On Saturday October 21, we got breakfast from McDonald’s very near our hotel. We stayed near Bloor-Yonge subway station, a convenient place for public transportation, with many shops & restaurants. We walked to the Village of Yorkville Park where we ate our food. The park was very interesting, densely landscaped & divided into sections that followed the property lines of the original houses. They had been replaced with a parking lot, later made into the park. It was a very pleasant place to rest. Then we proceeded to the nearby Royal Ontario Museum.
The Village of Yorkville Park was completed in 1994. By now, the plantings are fairly mature. Groups of trees cast shade & beds are filled with perennials. Many of the plants are native to Canada & represent plant communities such as wetland, alder & birch groves. There are 11 garden plots, each within the property lines of the row houses demolished in the 1950s. There is also open space & quite a lot of seating. The busy design coalesces into a green, tranquil, yet diverse space.
The Village of Yorkville Park lies between the row houses of the old Yorkville neighborhood & the modern high-rises surrounding the intersection of Bloor & Yonge, near the subway station. The park played an important role in revitalizing this area. It remains a neighborhood landmark, a destination for residents & tourists alike, in the midst of a high-density residential & retail environment.
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