L'Amoreaux

L'Amoreaux
Neighbourhood
A view above L'Amoreaux, looking west

Location within Toronto
Coordinates: 43°47′40″N 79°19′33″W / 43.79444°N 79.32583°W / 43.79444; -79.32583Coordinates: 43°47′40″N 79°19′33″W / 43.79444°N 79.32583°W / 43.79444; -79.32583
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
City	Toronto
Community	Scarborough
Changed Municipality	1998 Toronto from Scarborough
Government
• MP	Arnold Chan (Scarborough—Agincourt)
• MPP	Soo Wong (Scarborough—Agincourt)
• Councillor	Jim Karygiannis (Ward 39 Scarborough—Agincourt)

L'Amoreaux is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated east of Victoria Park Avenue, south of McNicoll Avenue, west of Kennedy Road and north of Huntingwood Drive. L'Amoreaux is named after Josue L'Amoreaux (1738–1834), a French Huguenot loyalist who settled in the area. Prior to the amalgamation of Toronto in 1998, L'Amoreaux was a neighbourhood of the former city of Scarborough, Ontario, and prior to the amalgamation of municipalities, it formed part of the town of Agincourt.

History

L'Amoreaux arrived via New York City with wife Elizabeth, seven children and two nephews in 1816. The family spread throughout the Greater Toronto Area and eventually many later relatives returned to the United States. L'Amoreaux sold his land and moved to Markham, and the remaining family left Scarborough by 1840. St. Paul L'Amoreaux Church in Scarborough and Ebenzer United Church in Markham contains graves of L'Amoreaux descendants. L'Amoreaux Park, L'Amoreaux Community Centre and L'Amoreaux Tennis Centre perpetuate the L'Amoreaux name in the area.

In 2000, farmland being developed for housing just north of L'Amoreaux Park North revealed the existence of a long-defunct Wyandot First Nations village. Similar in size to the Iroquoian Village at Crawford Lake Conservation Area, it had several long houses. The site is known as the "Alexandra Site". After examination of the site and retrieval of artifacts, the site is now single-family housing. The site did not have any burial sites. Plaques were erected in L'Amoreaux Park North to mark the discovery. Archaeologists believe that the site is related to other sites found in Scarborough, such as Taber Hill and Thomson Park.

Character

The area is a suburban residential neighbourhood predominantly of single-family detached homes and townhomes, dating from the late 1950s, as well as some mid to high-rise apartment buildings and condominiums. One will find many tree-lined streets, huge sidewalks, and winding roads. There are many developments currently underway and others that have recently reached completion on vacated Ontario Hydro corridors.

Demographics

Today, the neighbourhood shows little French flavour, although it is quite diverse. Today, there is a mix of ethnicities, with Chinese being the most predominant. South Asian and Chinese are the two biggest ethnic groups in the area and just under 20% of residents speak a Chinese language at home. The neighbourhood's residents are mainly middle class citizens.

Schools

A 2009 aerial view of the L'Amoreaux neighbourhood.

L'Amoreaux Collegiate Institute is a public high school on Warden Avenue. It was designed by noted Japanese-Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama. It opened in the fall of 1973.
Beverly Glen Junior Public School is located on Beverly Glen Blvd, and was constructed in 1970 in what was known as Bridlewood Phase 7.
Dr Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute is a public high school located north-east of Warden Avenue and McNicoll.
Brookmill Junior Public School is a public elementary school located north-east of Finch and Warden.
Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute is a public high school on Pharmacy Avenue. It opened in the fall of 1964.
Silver Springs Public School is a public elementary school east of L'Amoreaux Park.
Timberbank Junior Public School is a public elementary school located south-east of Finch and Warden.
St. Aidan Roman Catholic School is a Roman Catholic elementary school located on Finch Ave. east between Warden and Birchmount.
JB Tyrrell Senior Public School is a public middle school on Corinthian Boulevard south-east of Finch and Pharmacy.
Fairglen Junior Public School is a public elementary school located at Pharmacy and Sesame Street.
Sir Ernest MacMillan Senior Public School is a public middle school located on Huntsmill Boulevard.
Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School is a self-directed Catholic high school located on the north-west corner of Kennedy Road and McNicoll Avenue. Attached to the school is the L'Amoreaux Community Recreation Centre.
Sir Samuel B. Steel which is located at Huntsmill Blvd. and Eagle Point Road
Terry Fox which is North of Dr. Norman Bethune
David Lewis which is South-east of Dr. Norman Bethune

