HISTORY

Davisville is the name of my neighborhood, it had this name after John Davis arrived from England in 1840 and opened the first mail’s offices in the zone, working as a mail boss. After that, he started to open other important companies that started to generate more employment.

Davis sold a large tract of real estate to the Dovercourt Development Company in 1911. This was the most important step in Davisville Village because Dovercourt started to develop better characteristics for the neighborhood and this started to be a blossoming community, where people was able to live, work and play. Nowadays, Davisville has the classic and modern characteristics in the same place.

Davisville Pottery on Yonge St., e.side (Source: Toronto Public Library)

ATTRACTIONS

Davisville Village is the only neighborhood with numerous features.

Davisville’s surroundings are classified in 5 elements by the urban planner Kevin Lynch.

Districts – There are 2 main districts in Davisville. The first district is at the corner of Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue, an entertainment area within the neighbourhood with several restaurants, bars, Yonge Eglinton Centre and several office buildings. The second is Mt. Pleasant Road between Eglinton Avenue and Davisville Avenue, a mixed-use street with independent stores, gift shops, restaurants and homes.

Nodes – The main nodes in Davisville are Yonge & Eglinton and Yonge & Davisville. These nodes are popular, recognizable meeting places for people and transportation hubs. These nodes are intersections 
of major streets.

Paths – The frequent paths in Davisville are Yonge Street, Bayview Avenue, Mt Pleasant Road, Davisville Avenue and Eglinton Avenue.

Edges – The edges of Davisville are Yonge Street (West), Bayview Avenue (East), Eglinton Avenue (North) and Merton Street (South).

Landmarks – Yonge-Eglinton Centre, a mid-size shopping centre with several major chain stores and restaurants, is a frequently cited landmark. Minto Midtown Quantum towers, the largest residential condominium towers in Davisville, are also landmarks in the neighbourhood. Davisville Park is a landmark located at the corner of Davisville avenue and Mt. Pleasant Road.

LOCAL PROBLEMS

One of the most recognizable problems is that is an expensive zone and people who wants to live there have to work hard or have a good job in order to pay the bills.

The second problem right now is that there is a construction in Englinton and Yonge and that causes to much traffic. People are constantly worried and complaining about this issue in the zone because the construction has been delated because the weather. 

Davisville Village doesn't have to many big problems going on right now.  

CRISTEL HUDSON

Her name is Cristel Hudson and she has a Venezuelan background. She is 27 years old and she has been living in Toronto for almost 10 years now. She has been in Davisville for almost 5 years.

She is young and loves to live in Davisville because she consider it as a modern and attractive place where you can find everything and have fun with family and friends.

She always goes to gym to exercise and have lunch and dinner in different restaurants and bars with friends.

She lives in 1944 Yonge Street, just 1 minute to davisville subway station and works near to Bloor and Yonge station.

She is married and is very happy to live in this neighborhood with her husband. If she moves someday to another place, that will be in the same zone.

Video of Davisville Village:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViTS6L1jXxc