Introduction

Midland Park proclaims itself to be a “an intact Atomic-Age neighbourhood.” Located at Midland Avenue and Ellesmere Road, the neighbourhood is a mid-century modern residential development. The developer, Curan Hall, incorporated the existing topography of the land and mature trees into its layout and won multiple design awards.

Many of the houses retain their original façades and other architectual details. Midland Park attracted a wealther clientele than the nearby neighbourhood of Hunter’s Glen immediately to the south, as the prices of the properties were considerably higher and the houses were much larger.

A Victorian farmhouse owned by Richard Thomson (51 Oakley Boulevard), one of the children of Mary and David Thomson (the first European settlers in Scarborough) was preserved and incorporated into the subdivision.

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Midland Park Modernism Alliance has created an extensive online archive documenting the history of the neighbourhood. It includes original advertisements, house models and plans, promotional brochures, and photographs submitted by residents.

Information about the architectual details of the houses and the history of the neighbourhood are provided by DOCOMOMO Ontario.

Classified ads placed by the developer and real estate firms which promoted houses for sale in the subdivision can be accessed from from Toronto Star Historical Newspaper Archive and Globe and Mail Historical Newspaper Archive (both resources can be accessed with your library card).