SOUTH RIVERDALE BOOMS

With the gentrification of Queen East almost complete, South Riverdale, which encompasses Leslieville, has become a trendy neighbourhood where young professionals and creative types wander past hip cafés, hot restaurants, chic boutiques and oodles of funky furniture stores. Beyond the main strip, the area has a lot going for it: the generous amount of green space includes Greenwood Park (for outdoor swimming, baseball and an ice rink), the Leslie Street Spit (the city’s best birdie venue) and Cherry Beach. This idyllic combination of fashion, nature and convenience comes at a price, however. Semis that once went for under $300,000 now start at $400,000 and up. Public transit users mostly rely on streetcars to ferry them over the Don to downtown.
Toronto Life magazine

picture taken along Don River Park by Eastern Avenue