Downsview: Places and People at Toronto's Highest Point

Downsview is a cultural heritage landscape that reflects the place and the people over time.

What was once a forest has been forever changed in the course of a century and a half into a vibrant, diverse part of the City of Toronto. This booklet attempts to describe some elements of the transformation, and what remains today as a testimony of earlier times.

This booklet was produced with the generous assistance of the City of Toronto, the North York Community Preservation Panel, and the Downsview Lands Community Voice Association.

Read the illustrated booklet “Downsview: People and Places at Toronto’s Highest Point” (opens a 7-page PDF).