Leaside

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Leaside is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Settled by the Lea family in the early years of the nineteenth century, the Town of Leaside was officially incorporated on April 23, 1913. In 1967 Leaside was absorbed into the Borough of East York; in turn, East York merged with five other municipalities and a regional government in 1998 to form the new City of Toronto.

Present day Leaside is bordered by Sunnybrook Park to the north, Bayview Avenue to the west, Laird Drive and Wilket Creek Park to the east, and Moore Avenue to the south. Demographically, the Leaside community is made up predominantly of single-family homes housing upper-middle class families.

The most famous house in Leaside is James Lea's, located at 201 Sutherland Drive. Built in 1909, it is unique in that the back of the house faces Sutherland Drive. It was originally built to face a street that no longer exists.

The 22nd and current Prime Minister Stephen Harper was also born and raised in Leaside.

Due to city expansion, Leaside has become prime real estate with the GTA, and has attracted many local celebrities, such as NHL goaltender Trevor Kidd, Maple Leafs winger Darcy Tucker and comedian Colin Mochrie and his actress wife Deb McGrath.

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Municipalities amalgamated in...
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