Bennington Heights: From Tomatoes to Townhouses
Geoff Kettel and Mitch Bubulj
Bennington Heights, a triangular-shaped midtown residential neighbourhood, is bounded by Mount Pleasant Cemetery to the north, the Don Valley ravines to the west (Mud Creek) and east (Cudmore Creek), and is situated on the cusp of the ancient Lake Iroquois.
Bennington Heights has the ambience of a mid 20th century residential neighbourhood, an enclave like a more modern Wychwood Park, with its layout including winding roads, and cul-de-sacs:
Recently, Bennington Heights has faced challenges of intensification.
(a) Replacement of original housing, defined by a standardised range of typologies with much larger “monster” homes of diverse materials and reduced space for landscaping.
(b) Townhouse development on Bayview Heights Drive which was approved after a long battle at the Local Planning Appeals Tribunal (LPAT).
Walk Start:
Bennington Heights - Bayview Avenue and Moore Avenue Avenue. Meet at Evergreen Garden Park just wet of the intersection
Same as start location
Walk End:
Date:
Start Time:
Sunday, May 4
2:00:00 PM
Duration:
1:30:00
Language:
English
Theme:
Architecture and Urban Planning, Arts and Culture, History and Places, People and Communities
Accessibility:
Walk leader will use audio amplification
Attendees Identify You:
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