My Flemingdon Park | Ed Brown Writer

My Flemingdon Park: Plaza Timeline

In 1961, construction of the plaza at 747 Don Mills Road lagged behind families moving into nearby rental units. To meet their shopping...

My Flemingdon Park: Historic Meagher Homestead

It is accepted knowledge that Flemingdon Park’s name honours former Toronto mayor and majority landowner Robert Fleming. A closer...

Tonnette And Steve Kosloff’s Flemingdon Park

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

My Flemingdon Park: Where the Streets Have New Names

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

Arnold Rockman's Flemingdon Park

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

My Flemingdon Park: Gold Medal Mini-Olympics at Grenoble Public School

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

My Flemingdon Park: Darow Myhowich, the CBC and a Missed Opportunity

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

Chris Smith's Flemingdon Park

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...

Gail Goldfinch's Flemingdon Park

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

Cindy Charity's Flemingdon Park

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

My Flemingdon Park: The Life of Robert Fleming, The People's Bob

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

Dawnmarie Harriott’s Flemingdon Park

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

My Flemingdon Park: A Hoe, a Pitchfork and a Rake

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