Don Valley Village is an officially-designated neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located north of Highway 401, and is bounded by Sheppard Avenue to the south, Leslie Street to the west, Finch Avenue to the north and Highway 404 to the east. Don Valley Village encompasses smaller, non-official neighbourhoods, such as The Peanut along Don Mills Road north of Sheppard. Due to the proximity to the Don River Valley (to the east), the neighbourhood has outstanding hill and dale topography. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... This article is about the Ontario 400-series highway. ... Sheppard Avenue is an east-west arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, centering on the former city of North York. ... Leslie Street is a north-south route in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Finch Avenue is a major east-west principal arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Highway 404 as part of the 400-series network Highway 404 is an Ontario 400-Series Highway that runs from the junction of Highway 401 and the Don Valley Parkway in Toronto to its northern terminus at Green Lane/Herald Road in Newmarket. ... The Peanut is a neighbourhood in northeastern Toronto, Ontario, named for a peanut-shaped bend in Don Mills Rd. ... Don Mills Road is a north-south route in Central Toronto. ... The Don River is one of two rivers bounding the original settled area of Toronto, Canada along the shore of Lake Ontario, the other being the Humber River to the west. ... In physical geography, a dale is an open valley. ... It has been suggested that Geomorphometry be merged into this article or section. ...

The neighbourhood, which was developed in the 1960s and 1970s, occupies the space that was originally a collection of farming hamlets in the early 19th century. Three historical landmarks still exist from that period: the Zion Primitive Methodist Church, the Zion Schoolhouse, and the Alexander Muirhead Victorian farmhouse. The area currently includes Fairview Mall, one of Toronto's largest shopping centres; North York General Hospital; Seneca College's Newnham Campus; and the Cummer Park Fitness Centre, one of Toronto's largest municipally operated recreational facilities. The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... A hamlet is (usually — see below) a small settlement, too small or unimportant to be considered a village. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Originally, a landmark literally meant a geographic feature used by explorers and others to find their way back or through an area. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Manchester Town Hall is an example of Victorian architecture found in Manchester, UK. The Carson Mansion is an example of a Victorian home in Eureka, California, USA The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly in the Victorian era. ... Fairview Mall is a shopping centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... North York General Hospital (NYGH) is one of Torontos many hospitals and serves the area of north central Toronto (formerly North York). ... Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology has approximately 90,000 part-time and 17,000 full-time students. ... Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology has approximately 90,000 part-time and 17,000 full-time students. ... Recreation Centre is a term for a place of recreation and sport, open to members of the public. ...

Don Valley Village contains low- to middle-income housing, and is home to many new Canadian immigrants, including those of Armenian, Chinese, East Indian or Middle Eastern descent. The mix of housing here includes split level homes, semi-detached homes, and family size detached houses featuring Georgian, Tudor, and contemporary-style designs. There are also a large concentration of high-rise apartment and condiminium buildings. A boy from an East Cipinang trash dump slum in Jakarta, Indonesia shows his find. ... The middle class (or middle classes) comprises a social group once defined by exception as an intermediate social class between the nobility and the peasantry. ... East Indians are an ethnic or sub-ethnic group, based in and around the city of Bombay (Mumbai) in western India. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... A split-level home is a style of house in which one half of the house is one story, and the other half of the house is two stories. ... Semi-detached housing (usually abbreviated to semi, as in three-bedroom semi) consists of pairs of houses built side by side as units sharing a party wall and usually in such a way that each houses layout is a mirror image of its twin. ... Kings College Chapel outside view The Tudor style in English architecture is the final development of medieval architecture during the Tudor period (1485–1603) and even beyond, for conservative college patrons. ... Contemporary architecture is the architecture being made at the present time. ... High-rise is a 1975 novel by J. G. Ballard. ...

The area is extremely well-connected to the rest of the city. Close by is the crossroads of two major freeways (Highway 401 and Highway 404/Don Valley Parkway). As well, two subways stations, Don Mills Station – the current eastern terminus of the Sheppard subway line, which connects with nine TTC routes, one YRT route, and the Viva Green line – and Leslie Station are both located within the neighbourhood. A freeway is a type of highway that is designed for safer high-speed operation of motor vehicles through the elimination of at-grade intersections. ... This article is about the Ontario 400-series highway. ... Highway 404 as part of the 400-series network Highway 404 is an Ontario 400-Series Highway that runs from the junction of Highway 401 and the Don Valley Parkway in Toronto to its northern terminus at Green Lane/Herald Road in Newmarket. ... Don Valley Parkway, looking northbound, in typical rush-hour traffic The Don Valley Parkway (often referred to as the DVP or simply as The Parkway) is a controlled-access six-lane freeway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, so named because it runs through the scenic Don River Valley. ... Don Mills is a station on the Sheppard line of the Toronto subway. ... Terminal Station was also the name of a railway station in Chattanooga, Tennessee; see Chattanooga Choo Choo. ... The Sheppard Line is the newest subway line line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission. ... The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is a public transport authority that operates buses, streetcars, subways, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... York Region Transit (YRT) is the transit authority for York Region, Ontario, Canada and consists of a network of buses serving the communities of Vaughan, Markham, Stouffville, Richmond Hill, King Township, Newmarket, Aurora, East Gwillimbury, and Georgina. ... Viva Green is a bus rapid transit line in York Region, north of Toronto, Canada. ... Leslie stations southwest entrance. ...

External links

• Don Valley Village at TorontoNeighbourhoods
• Don Valley Village neighbourhood profile at the City of Toronto website

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