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Maryvale, Toronto

Field	Value
name	Maryvale
settlement_type	Neighbourhood
image_skyline	3490-TVW pond two.JPG
image_caption	View of Taylor-Massey Creek from Terraview Willowfield Park
image_map	File:Maryvale map.PNG
mapsize	250px
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1
subdivision_type2	City
subdivision_name2	Toronto
established_title	Established
established_date	1850 Scarborough Township
established_title1	Changed municipality
established_date1	1998 Toronto from City of Scarborough

Maryvale is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the western edge of the Scarborough district, with its western border being Victoria Park Avenue. To the north it is bordered by Highway 401, to the east by Warden and to the south by railroad tracks.

History

The area was first settled as farmland and the neighbourhood is named after the Maryvale farm that once covered part of the area. It was an early part of Scarborough to be developed, being turned into a new suburb in the early 1950s.

The most prominent landmark in the community is the Metro store at Parkway Mall which has a distinctively curved roof, that was the largest wooden arch in Canada at the time of its construction. Originally built as a Grand Union store in 1958 and later converted to a Miracle Food Mart, the Parkway Mall Metro location was declared a heritage building in 2009.

Education

Two public school boards operate elementary schools in Maryvale, the separate Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), and the secular Toronto District School Board (TDSB).

Maryvale Public School is a Kindergaten to Grade 8 school that opened in 1955 and was built close to the original farm of the William Sylvester family, who had emigrated from Wexford, Ireland. At a later date, the William Gooderham family purchased the land, and subsequently "Maryvale Farms" was acquired by Frank Patrick O'Connor.
Our Lady of Wisdom Separate School
Terraview-Willowfield Public School was built in 1958 as Willowfield Gardens Public School and merged with nearby Terraview Heights Public School in 1984. It has a pond nearby for outdoor education. The former Terraview school building is used by the board as Parkview Alternative School', a grade 9-12 secondary school originally affiliated with Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies originally named Overflow and the boards “Caring and Safe School” fresh start program for the Learning Centre Region 2 area.

Neither school board operates a secondary school in the neighbourhood, with TCDSB/TDSB secondary school students residing in Maryvale attending institutions in adjacent neighbourhoods although an alternative school exists nearby (see above). The French first language public secular school board, Conseil scolaire Viamonde, and it separate counterpart, Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir also offer schooling to applicable residents of Maryvale, although they do not operate a school in the neighbourhood, with CSCM/CSV students attending schools situated in other neighbourhoods in Toronto.

References

"[https://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/570614 Metro store nominated as heritage property Suburban supermarket reflects Scarborough community's history, future, councillor says.]" John Spears ''Toronto Star.'' Wed Jan 14 2009

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