Ed BrownMay 194 minTonnette And Steve Kosloff’s Flemingdon ParkIn the mid1960s antiwar sentiment in America over the country’s incursion into Vietnam spilled over to college and university campuses....
Ed BrownApr 193 minMy Flemingdon Park: Where the Streets Have New NamesFrom its inception, Flemingdon Park was a planned neighbourhood. Nothing was left to chance. From postal service to policing, placement...
Ed BrownMar 163 minArnold Rockman's Flemingdon ParkWriter, artist and educator, the late Arnold Rockman lived at 58 Grenoble Drive in townhouse #57. The art critic for the Toronto Star...
Ed BrownFeb 105 minMy Flemingdon Park: Gold Medal Mini-Olympics at Grenoble Public SchoolTen-year-old grade five student Keith Glennie laced up his skates to compete in the medal round of the speedskating competition on the...
Ed BrownJan 105 minMy 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...
Ed BrownDec 13, 20214 minRob Young's Flemingdon ParkIf 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...
Ed BrownDec 1, 20213 minMy Flemingdon Park: Avenue of StarsPhase two in Flemingdon Park's development also initiated the construction of the industrial component of the master plan, some of which...
Ed BrownNov 3, 20215 minChris Smith's Flemingdon ParkChris 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...
Ed BrownOct 19, 20215 minMy Flemingdon Park: The Human Cost of Constructing a Neighbourhood The construction of Flemingdon Park was fraught with fatalities. March through May of 1968 proved particularly deadly. Five workers at...
Ed BrownOct 12, 20214 minGail Goldfinch's Flemingdon ParkIf you lived in Flemingdon Park through the 1970s and played house league hockey at the arena, bought a Curly Wurly from Gerry’s,...
Ed BrownOct 4, 20215 minMy Flemingdon Park: A Milky ConundrumWith phase two of development well underway by 1963, Webin Community Consultants (WCC) dreamed up a new motto to capture the...
Ed BrownSep 27, 20214 minCindy Charity's Flemingdon ParkThere are times when life deals you a lousy hand. When Cindy Charity feels overwhelmed and needs a break from adulting, she lifts her...
Ed BrownAug 26, 20215 minMy Flemingdon Park: The Life of Robert Fleming, The People's BobThe placename Flemingdon is a portmanteau, derived from combining portions of two words: Robert John Fleming, Toronto's 27th mayor, and...
Ed BrownAug 26, 20213 minFergus O’Connell's Flemingdon ParkFergus, his wife Sheila, a son and a daughter lived in a series of apartments and flats before moving to townhouse #23 at 61 Grenoble...
Ed BrownJul 8, 20214 minDawnmarie Harriott’s Flemingdon ParkMoney was scarce, but Dawnmarie Harriott had friendships in abundance. “Flemingdon Park,” she reflects, “leaves a lifelong impression on...
Ed BrownJul 8, 20219 minMy Flemingdon Park: A Hoe, a Pitchfork and a RakeRae Hopkins threw his full weight against the latched door, desperate to break through the entrance of the shack before flames consumed...
Ed BrownJun 20, 20213 minBryan Fines’ Flemingdon ParkBryan Fines is succinct when describing his childhood in Flemingdon Park: “Great times. Great experiences. I was lucky." The Fines were...
Ed BrownJun 20, 20217 minMy Flemingdon Park: Ribbon CuttingIf Flemingdon Park—billed as a garden estate in a parkland setting—was born on a June afternoon in 1961, eighteen months after workies...