulls" and the neighbourhood is used by TV shows such as "Odyssey 5".

  

External links

*  Guildwood Village Community Association

*  Guildwood Gardens

*  Guildwood Village Community

 

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