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The military needs large, secure spaces to assemble and stage its missions and supply lines, usually adjacent to airstrips.
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The start of World War II was the beginning of the military’s interest in the lands of Downsview.
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If the kitchen is the heart of the home, then Downsview's Italian families are doubly blessed. Almost every home has two kitchens!
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Call it Downsview’s greatest gift to the world of aviation.
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There was very little that the de Havilland Mosquito couldn’t or didn’t do to help the Allied cause during World War II. Need a high-altitude plane to drop heavy bombs on an enemy position?
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Downsview has been the site of aerospace research for decades, but a lesser known chapter of scientific innovation concerns undersea and aviation medicine.
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Starting in the late 1920s, land in the Downsview area was being used for airfields—Barker Field, the Canadian Express Airport and the Toronto Flying Club.
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“Let all our churches be built plain and decent, but not more expensive than is absolutely unavoidable – otherwise the necessity of raising money will make rich men necessary to us.” —The Doctrines
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Many of the first European settlers to arrive in Downsview came from Ireland in the 1830s.
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Downsview today is one of the most racially diverse neighbourhoods in the country. But it wasn’t always thus.
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Getting goods to market was a constant challenge for Downsview farmers in the years before Confederation.
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The opening of the Ontario, Simcoe, and Huron Union Railroad Company (OSHR) line from Toronto north to Barrie in 1853 ushered in an age of economic prosperity in Downsview.
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Tenants
Downsview Park isn’t just a green space. We’re also home to a number of amazing businesses. Many of them bring additional recreational opportunities to the Park!
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K1 Speed
An indoor go-karting facility with 50,000 sq. ft. of space. They do birthday parties, corporate events and more!
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The Hangar Sports & Event Centre
The Hangar is your go-to facility for youth and adult sports leagues (soccer, ultimate frisbee, ball hockey and volleyball), field rentals and more.
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The Monkey Vault
Get fit, challenge yourself and have fun at Toronto's parkour gym and movement training centre.