RECREATIONAL

The main recreational facility in this neighbourhood is Dovercourt Park. This park is six acres in size and features, a children's playground, a wading pool, two tennis courts, baseball diamond, sports fields, and natural ice rinks in the winter. Dovercourt Park is also the home of the Dovercourt Boys and Girls Club, for children ages seven through seventeen. This club is open year round and includes a small gymnasium, a pool, a games room, an arts and crafts room, and two computer rooms. Christie Pitts Park (pool, baseball diamond, skating rink) and Dufferin Grove Park (fire pits, soccer fields, skating rink) are also very popular neighbourhood recreational destinations.
The Bloor Gladstone branch of the Toronto Public Library offers programs for both children and adults.

While You're Here Check Out: Dufferin Mall

HOMES & REAL ESTATE

Dovercourt Park houses were built between 1900 and 1925. Many of these single family homes have been converted into apartments. The trend now is to return these to single family homes. The sturdy brick houses in this neighbourhood may best be described as Edwardian style architecture. Most are two and three storeys. Many have open front porches and gable dormers that face out onto the street. The lots are narrow but neat and tidy. Parking is situated at the rear off laneways. Permit street parking is also available on many streets. The mature tree canopy found in this neighbourhood adds to the quaintness of the streetscape. In particular the houses around Dovercourt Park have a nice curb appeal.