Neighbourhood is predominantly residential, with a commercial strip the full length of Roncesvalles Toronto, composed predominantly of small businesses, churches and institutions.
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19 Facts About Roncesvalles Toronto
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East of Roncesvalles Toronto along the CN and CP rail lines is an older industrial area that is in transition.
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Two other old industrial buildings along Wabash are owned by the City of Roncesvalles Toronto, and are slated for a future community centre project.
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The rest of what is the Roncesvalles neighbourhood began as farm lots given to Toronto's prominent Ridout family and the architect John George Howard.
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When Parkdale was annexed to Roncesvalles Toronto, streets were laid out or extended to Keele Street and the street grid took the shape it has to this day.
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The foot of Roncesvalles Toronto became a commercial and transportation hub, with a train station, a bus depot and the streetcar loop.
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However, Roncesvalles Toronto has remained largely middle class, attracting an influx of successful immigrants especially from Poland reversing the relationship between Roncesvalles Toronto and Parkdale.
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In 2012, Roncesvalles was named as one of eight finalists in the "Canadian Institute of Planners' Great Places in Canada" contest, and the only neighbourhood from Toronto.
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Gate 403, located at 403 Roncesvalles Toronto is a jazz bar with live music daily.
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Several side streets off Roncesvalles Toronto are closed and musical stages and art displays installed.
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In 2018, the Museum of Contemporary Art Roncesvalles Toronto Canada moved to a location in the former Tower Building nearby on Sterling Road.
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When Pope John Paul II visited Toronto in 1984, he had visited Roncesvalles and dined at the Sir Nicholas Restaurant at 89 Roncesvalles.
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Roncesvalles Toronto United Church, located at Wright Avenue, operates a mission and a daycare.
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At the time, Roncesvalles Toronto was largely unpopulated, with the Eaton family home on Indian Road being one of the only residences in the area.
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At the south end of Roncesvalles Toronto is Copernicus Lodge, a large chronic care and nursing home facility that primarily serves the Polish community although not exclusively.
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Roncesvalles Toronto District School Board is an English secular public school board that serves the City of Roncesvalles Toronto.
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Roncesvalles Toronto District Catholic School Board is a public English separate school board that serves the City of Roncesvalles Toronto.
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Two public French-language secondary schools, Ecole secondaire catholique Saint-Frere-Andre and Ecole secondaire Roncesvalles Toronto Ouest operate nearby on Lansdowne Avenue in the former West Roncesvalles Toronto Collegiate building.
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Roncesvalles Toronto is very well known for the large number of small restaurants, cafes and specialty food shops of various cuisines.
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