Guild Park and Gardens
Public park and building stonework conservatory in Toronto, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Guild Park and Gardens is a public park in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The park was formerly the site of an artist colony and is notable for its collection of relics saved from the demolition of buildings primarily in downtown Toronto arranged akin to ancient ruins. Located on the Scarborough Bluffs, Guild Park and Gardens has an outdoor Greek stage and a 19th-century log cabin among the oldest in Toronto. The principal building in the park is the Guild Inn, a former inn and estate mansion.
Guild Park and Gardens | |
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Type | Urban park |
Location | 201 Guildwood Parkway Toronto, Ontario M1P 4N7 |
Coordinates | 43°44′49″N 79°11′30″W |
Area | 50 acres (20 ha) |
Created | 1978 (1978) |
Owned by | Toronto and Region Conservation Authority |
Operated by | Toronto Parks, Forestry & Recreation |
Website | Guild Park and Gardens |
The park is located on Guildwood Parkway, east of Eglinton Avenue East and Kingston Road. Its 50 acres (20 ha) is accessed from the Guild Inn's own parking lots and from a parking lot for the Lake Ontario access trail, just to the east. The park is mostly forested. South of the Inn is a large area of grassy, open space. To the east, a ravine leads down from Guildwood Parkway to Lake Ontario. Along the bluffs, an east–west trail connects to Livingston Road to the west, with several points for viewing the lake. The edges of the bluffs are roped off for safety, as the bluffs are tall and composed of soft, sandy, unstable material.