This is both an update to and correction of last month’s Leaside Life article “Let’s protect a Leaside oasis” about the Crestview Apartments on Leacrest/Mallory. First, the correction. I said that “The Crestview Apartments property …more
Today we hear a lot about the need for housing, but what about jobs? Leaside was designed by Frederick Gage Todd, Montreal town planner and landscape architect, with jobs and housing in close proximity: lands …more
Please note: There is an update to and correction to this article “Let’s protect a Leaside oasis” about the Crestview Apartments on Leacrest/Mallory at: www.leasidelife.com/revisiting-crestview-apartments Back in May 2016 Allan Redway published an article …more
Glenn Asano, in his inspirational piece: “Would that which we call Leaside by any other name smell as sweet?” (Leaside Life, May 2023) challenged readers to describe what they understood to be “Leaside’s brand,” and …more
Did you enjoy one of the Leaside Historical Walking Tours, held on Friday, May 5, and Saturday, May 6, in conjunction with the Leaside 110 Archival Exhibit? These walks attracted a great turnout of 30 …more
Garden Court Apartments on Bayview Avenue – Leaside’s Beaux Arts masterpiece (Leaside Life, February 2018) – comprising 10 buildings set around a landscaped courtyard, features a unique laid back Art Moderne elegance. Or at least …more
In last month’s Leaside Life we proclaimed “The Layers of Leaside are Redux!” The Leaside 110 archival exhibit at Leaside Library, with maps, photos and artifacts displaying the history of the Town, plus three pop-up …more
No, Leaside is not getting backyard chickens, at least not yet! But Leaside is getting the Layers of Leaside Redux – a revival of the Leaside Centennial archival exhibit from 2013 as part of the …more
Leaside will be 110 years old in May! Yes, on May 7, 1913, the Town of Leaside was incorporated by act of the Ontario Legislature. To mark the occasion, we have created a special logo …more
First, it was the province, with its multiple legislative changes to planning and heritage legislation, and now it is City Planning that seems to be using the theme of this top Oscar-winning movie as the …more
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