High Park North

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High Park North
A subway train crosses Clendennan Avenue, a residential road in High Park North
A subway train crosses Clendennan Avenue, a residential road in High Park North
Location of High Park North within Toronto
Location of High Park North within Toronto
City Toronto
Province Ontario
Country Canada

High Park North is an officially-defined neighbourhood of the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded on the south by Bloor Street, on the west by Runnymede Road, on the north by Annette Street, Quebec Avenue and Humberside Avenue, and on the east by the CNR/CPR railway tracks. It is located in the Parkdale-High Park provincial and federal ridings.

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The Runnymede Branch of the Toronto Public Library.
The Runnymede Branch of the Toronto Public Library.

High Park North is mainly residential, containing many semi-detached homes built in the early 20th century. North of High Park, the neighbourhood has several high-rise apartment buildings, built after the construction of the Bloor-Danforth subway. Bloor Street is the main east-west thoroughfare. It is a four-lane road and is commercial in with storefront-type businesses with residential second and third storeys. North-south roads include Keele Street and Dundas Street. Both are primarily residential within the neighbourhood.

Transportation

The neighbourhood is served by the Dundas West, Keele and High Park stations of the Bloor-Danforth TTC subway line. The TTC operates local buses out of each station.

Schools

Humberside Collegiate Institute, built in 1894, is located on Quebec Avenue at the intersection of Humberside Avenue. Keele Street Community School and Community Centre is located along the west side of Keele Street north of Bloor Street. High Park Alternate School Jr is located on Annette Street.

Libraries

The Runnymede Branch of the Toronto Public Library, housed in a heritage building built in 1930, is located within High Park North at Bloor Street West and Glendonwynne Road. The Annette branch of the TPL is located to the northeast of the neighbourhood at Annette and Medland.

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