Bathurst Manor

Bathurst Manor is a neighbourhood in north-central Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It sits on a plateau created by the Don River primarily north from Sheppard Ave. to Finch Ave, and east from the Allen Road to Bathurst Street. It is central to a number of neighborhoods that straddle the heavily Jewish-populated Bathurst Street corridor.

It is a suburban community of bungalows and side-split single-family homes built in the late 1950s to early 1960s. Most of the population was originally Jewish, with more Italians and others recently moving in. Several sizeable synagogue congregations are located in the neighbourhood.

The community is home for the Canadian headquarters of B'nai Brith, the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre, and the Lipa Green Building for Jewish Community Services.

The major shopping centre, Sheppard Plaza, is located at the intersection of Sheppard Avenue and Bathurst Street, across from half a dozen high-rise apartment buildings. There is also another smaller shopping centre nestled deep within the neighborhood at the intersection of Wilmington and Overbrook.

The local high school, William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate, was named after Toronto's first mayor who was forced to flee to Buffalo, New York, after attempting to lead an 1837 rebellion against the upper classes in British North America.

In 1997, the Toronto Transit Commission extended subway service to the area with the opening of the Downsview Station, allowing an efficient twenty minute train ride for downtown commuters.

The area is also regarded as part of the Downsview postal area as designated by Canada Post. It is part of the former City of North York, which merged with five other municipalities and a regional government to form the new "City of Toronto" in 1998.

See also

• List of neighbourhoods in Toronto