Theatres, Sports Clubs & Restaurants:

Theatres inToronto’s Harbourfront:

•  Rainbow Cinema Market Squareis a movie cinema that’s known for being one of the most inexpensive theatres in Toronto. For directions to Rainbow Cinema Market Square clickhere. For the official website clickhere.
• TIFF Bell Lightbox is a five storey building that features: art museum & gallery, public library, movie theater, and a cultural institution. The TIFF Bell Lightbox offers an excellent movie experience, and a great selection of films. They’re open every day of the week from 9am – 11:30pm. For directions to TIFF Bell Lightbox clickhere. For the official website clickhere.
• Fleck Dance Theatre is a performing arts theater and dance hall. The theatre can seat up to 446 people at once, and is mostly used for dance or theatrical events, but it can also be used for readings and large presentations. For directions to Fleck Dance Theatre clickhere. For the official website clickhere.

Sports clubs inToronto’s Harbourfront:

• Toronto Athletic Club is one of the city’s most desirable health & fitness oasis. They offer: personal training, group exercise classes, aquatics, pilates, yoga, and they even have a sports medicine clinic. On weekdays they’re open 5:00am – 10:00pm, and on weekends they’re open 7:00am – 6:00pm. For directions to Toronto Athletic Club clickhere. For the official website clickhere.
• Queens Quay Sailing and Powerboating provides accessible and affordable boating for all. At Queens Quay Sailing and Powerboating you can purchase: boats, boat parts, boat rentals, boat courses, and even Caribbeancruises! They’re open every day of the week from 9am – 9pm. For directions to Queens Quay Sailing and Powerboating clickhere. For the official website clickhere.
• GoodLife Fitness offers everyone in Torontothe opportunity to live a healthier, happier life by making fitness fun, easy, and affordable. For directions to GoodLife Fitness clickhere. For the official website clickhere.
• Voyageurs Ski and Snowboard Club is a group based out of Toronto, that offers: sky and snowboard lessons, day trips, and even fully planned ski vacations! For directions to Voyageurs Ski and Snowboard Club clickhere. For the official website clickhere.

Restaurants inToronto’s Harbourfront:

• Pier 4 Storehouse Restaurant is a fine dining family restaurant that offers plenty of seafood as as well as steak. They’re open every day of the week from 12 noon until 11pm. For directions to Pier 4 Storehouse Restaurant clickhere. For the official website clickhere.
• Habeebe’s Shawarma is a fast and healthy choice. They’re open every day, but the hours of operation vary. From Monday to Thursday they’re open 11am – 10pm. On Friday & Saturday they’re open 11am – 11pm. On Sundays they’re open from 11am – 8pm. For directions to Habeebe’s Shawarma clickhere. For the official website clickhere.
•  Mariposa Cruises is a great experience for friends, families, and groups. They offer dinner, lunch and weekend brunches. The cruise is approximately two hours and takes you through Toronto’s scenic Harbourfront. The meal consists of deliciously grand buffet-style meal. For directions to Mariposa Cruises clickhere. For the official website clickhere.
• Pearl Harbourfront Restaurant is well known for its excellent view of the water, as well as their delicious dim sum. They’re open every day of the week, but the hours of operation vary. On the weekdays (Monday to Friday) they’re open from 11am – 10pm. On the weekends they’re open from 10:30am – 10pm. For directions to Pearl Harbourfront Restaurant clickhere. For the official website clickhere.
• Shoeless Joe’s Sports Grill is a family restaurant that offers friendly service, and quality food at a great price. Shoeless Joe’s offers a unique local sports sponsorship program to help out the local sport teams, check out their website (link is below) for more information. For directions to Shoeless Joe’s Sports Grill clickhere. For the official website clickhere.

The Origins and Development of Guildwood

The Guildwood neighbourhood was born around The Guild Inn, which was built in 1932. The Guild Inn was a retreat for artists & craftsmen, and was known for its great workshops and studios located in the beautiful Scarborough Bluffs.

The Guild Inn became a specialized military hospital known as Scarborough Hall throughout World War II. Once the war concluded, The Guild Inn returned to its original state

In the 1950’s, The Guild Inn could no longer be run due to rising taxes. The 400 acres including the The Guild Inn was sold to the developers that began building the Guildwood neighbourhood.

In 1978, the City of Toronto purchased the actual Guild Inn and have preserved the estate for future generations to visit and enjoy. Tourists along with the local residents visit the Guild Inn to enjoy its historic architectural walking tour, and the rustic woodland nature trail.

