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CN Tower
Soaring 553-metre communications and observation tower that defines the Toronto skyline.
4 km · about 10 min drive
Ontario, Canada · North America
South Parkdale works well as a base: 4km from CN Tower.
South Parkdale is a town located in Ontario, Canada. With a population of 21,849, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, South Parkdale sits in Canada, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Toronto time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add South Parkdale to your route.
Parkdale is a neighbourhood and former village in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, west of downtown. The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by Roncesvalles Avenue; on the north by the CP Rail line where it crosses Queen Street and Dundas Street; on the east by Dufferin Street from Queen Street south; and on the south byRead more
Lake Ontario. The original village incorporated an area north of Queen Street, east of Roncesvalles from Fermanagh east to the main rail lines, today known as part of the Roncesvalles neighbourhood. The village area was roughly one square kilometre in area. The City of Toronto government extends the neighbourhood boundaries to the east, south of the CP Rail lines, east to Atlantic Avenue, as far south as the CN Rail lines north of Exhibition Place, the part south of King Street commonly known as the western half of Liberty Village neighbourhood.
Parkdale was founded as an independent settlement within York County in the 1850s. It was incorporated as a village in 1879 and amalgamated with Toronto in 1889. It was an upper-income residential area for the first half of the 20th century, with several notable mansions. The area changed dramatically with the building of the Gardiner Expressway in 1955, which resulted in the demolition of the southern section of the neighbourhood and the Sunnyside Amusement Park, and the creation of a barrier between the neighbourhood and the north shore of Lake Ontario. A boom in apartment building construction followed, replacing whole blocks of homes with blocks of apartment buildings. Some of the older large residential buildings remain though many were converted into rooming houses. The demographic composition changed considerably, including a higher proportion of lower income and newcomer families. Today, it is a working-class neighbourhood, with a large percentage of low-income households concentrated in South Parkdale, and an entry point for new immigrants, most recently South Asians and Tibetan. The visible minority population in North Parkdale has changed overall to include fewer Asian, South Asian and Black residents between the census years 2006–2011 (GNR: 34%).
The area has a vibrant storefront commercial strip along Queen Street West that has seen an increase in restaurants and bars in the 2010s, increasing to the point that planning controls were put in place on the opening of new restaurants and bars from 2012.
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South Parkdale is located in Ontario, Canada, North America. The coordinates are 43.6367 latitude, -79.4393 longitude.
South Parkdale has a population of approximately 21,849 people, making it a town in Canada.
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Soaring 553-metre communications and observation tower that defines the Toronto skyline.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Toronto's spectacular aquarium at the base of the CN Tower with a stunning underwater tunnel and 20,000 aquatic animals.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Canada's largest museum of world cultures and natural history, topped by Daniel Libeskind's dramatic crystalline extension.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Canada's premier amusement park near Toronto with over 200 attractions including 17 roller coasters.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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Canada's largest zoo spanning 287 hectares with over 5,000 animals organized by geographic region.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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A charming heritage town at the mouth of the Niagara River with award-winning wineries, the Shaw Festival theatre, and beautiful 19th-century streetscapes.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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Museum celebrating Canadian motoring heritage with a collection of rare Canadian-built cars in Oshawa.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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