In the mid1960s antiwar sentiment in America over the country’s incursion into Vietnam spilled over to college and university campuses....

From its inception, Flemingdon Park was a planned neighbourhood. Nothing was left to chance. From postal service to policing, placement...

Writer, artist and educator, the late Arnold Rockman lived at 58 Grenoble Drive in townhouse #57. The art critic for the Toronto Star...

Ten-year-old grade five student Keith Glennie laced up his skates to compete in the medal round of the speedskating competition on the...

Darow Myhowich dreamed of becoming a singer. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, into a working-class Ukrainian family – his father Leon was a...

If you're looking for someone to give you the straight goods and don't pull their punches, don't look any further than Rob Young. Loyal...

Phase two in Flemingdon Park's development also initiated the construction of the industrial component of the master plan, some of which...

Chris Smith was 29 in September 1961 when he and his young family settled in townhouse #36 at 58 Grenoble Drive. By then, he had already...

The construction of Flemingdon Park was fraught with fatalities. March through May of 1968 proved particularly deadly. Five workers at...

If you lived in Flemingdon Park through the 1970s and played house league hockey at the arena, bought a Curly Wurly from Gerry’s,...

With phase two of development well underway by 1963, Webin Community Consultants (WCC) dreamed up a new motto to capture the...

There are times when life deals you a lousy hand. When Cindy Charity feels overwhelmed and needs a break from adulting, she lifts her...

The placename Flemingdon is a portmanteau, derived from combining portions of two words: Robert John Fleming, Toronto's 27th mayor, and...

Fergus, his wife Sheila, a son and a daughter lived in a series of apartments and flats before moving to townhouse #23 at 61 Grenoble...

Money was scarce, but Dawnmarie Harriott had friendships in abundance. “Flemingdon Park,” she reflects, “leaves a lifelong impression on...

Rae Hopkins threw his full weight against the latched door, desperate to break through the entrance of the shack before flames consumed...

Bryan Fines is succinct when describing his childhood in Flemingdon Park: “Great times. Great experiences. I was lucky." The Fines were...

If Flemingdon Park—billed as a garden estate in a parkland setting—was born on a June afternoon in 1961, eighteen months after workies...