Guildwood Real Estate

Today, Guildwood is one of Toronto’s most exclusive neighbourhoods located in the beautiful Scarborough Bluffs. The entrance to the neighbourhood is marked by a stone pillar and a cast iron gateway. Guildwood has a very active community that produces its own newsletter and hosts many events throughout the year. The neighbourhood even has its own day known as “Guildwood Day”. Guildwood Day is held in June and features: a pancake breakfast, an evening BBQ, many games for all ages, races, arts & crafts, and even a parade!

Guildwood offers much more than a great community. This Toronto neighbourhood attracts people due to its affordable real estate, large shopping district, the beautiful Guildwood Park, fine education boards, and reliable public transportation.

Guildwood offers some of the most affordable real estate in all of Toronto, ranging in price from $300 000 to $600 000 Canadian. There’s also a great mix of real estate for you to choose from, including: bungalows, split-level homes, detached two-storey homes, townhouses, multi-plex dwellings, low-rise apartment buildings, luxury condominiums, and even custom designed homes. The majority of the real estate was built between 1950 and 1970. Most of the houses feature front porches or decks that overlook the tree-lined streets, and some of the real estate overlooks the spectacular Lake Ontario.

Guildwood Park

This Toronto neighbourhood has a large shopping district known as the Guildwood Shopping Plaza. The Guildwood Shopping Plaza is an upscale shopping district that serves all the needs of the Guildwood community. Guildwood Shopping Plaza features: a large supermarket, pharmacy, library, barber shop, bakery, bank, beauty salon, travel agency, postal outlet, veterinarian clinic, and many professional services.

The Guildwood neighbourhood is well known for its local park (picture above). The Guildwood Park is located around The Guild Inn, and features: a restaurant, banquet, and a few conference facilities. The park is decorated with gardens, sculptures, and other architectural remnants to help preserve Toronto’s history. The Guildwood Park also has a beautiful nature trail that winds through the majestic century old Carolinian forest.

Guildwood Real Estate

There are four schools located in the Guildwood area. Three of which are public elementary schools for children, and the other is a public secondary school for teenagers. Depending on your family’s needs, you can choose whichever school works best for you and for family.

Guildwood has two forms of public transportation. You can take the public bus service that will take you just about anywhere in Toronto, or you can choose to take the Go Train station which links up to the Union Station in downtown Toronto. From Guildwood it takes approximately 25 minutes to get to downtown Toronto.

The Origins and Development of Cliffcrest

Toronto’s Cliffcrest neighbourhood received its name in the 1960’s. The name derived from the Scarborough Bluffs land formation throughout the area. Residential developments began in 1940’s and 50’s.

Prior to the residential developments, Cliffcrest was mainly known for the sixty acre Scarborough Heights Park. The Scarborough Heights Park was used to attract people to the nearby railway service, however the railway closed down in the year 1936.

Another interesting thing about the Cliffcrest neighbourhood is that archaeologists have found evidence that this area was home to the Fi

t Nations people dating back 10,000 years ago, therefore making Cliffcrest one of the oldest inhabited sites in Toronto and even all of Ontario!

Real Estate in Toronto’s Cliffcrest

Today, Cliffcrest is a family oriented neighbourhood that feels like a small cottage county, even though it’s located in the largest city in Canada! The beautiful Scarborough Bluffs offer fantastic views of Lake Ontario and the waterfront.

Cliffcrest attracts residents and visitors because of the spectacular views and natural beauty that the Scarborough Bluffs has to offer, but it also attracts people because of its excellent selection of real estate, three nearby shopping districts, plenty of recreational activities that draw people from all over Toronto, seven schools for you to choose from for you and your family, and great public transportation throughout the big city.

Real estate in Cliffcrest varies in price from $200 000 to just under a million dollars Canadian.  There may be a few homes worth over a million but most of this Toronto real estate is very affordable. The real estate varies in structure, including: bungalows, storey-and-a-half houses, semi-detached homes, and detached two-storey houses. Just about all the real estate was built between 1940 and 1960, but there are a few newer custom built houses in Cliffcrest as well. The cottages located on the southern part of the neighbourhood offer great views of Lake Ontario.

