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Main roads include Davenport Road, St. Clair Avenue West, Dupont Street, and Bloor Street West.
It’s 451 km from the Galleria Shopping Centre to Parliament Hill. The drive takes about five hours.
Toronto’s continental climate is moderated by Lake Ontario, making it one of the mildest and most humid in Canada.
The majority of Davenport’s western border follows the Go Transit railway tracks and the West Toronto Railpath, a multi-use trail. Another train track, the Canadian Pacific Railway track, cuts through the riding from west to east along Dupont Street.
About 41% of the riding’s population are immigrants, with some of the largest populations born in Portugal, Italy, and China.
Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian are the most common non-official mother tongues in the riding.
Approximately 1% of the riding’s population identify as Aboriginal.
Average individual income is $40,586.
Mercer Union, in operation since 1979, is an artist-run centre and exhibition showcase focused on the advancement of contemporary art.
Dovercourt Park is 2.4 hectares and includes a lit ball diamond, two tennis courts, a wading pool, two playgrounds, and fire pit.
The Dufferin Grove Organic Farmers’ Market, in Dufferin Grove Park, is one of Toronto’s oldest farmer’s markets and operates year-round.
Dufferin Mall served as a filming location for the popular Family Channel show “Naturally, Sadie” and was referenced in the well-known comic book “Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together.”
Famed architect Franck Gehry is a notable alumnus of Bloor Collegiate Institute. Some of Gehry’s famous work includes the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, California.
Campbell Park is host of a meet-up called “Really Really Free Market,” a non-monetary alternative to the current economic system to share free goods, skills, and ideas.
Top industries in the riding are in construction, retail trade, and professional, scientific and technical services.
The Stop’s Green Barn is a sustainable centre that houses a greenhouse, food education programs, a Global Roots Garden, and compost demonstrations.
The riding is home to Toronto’s first non-smoking apartment building. The Alto building is also LEED certified with most of its electricity coming from wind and low-impact hydro sources. And there are bike sharing and car sharing services available for apartment residents.
The Drake Hotel opened in 1890 and was known as the “Small’s Hotel” when the area was a major Canadian Pacific Railway hub, located near one Toronto’s wealthiest neighbourhoods. It was renamed “Drake” in 1949.
Prospect Cemetery, also known as the “Cemetery on St. Clair,” was established in 1890 and is the final resting place of many Canadian and Allied veterans from the First World War.
