Cedarvale Park (Toronto)

Cedarvale Park (originally known as Cedar Vale) is a park located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bordered by very steep hills, and is located in the Cedarvale neighbourhood of Toronto. The Line 1 Yonge–University subway tunnels underneath it, between St. Clair West and Cedarvale stations; there are several TTC emergency exits in the park. The north end of the park contains the Phil White (Cedarvale) Arena and The Leo Baeck Day School, formerly Arlington Middle School. It is commonly used by dog walkers and students returning from the nearby school. The park contains a cricket pitch and soccer goals as permanent fixtures. In the winter, the larger hills within the park are used for tobogganing. Midway through the park the Glen Cedar Pedestrian Bridge straddles the ravine with an impressive view and is designated as an Ontario Heritage Property. Originally part of Sir Henry Pellatt's (of Casa Loma fame) plan for a high end subdivision to be called "Cedar Vale", the bridge was eventually closed due to disrepair but was restored in 1989 as a pedestrian crossing. South of the fields, the park angles southeast, and becomes more of a deep, naturalized ravine with steep sides, with a heavily used footpath down the middle. Cedarvale ravine contains very sizable cattail wetlands east of Bathurst Street in Forest Hill; the remainder of the natural portion is young regrowth forest (t

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