Don Valley Village is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located north of Highway 401, and is bounded by Sheppard Avenue to the south, Leslie Street to the west, Finch Avenue to the north and Highway 404 to the east. Due to the proximity to the Don River Valley (to the east), the neighbourhood has outstanding hill and dale topography.
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The neighbourhood, developed in the 1960s and 1970s, occupies the space that was originally a collection of farming hamlets in the early 19th century. In 1963, Consolidated Building Corporation developed a large part of Don Valley Village, advertising three-bedroom houses for $16,550, and providing a "trade-in" on purchasers' current houses.[1]
Three historical landmarks still exist from that period: the Zion Primitive Methodist Church, the Zion Schoolhouse, and the Alexander Muirhead Victorian farmhouse. The area currently includes Fairview Mall, one of Toronto's largest shopping centres; North York General Hospital; Seneca College's Newnham Campus; and the Cummer Park Fitness Centre, one of Toronto's largest municipally operated recreational facilities.
Don Valley Village contains low- to middle-income housing, and is home to many new Canadian immigrants, including those of Armenian, Chinese, West Indian, East Indian or Middle Eastern descent. The mix of housing here includes split level homes, semi-detached homes, and family size detached houses featuring Georgian, Tudor, and contemporary-style designs. There are also a large concentration of high-rise apartment and condominium buildings.
The area is extremely well-connected to the rest of the city. Close by is the crossroads of two major freeways (Highway 401 and Highway 404/Don Valley Parkway). As well, two subways stations, Don Mills Station - the current eastern terminus of the Sheppard subway line, which connects with nine Toronto Transit Commission routes, one York Region Transit route, and the Viva Green line - and Leslie Station are both located within the neighbourhood.
The Peanut
Don Valley Village encompasses smaller, non-official neighbourhoods. The most prominent of these is "The Peanut", which is centered on 
43°47′00″N 79°21′05″W / 43.783333°N 79.35139°W / 43.783333; -79.35139Coordinates: 43°47′00″N 79°21′05″W / 43.783333°N 79.35139°W / 43.783333; -79.35139.It is named for the peanut-shaped plot of land created by divergence of the north and southbound lanes of Don Mills Road north of Sheppard Avenue and south of Finch Avenue. The north and southbound lanes, known as Don Mills Road West and Don Mills Road East, split and then are re-joined south of Finch Avenue. The plot of land formed between the divergent lanes is the site of Woodbine Junior High School, Woodbine Public Arena, Oriole Park and the Oriole Community Resource Centre, Georges Vanier Secondary School, and the "Peanut Plaza" shopping centre. The areas to the east and west of the Peanut are usually referred to as Don Valley Village. Local teens and youths often refer to the surrounding area as the "Four Corners" due to the location of four notable housing projects in the area (Sparrowways, Villaways, Allenbury Gardens, and Brahms).
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S C H O O L S
(P) Arbor Glen, 55 Freshmeadow Dr., (416) 395-2020
(P) Brian, 95 Brian Dr., (416) 395-2080
(P) Cherokee, 390 Cherokee Blvd., (416) 395-2190
(P) Cliffwood, 140 Cliffwood Rd., (416) 395-2230
(P) Cresthaven, 46 Cresthaven Dr., (416) 395-2240
(P) Crestview, 101 Seneca Hill Dr., (416) 395-2250
(P) Don Valley J.H.S., 3100 Don Mills Rd, (416) 395-3010
(P) Ernest, 150 Cherokee Blvd., (416) 395-2380
(P) Seneca Hill, 625 Seneca Hill Dr., (416) 395-2840
(PH) A.Y. Jackson, 50 Francine Dr., (416) 395-3140
(PH) George Vanier, 3000 Don Mills Rd., (416) 395-3250
(CA) Holy Redeemer, 111 Aspenwood Dr., (416) 393-5353
(CA) Our Lady of Guadalupe, 3105 Don Mills Rd., (416) 393-5342
(CA) St. Martha, 1865 Sheppard Ave., (416) 393-5344
(C) Seneca College-Newnham Campus, 1750 Finch Ave., W., (416) 491-5050
Profiles for the Don Valley Village neighbourhood (2006):
Profiles for the Don Valley Village neighbourhood (2001):
