Midland Park, the modern place to live. Modern is beautiful. This neighbourhood is a mid-century modern gem.
In 1959, Developer Curran Hall and Architect, Edward Ross designed and built an award winning mid-century modern suburban residential development. 12 exclusive models, split level, two level and two storey houses. A suburban community that is unified by its mid-century modern architecture homes. These award winning house designs created masterful synergy between living space, nature and design. Si
11/04/2023
On Thursday night, we had the honour of attending an opening night event at the City of Toronto Archives in celebration of a new exhibit, "If These Walls Could Talk – Researching the History of Where You Live". It was wonderful to see a house featured among 11 other locations located in Toronto. The exhibit is now open and runs until August 2024. Monday to Friday, 9 a.m – 4 p.m. Free entry. City of Toronto Archives, 255 Spadina Rd.
10/23/2023
Midland Park Special Invitation - https://mailchi.mp/dee27c318a28/midland-park-special-invitation
06/30/2023
Here is a sample copy of one of the Midland Park photos that has been uncovered by the City of Toronto Archives. The house in this photo is located at 57 Munson Crescent. This photo was taken on October 11, 1961 by photographer Gib Milne.
06/17/2023
Midland Park Heritage - Latest News https://mailchi.mp/c23c9ac90d45/q6f9wkyeyy
06/03/2023
Midland Park in July 1961
05/27/2023
Happy Saturday! What a fantastic find! A photo of a street advertisement for Midland Park subdivision circa 1959.
05/15/2023
Did you know Midland Park had a baseball team? Circa 1964 - the Midland Park Beeps! This photo was taken at an Oakley Blvd house. In the background are the backs of the houses along Abbottswood Road. A big thank you to the past resident who contributed this photo for the Midland Park archives. We love receiving these gems!
03/04/2023
With snow on everyone's mind today, we are sharing snowy scenes from days gone by! From the Midland Park Toronto archives circa 1961 - 1972. Scarborough, Looking Back..
08/28/2022
Iconic Award Winning mid-century modern house to be torn down and replaced with a monstrous McMansion in the heart of Midland Park. - We received a city notice today that 77 Oakley Blvd will be torn down. If you wish to see the proposed house plans & variance notice, you can find the documents at the very bottom of this webpage: http://midlandparktoronto.com/history.html. We will keep the documents there for a short time. If you have an opinion on this tear down please follow the instructions on the variance notice, sending an e-mail to the Committee of Adjustment with your comments, and you can also attend the virtual meeting and have your voice heard. Written submissions to the Committee of Adjustment must be e- mailed to [email protected] no later than 4:30 pm on Thursday, September 8, 2022. This lot is currently an uncared for Parkwood house model that was an award winner when it was built in 1960. We are sad to see this one go. The proposed house plan is very similar to the McMansion built on Birkdale Road (at Cartier Crescent).
Midland Park - History Midland Park Historical Documents and archives from 1957-1962 including housing development brochures, heritage photos, historical facts about the builder, architect biography, Paul Hellyer biography, 1960 newspaper articles, house plans, national builder