Humewood-Cedarvale

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Humewood-Cedarvale is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Canada, historically part of York. The neighbourhood is bordered by Bathurst St. to the west, Eglinton Ave to the north, Arlington to the west and St. Claire to the south. The neighbourhood is often referred to by each distinct name with the north-east half of the neighbourhood represented by Cedervale and the south-west as Humewood.

Humewood is a middle class, very family oriented neighbourhood. The tree lined (and one way) streets provide a lovely accent to the kids who can enjoy very little through traffic. Humewood park was once part of the estate of William Hume Blake, the neighbourhoods namesake. Cedarvale is a wealthy community, and includes multi-million dollar homes facing the Cedarvale Ravine.

Cedarvale and Humewood are separated by Vaughan road, however just a bit further east is the huge Cedarvale ravine, which was once proposed to be an expressway. This expressway would have been the extension to Allen Road.

There is a large Jewish community in Humewood-Cedarvale (although more so in Cedarvale) at over 23% of residents with several key religious sites within walking distance (Holy Blossom Temple and Beth Tzedec Synagogue). In Cedarvale itself, Jews make up about two-thirds of the population, the highest proportion in Toronto, according to the 2001 census.