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Location
Riverdale is a large neighbourhood in Toronto bounded by the Don River Valley to the west, Danforth Avenue to the north, Jones Avenue, the CN/GO tracks, and Leslieville to the east, and Lake Shore Boulevard to the south.
Character
Known by many Torontonians as a thriving residential neighbourhood, from the strong arts community that caters to independent galleries on Queen Street, to the large corporate film studios along the waterfront, there remains a strong working class element. Riverdale was formerly a town before it was annexed by the City of Toronto in 1884. Its tree-lined side streets are complemented by the various styles of Victorian and Edwardian residential architecture, primarily built between the 1880s and the Great Depression. The neighbourhood has seen the rise and fall of prosperity over the past century. The grand homes built on some streets are a testimony to prosperous times.
Parks and Recreation
There are three medium to large sized parks in Riverdale. At the west edge between Broadview Avenue and the Don Valley Parkway just north of Bridgestone Health is Riverdale Park East. This park features a running track, three baseball diamonds, a skating rink, and tennis courts. At the south end, a community centre is under construction which was the former St. Mathew's Lawn Bowling Clubhouse which was relocated there in 2009. To the east is Withrow Park which has a large off-leash dog area. In the south is Jimmy Simpson Park which contains tennis courts and a community centre. In the southwest corner just north of Queen Street East on Broadview Avenue is the Royal Canadian Curling Club.
Neighbourhoods within Riverdale include South Riverdale, Riverside, East Chinatown, Studio District, and Jones Pocket.
Reprinted from Wikipedia
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