The Beach - Toronto Neighbourhood
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The Beaches (also known as "The Beach") is a neighbourhood in Toronto. It is a popular tourist destination as a desirable neighbourhood with some homes exceeding $1M.
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Queen Street East in the Beaches
A large commerical section Queen Street East passes through the Beaches community. There are a large number of independent speciality stores.
The side streets are mostly lined with semi-detached and large-scale Victorian, Edwardian and new-style houses. There are also low-rise apartment buildings and a few row-houses.
Beach area
The Beach is a stretch of sandy shoreline from the R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant to the east and Woodbine Park /Ashbridges Bay to the west. A long boardwalk runs along most of its length and a portion of the Martin Goodman Trail bike path running parallel.
The beach actually consists of 4 beaches: Balmy Beach, Scarboro Beach, Kew Beach and Woodbine Beach. All beaches are relatively safe for swimming.
Kew Gardens
Kew Gardens is a mid-sized park in the Beaches. It runs from Queen Street to Lake Ontario, and includes a bandstand for concerts. In July, the neighbourhood celebrates the Beaches International Jazz Festival, drawing thousands of tourists to the area.
Public Transit
- Queen Street East (route 501)
- Kingston Road (routes 502 and 503)
- Gerrard Street East (route 506)
- Woodbine Avenue to Woodbine subway station (route 92)
- Coxwell Avenue from Coxwell subway station
Schools
- Neil McNeil Catholic Secondary School: Victoria Park Avenue, just south of Kingston Road
- Notre Dame High School: Malvern Avenue, just north of Kingston Road
- Glen Ames Senior Public School: Williamson Road, two blocks south of the intersection of Main Street and Kingston Road
- Adam Beck Junior Public School: one block north of Kingston Road
- Balmy Beach Community School: Pine Avenue and Beech Avenue
- Kew Beach Junior Public School: Queen Street East at Kippendavie, one block east of Woodbine Avenue
- Kimberley Junior Public School: Main Street and Swanwick Avenue in the "Upper Beaches".
- Norway Junior Public School: Kingston Road, one block east of Woodbine in the "Upper Beaches"
- Williamson Road Junior Public School: Williamson Road near Main and Kingston
Government
- City Councillor: Mary-Margaret McMahon
- Federal M.P.: Matthew Kellway
- Provincial M.P.P.: Michael Prue