Shopping for Cliffcrest residents is usually done at one of the three nearby shopping districts. The retail shopping district can be found along Kingston Road which features a mix of plazas, restaurants, professional services, motels, and a Canadian Tire department store with a large garden centre. Cliffcrest Plaza is another shopping district in the area that features: a supermarket, a discount department store, video stores, banks, a gift store, ice cream shops, restaurants, and more professional services. The third nearby shopping district is located on Eglinton Avenue, which offers a mix of shops including: plazas, a tropical food store, a fishing supply store, home improvement stores, auto service centres, and food markets.

Recreational activities in the Cliffcrest neighbourhood usually take place at one of the two parks in the area. Bluffers Park offers a large sandy beach (picture above) with many great picnic locations.  You can also visit the marina, yacht clubs, and fantastic waterfront restaurants. Tots Park is the other nearby green space which features: a children’s playground and a baseball diamond.  Many people in the Cliffcrest neighbourhood also participate in the great Robbie International Soccer Tournament which is made possibly thanks to all the generous volunteers. The tournament is a fund raiser for the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Muscular Dystrophy and has donated over 1.5 million dollars to date!

Cliffcrest Real Estate

Education is important to all residents of Toronto. If you have children you can choose from six elementary schools, four of which are public and the other two are catholic. For teenagers there’s one public secondary school in the area.

Public transportation in Cliffcrest is offered through Toronto’s bus service, and the bus connects people to the subway line. From Cliffcrest it takes approximately 25 minutes to get to downtown Toronto.

The History of Cliffside Village

The Cliffside neighbourhood has been around for over 145 years! Cliffside was founded in 1865, and was originally known as Mortlake. The neighbourhood received its name from the post office in the Halfway House Hotel. The Halfway House Hotel still stands today, however it has been moved from Cliffside to Murray Ross Parkway.

The largest landmark located in Toronto’s Cliffside neighbourhood would have to be the  St. Augustine Seminary. The seminary opened in the year 1910, and it was the first Canadian seminary to teach the English language to the Roman Catholic priests. This huge seminary was built with Beaux Arts architecture, and provides the residents of Cliffside with a powerful visual landmark.

In the early 1900’s, Cliffside was simply a summer cottage community. However, it didn’t take long to become a full year round community. In the 1920’s the first real estate was built offering full year round living space. This Toronto real estate was built with Arts and Crafts style architecture, which has set the tone for all modern houses that have been built in the present day neighbourhood.

Toronto's Cliffside Real Estate

Today, the Cliffside neighbourhood is a well-established, family oriented area that’s located directly on the Lake Ontario waterfront. Along with excellent real estate, it also offers other fine attributes that attract people to the neighbourhood, including: a vibrant shopping district located along Kingston Road, many recreational activities (including the The Robbie International Soccer Tournament), six public schools that provide excellent education to children & teenagers, and reliable public transportation throughout Toronto. Read the bullets below for more information on each:

• Real estate – the homes offered in Cliffside are very affordable compared to most Toronto neighbourhoods. The price ranges from $200 000 to $700 000 Canadian dollars. Most of the real estate was built between 1920 and 1950, but there’s been many modern houses built in the late 1900’s as well. The homes vary in architectural designs including: Tudor, Cape Cod, Edwardian, Elizabethan, and Craftsman styles. The real estate located on the south end of the neighbourhood is directly on the waterfront and offer great views of Lake Ontario.

• Shopping – Shopping in the Cliffside neighbourhood is mainly done at the “Cliffside Village” shopping district. This shopping district offers a large variety of shops including: retail shops, home improvement stores, general stores, many restaurants, independent retailers, and even a few larger corporate stores as well.

• Recreational activities – the Cliffside neighbourhood has many recreational activities for you to take part in and keep busy. Take a stroll through the Scarborough Bluffs Park and enjoy a picnic on the beautiful Lake Ontario waterfront. There are also four tennis courts available to the public at the park as well. However, the largest activity that just about all the residents in the area take part in is the annual Robbie International Soccer Tournament. The tournament has been going on for over 40 years in a row, and is run purely through the generosity of volunteers. The tournament has raised over 1.5 million dollars that has been donated to the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Muscular Dystrophy.

The Seminary located in Cliffside

• Education – Cliffside is fortunate to have six public schools in the area. Four of the schools are elementary schools, and the other two are secondary schools.

• Public transportation – the bus service connect the residence of Cliffside to the rest of Toronto. You can even jump on the subway for even quicker transportation. From Cliffside it takes approximately 20 minutes to get to downtown Toronto.

Toronto’s Cliffside is a well-established, family oriented neighbourhood that has affordable real estate, a vibrant shopping district, many recreational activities to keep you busy, six public schools, and reliable public transportation throughout Toronto!