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Flemingdon Park is a multicultural community in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located in the city's North York district. It is part of the Don Valley West federal and provincial electoral districts, and Ward 26: Don Valley West (South) municipally. In 2011, its population was 22,205.〔 〕 It is bordered on the north by Eglinton Avenue East, on the west by the Don River (west branch), and on the east and south by the Don River (east branch). The two branches of the river join at the neighbourhood’s southwest corner. The south border is a parkland access road that used to be known as Old Lawrence Avenue. Flemingdon Park is separated from neighbouring communities by river valleys on three sides, and a light industrial area, now mostly used as corporate offices, next to several railway lines on the north side. The community is named after its original owner, Robert John Fleming, the mayor of Toronto in 1892–1893 and 1896–1897, and the nearby Don River. ==History== Flemingdon Park was originally farmland owned by Robert John Fleming. After his death in 1925, it was sold to become public land. In 1958, following the trends of many other post-World War II cities, Toronto began to consider a large planned "apartment city" community for the influx of immigrants. Although there was immediate scepticism about the density of the development, the community was nevertheless built.〔(Toronto Neighbourhoods, Flemingdon Park )〕 Occupancy of the new apartments began in 1961,〔(NFB documentary, ''Flemingdon Park: The Global Village'', 2002 )〕 and the community was completed in the early 1970s. The community's developer was Olympia and York. On September 26, 1969, the Ontario Science Centre opened to the public. It is a major tourist attraction in Toronto. Like many communities with a significant public housing component, Flemingdon Park gained a reputation as a working class community. In 2000, its reputation improved with the addition of a new section of upper middle income single and semi-detached housing, and a luxury condominium apartment called "Tribeca", converted from an office building that was originally part of the Foresters complex, along the community’s north side. An upper middle income housing is found along the community’s east border, in a narrow strip between the Don Valley Parkway and the Don River (east), overlooking the Don Valley. The town homes are called "Windy Golfway Executive Townhomes". located next to Flemingdon Park Golf Club.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.flemingdonparkgolfclub.com/ )〕 Three luxury high rise towers are also located next to the golf course called "The Palisades" by Tridel built in 1990. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Flemingdon Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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