Notable residents

Boi-1da, hip hop producer
Maestro Fresh-Wes, hip hop musician

Neighbourhoods in Toronto

Old Toronto	Alexandra Park Allenby The Annex The Beaches Bedford Park Bickford Park Bloor West Village Bloor Street Culture Corridor Bloordale Village Bracondale Hill Brockton Village Cabbagetown Carleton Village Casa Loma Chaplin Estates Chinatown Church and Wellesley CityPlace Corktown Corso Italia Davenport Davisville Village Deer Park Discovery District Distillery District Downtown Yonge Dovercourt Park Dufferin Grove Earlscourt East Bayfront District East Danforth East Toronto Entertainment District Fashion District Financial District Forest Hill Garden District Gerrard India Bazaar Grange Park Greektown Harbord Village Harbourfront High Park North The Junction Junction Triangle Kensington Market Koreatown Lawrence Park Leslieville Liberty Village Little Italy Little Portugal Lytton Park Midtown Moore Park Moss Park Niagara North Toronto Norway Old Town Palmerston Parkdale Playter Estates Port Lands Queen Street West Railway Lands Regent Park Riverdale Roncesvalles Rosedale Runnymede St. James Town St. Lawrence Seaton Village South Hill South Core Summerhill Swansea Toronto Islands Trefann Court Trinity–Bellwoods Upper Beaches Uptown Toronto The Ward West Don Lands (Canary District) Wychwood Park Yonge–Eglinton Yorkville

North York	Amesbury Armour Heights Bathurst Manor Bayview Village Bayview Woods – Steeles Bermondsey Bridle Path Clanton Park Don Mills Don Valley Village Downsview Flemingdon Park Glen Park Graydon Hall Henry Farm Hillcrest Village Hoggs Hollow Humber Summit Humbermede Jane and Finch Lansing Lawrence Heights Lawrence Manor Maple Leaf Newtonbrook North York City Centre Parkway Forest Parkwoods Pelmo Park – Humberlea Pleasant View Victoria Village Westminster–Branson Willowdale York Mills York University Heights

Scarborough	Agincourt Armadale Bendale Birch Cliff Brown's Corners Clairlea Cliffcrest Cliffside Dorset Park Eglinton East Golden Mile Guildwood Highland Creek Ionview L'Amoreaux Malvern Maryvale Milliken Morningside Morningside Heights Oakridge Port Union Rouge Scarborough City Centre Scarborough Junction Scarborough Village Steeles Tam O'Shanter – Sullivan West Hill West Rouge Wexford Woburn

Etobicoke	Alderwood Clairville Eatonville The Elms Eringate – Centennial – West Deane Humber Heights – Westmount Humber Valley Village Islington–City Centre West Humberwood Kingsview Village The Kingsway Long Branch Markland Wood Mimico New Toronto Princess Gardens Rexdale Richview The Queensway – Humber Bay Smithfield Thistletown

York	Baby Point Fairbank Humewood–Cedarvale Lambton Little Jamaica Mount Dennis Oakwood–Vaughan Old Mill Rockcliffe–Smythe Silverthorn Tichester Weston

East York	Bermondsey Crescent Town Governor's Bridge Leaside O'Connor–Parkview Old East York Pape Village Thorncliffe Park

Italics indicate neighbourhoods now defunct. For information on the evolution of each neighbourhood in general, see History of neighbourhoods in Toronto.

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