The first laneway housing of Woodview
- March, 2020

As demand for the building of new houses continues to rise in Toronto, many are unaware that there once existed a time when housing shortages reached epidemic proportions throughout the entire city.
This occurred at the end of the second world war when military veterans were returning h...
Yesterday and Today: The Felling of Trees
- November, 2019

The felling of trees in a forest
By Tim Lambrinos
In 1831, Matthew Griffith of Ireland purchased a large plot of land along Weston Road north of Sheppard. Within this land stood a thick forest that would encompass present day Coral Gable Drive. After his purchase, Griffith began clearing h...
Yesterday and Today - July 2019
- August, 2019

A youthful exercise of exploring
By Tim Lambrinos
In 1957, a new housing community named Woodview Park was built on the east side of Weston Road. Farm land was bulldozed in order to build semi-detached houses that accommodated many new families. On this side of Weston Road, there were farm...
Yesterday & Today: Up, Up and Away
- April, 2019

By Tim Lambrinos
In 1958, a brand-new elementary school opened on Gulfstream Road, in the heart of a newly built subdivision named Woodview. Prior to development, Matthew Griffith and Charlie Grubbe ran large agricultural operations on the land. All new streets around the school were named afte...