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      History:

      The Christie Pits neighbourhood is named after the former Christie Sand Pits, that were a local landmark in this area until the early 1900’s. Christie Street is named after William Mellis Christie, who co-founded the Christie & Brown Cookie Company, in downtown Toronto in 1861.
      The Christie Sand Pits were rich in sand, gravel, and clay deposits – remnants of the last ice age. These deposits were excavated in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, and used in the construction of many of Toronto’s early roadways and public buildings.
      By 1909, the Christie Sand Pits were depleted and the city turned the former quarry into Willowvale Park. However, the Christie Pits name has endured and is used in reference to the park and the surrounding neighbourhood to this day.

      Overview:

      Christie Pits is one of Toronto’s most vibrant multicultural neighbourhoods. It has historically been a transitional home for immigrants upon their arrival to Toronto. However, as Christie Pits continues to mature and prosper, more people are choosing to stay here rather than move to the suburbs. This stability bodes well for the future of the Christie Pits neighbourhood.

      Editors Note: Did you know the annual Santa Clause parade starts at Christie Pitts providing Christie Pitts residents with an up close look at the floats and pageantry.The parade route winds through downtown Toronto and ends at the St.Lawrence Market.

      Christie Pits Park offers this and neighbouring communities a wonderful recreational facility. With baseball diamonds, picnic areas, a poll, change rooms, great hills for winter tobogganing and more. This centrally located park offers easy access to street parking and subway.

      Lifestyle:

      The Christie Pits neighbourhood is served by the Bloorcourt Village Shopping District. There is a huge variety of shops and services to choose from along this route. Every June, the Bloorcourt merchants host festival days with strolling musicians, bands, clowns, and magicians, performing for the many shoppers in the area.

      Christie Pits residents enjoy the convenience of being located near two shopping malls Ü the Dufferin Mall, at Bloor and Dufferin Streets, and the Galleria Mall, located at Dupont and Dufferin Streets.

      Homes:

      Christie Pits has traditionally been a working class neighbourhood. Its houses are modest in size, and the lots are typically narrow. There is a good mix of detached and semi-detached houses, built between 1906 and the 1930’s.

      The streetscapes in the neighbourhood are pretty and uncluttered, thanks to rear laneways that provide off-street parking for Christie Pits homeowners.

      Recreation:

      Willowvale Park also known as Christie Pits is a multi use recreational facility that includes one of Toronto’s prettiest baseball diamonds. This park serves as the home field for the Toronto Maple Leafs Inter-County Baseball team. Additional facilities at Willowvale Park include the Alex Duke Memorial Pool and water slide, basketball courts, and a large children’s playground. Winter activities in the park include skating, hockey and tobogganing.

      In the winter residents can enjoy pleasure skating and shinny at the Sid Smith artificial ice rink named after former Toronto Maple Leaf and neighbourhood resident Sid Smith

      Looking for an affordable outing this summer; look no further than Christie Pits Park at Bloor and Christie Streets, the home of the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team. What a great way to soak in summer’s sunshine sitting on the hillside of Christie Pits Park enjoying an ice cream and marveling at the crack of the bat as the baseball soars onto this field of dreams.

      The Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team founded in 1969, are part of the Intercounty Baseball League , which is thought to be Canada’s oldest amateur men’s league. The Intercounty Baseball league has been described as “Semi-Pro baseball. The profile of this league whose alumni include major league baseball hall of famers Ferguson Jenkins and Denny McLain has featured a few former major league baseball players of their own – on its roster including former Blue Jays Rich and Rob Butler and pitcher Paul Spoljaric.

      Transportation:

      The Christie Street bus connects passengers to the St. Clair West station, on the Yonge-University-Spadina subway line and Christie station, on the Bloor-Danforth line. There is also bus service on Ossington Avenue, with a connection at Ossington station.

      Bloor Street provides an excellent starting point for motorists commuting within the city.

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          Christie Pits Stats

          Walkability:

          High

          Bikeability:

          Low

          Public Transit:

          High

          Affordability:

          Medium

          Greenspace:

          Medium

          Recreation:

          High

           

          Legend: Low, Medium, High

          Commute Times

          Time to Closest Shopping Mall:
          20 Minutes
          Time To TTC Station:
          5 Minutes
          Time to GO Bus or Train Station:
          25 Minutes
          Time To Hospital:
          20 Minutes
          Time to Toronto Pearson International Airport
          40 Minutes
          Time to Closest Highway:
          15 Minutes

          * All commuting times provided are approximate times only. Commute times may increase or decrease depending on where you live within the neighbourhood and the time of day i.e rush hour versus off hour commutes. Time estimates to public transit are based on walking distance or bus line connection whichever is quicker. All other commute times on the chart above are based on drive times.

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          Editor’s Note. BEFORE MOVING INTO, BUYING OR RENTING A HOME, PLEASE CONTACT THE SCHOOL YOU ARE CONSIDERING BY PHONE to ensure your home is within the designated boundaries and that your child is age appropriate. WE CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY MISINFORMATION REGARDING SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SO DO NOT ASSUME that your child can automatically attend a specific school or specialized program until you have official confirmation from that school. Please visit the school board web sites for more information.