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Eglinton Park (Toronto)

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Type
  
Public Park

Created
  
1926 (1926)

Province
  
Ontario

Public transit access
  
Eglinton

Location
  
Toronto, Ontario

Operated by
  
City of Toronto

Phone
  
+1 416-392-2489

Eglinton Park (Toronto)

Address
  
200 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, ON M4R 1C3, Canada

Hours
  
Open today · 8AM–11PMTuesday8AM–11PMWednesday8AM–11PMThursday8AM–11PMFriday8AM–11PMSaturday8AM–11PMSunday8AM–11PMMonday8AM–11PM

Eglinton Park is a public park located in the North Toronto neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a few blocks west of the Eglinton Subway Station. It is bounded on the south end by Eglinton Avenue West, on the north by Roselawn Aveunue. The other two sides of the park have houses backing onto the park; Oriole Parkway on the west side, and Edith Drive on the east.

Contents

The park has two baseball diamonds, soccer fields, a splash pool, and a kids playground. Outdoor tennis courts are turned into skating rinks in the winter. Also located in the park is the North Toronto Community Memorial Centre with an indoor pool, outdoor pool, water slides, gymnasium, walking track, and exercise rooms. There is also an indoor skating rink. It also has a cricket ground that has hosted ICC trophy games

History

  • 1885 James Pears purchases the site and opens the Pears Brickyards
  • 1926 the City purchases the site to create the "North Toronto Athletic Field"
  • 1929 the park was renamed to "Eglinton Park" after the Earl of Eglinton of Ayrshire, Scotland
  • 1998 The Heritage Community Garden is created within the park
  • Miscellaneous

    An Eglinton Country Park exists in North Ayrshire, Scotland.

    References

    Eglinton Park (Toronto) Wikipedia