Eatonville, Toronto

"Eatonville, Ontario" redirects here. For the community in Southwestern Ontario, see Chatham-Kent.

Neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Eatonville

Neighbourhood

Aerial view of North on the West Mall

Vicinity

Location within Toronto

Coordinates: 43°38′20″N 79°32′52″W﻿ / ﻿43.63889°N 79.54778°W﻿ / 43.63889; -79.54778
Country| Canada
Province| Ontario
City| Toronto
Established| 1918
Changed Municipality| 1998 Toronto from Etobicoke
Government

• MP| James Maloney (Etobicoke—Lakeshore)
• MPP| Christine Hogarth (Etobicoke—Lakeshore)
• Councillor| Stephen Holyday (Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre)
• Councillor| Mark Grimes (Ward 3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore)

Eatonville is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located west of the central core in the former suburb of Etobicoke. Eatonville is bisected by Highway 427, with the community generally located north of Dundas Street West and south of Rathburn Road. Eatonville consists mainly of low density residential homes (constructed primarily in the 1950s east of Highway 427, and in the 1960s and 1970s west of Highway 427). The main arterial roads in the community, such as the West Mall, the East Mall and Burnhamthorpe Road, contain a mix of rental and condominium high-rise apartments and townhouses. Cloverdale Mall is in the neighbourhood, and there are community retail areas along Bloor Street West and Dundas Street West.

## History

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Farmhand working on the Eaton farm in 1922.

Eatonville began as a 160-hectare (400-acre) farm owned by Peter Shaver at the end of the 19th century. The farm was one of two purchased by the Eaton's department store in the 1890s (the other was in Georgetown, Ontario) to provide a reliable supply of milk for the store's lunchroom and drug store lunch counter. Eaton's donated a parcel of the farm land to the local elementary school, which was named "Eatonville School" in honour of its benefactor. The name of the school led to the area becoming known by the Eatonville name.

The Eaton Farm supplied milk, poultry and vegetables to Eaton's until the 1950s, when it was sold and subdivided for residential development.

Today, Eatonville is the home of the Etobicoke Civic Centre, which used to be the city hall of the former City of Etobicoke. The community is also home to the Eatonville branch of the Toronto Public Library, which was reconstructed in 2003. The Shaver homestead has been preserved, and was relocated to the West Mall; it now serves as a local historic museum.

The area used to have a second mall, just a short walk from Cloverdale. Honeydale Mall is now being redeveloped.

## Education

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Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute is a secondary school situated in the neighbourhood.

* Broadacres Junior School – A public elementary school located at 45 Crendon Drive, located north of Burnhamthorpe Road and west of the West Mall. It was opened in October 1959 in Broadacres Park, the site of the local Shaver family's historic 'Applewood' farm house and across the street from Etobicoke's former City Hall.
* Bloorlea Middle School – A public middle school located at 4050 Bloor Street West, at the corner of Bloor Street and the East Mall. It opened its doors in 1957.
* Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute – A public secondary school located at 500 the East Mall.
* Eatonville Junior School – A public elementary school located south of Burnhamthorpe Road and west of the West Mall. Eatonville has been situated on its present site since 1827 and was first known as the "Swamp School". The Eaton family donated the land for the original school site. The current school was built in 1955. In 1998, students of the school created a time capsule to be opened on the 200th anniversary of the school.
* West Glen Junior School
* Wedgewood Junior School- A public elementary school located at 5 Swan Avenue, south of Burnhamthorpe Road.
* St. Elizabeth Catholic School
* Olivet School – A private elementary school located at 279 Burnhamthorpe Road, north of Burnhamthorpe Road and east of the East Mall. It was opened in September 1959 and is still running today.

## Institutions

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Sherway Gardens is a retail mall located in Eatonville.

* Etobicoke Civic Centre
* Applewood Shaver House[1]
* Eatonville Library[2] (founded 1964)
* Sherway Gardens
* Cloverdale Mall[3]
* Burnhamthorpe Mall
* Bloordale Plaza
* Eatonville Care Centre, which suffered many deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic[4]

### Churches

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* St James United Church[5]
* Bloordale United Church[6]
* Renforth Baptist Church & Cemetery[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Applewood Shaver House".
2. ^ "Toronto Public Library > Hours & Locations > Branches A-Z > Eatonville Branch". Archived from the original on 2010-04-19. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
3. ^ "Cloverdale | All you need | Great Shops in the Heart of Etobicoke".
4. ^ "List of long-term care and retirement homes impacted by COVID-19 in GTA". 16 April 2020.
5. ^ "St. James United Church, Etobicoke, Ontario – Our History". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
6. ^ "Bloordale United Church – Join our Circle of Friends".
7. ^ https://torontocemeteries.blogspot.com/2009/06/history-of-renforth-baptist-church.html [user-generated source]

## External links

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* Toronto Neighbourhoods: Eatonville Archived 2011-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
* Etobicoke Historical Society – Eatonville
* Architecture & Urban Design Awards 2003: Eatonville Library

Places adjacent to Eatonville, Toronto

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Eaton's

Family|

* Eaton family
* Timothy Eaton
* John Craig Eaton and Flora Eaton
* John David Eaton and Signy Eaton
* John Craig Eaton II
* Fredrik Stefan Eaton
* George Ross Eaton
* Robert Young Eaton
* Nancy Eaton

Retail|

* Eaton's (catalogue)
* Eaton Centre
* Toronto Eaton Centre
* Montreal Eaton Centre
* Edmonton Eaton Centre
* Victoria Eaton Centre
* Cityplace (Winnipeg)
* College Park (Toronto)
* Eaton's Building (Saskatoon)
* Rideau Centre (Ottawa)
* Carrefour Laval
* Spencer's (department store)

Properties|

* Ardwold
* Eaton Hall
* Eaton's Annex
* Eaton's Ninth Floor Restaurant
* The Carlu
* Eaton's / John Maryon Tower (proposed, never built)

Legacy|

* Toronto Santa Claus Parade
* Eatonville, Toronto
* Eatonia
* Timothy Eaton Business and Technical Institute
* Timothy Eaton Memorial Church
* Timothy Eaton statue (created by Ivor Lewis)
* Lady Eaton College
* Lady Eaton Elementary School
* Neils Hogenson House
* The Hockey Sweater

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