Wanless Park is a neighbourhood and park in North Toronto. It is located just north of Lawrence Avenue, between Bayview Avenue and Yonge Street, and along Mount Pleasant. The area was originally called Waverley Park, and was primarily built in the 1930's and 1940's. Comprised mostly of brick two storey homes, with an interspersing of bungalows, most of the houses in the neighbourhood have private or mutual drives. With its tree lined streets, and walking distance to the Lawrence/Yonge subway station, Bedford Park Public School and Community Centre, and George Locke Public Library, not to mention great Yonge Street shopping, the Wanless Park neighbourhood of North Toronto is extremely desirable real estate.
Real Estate prices in Wanless Park range from $700,000's to over $4 Million.
Central to the Wanless Park neighbourhood is a public park called Wanless Park. Many of the most desirable homes in the neighbourhood either face the park, or back onto Riverview Ravine.
Wanless Park is a small neighbourhood park of approximately 5 acres (20,000 m2), with numerous tennis courts, a basketball court, playground, a wading pool with a lifeguard, baseball diamond and grass fields. In the winter a skating rink is installed (with lights for night time skating). During the summer, camps and Ultimate tournaments occupy much of the grassy field area.
In the centre of the park, there is a "club house" which houses the tennis club, the summer camp office and washrooms.
Every April, an annual "Clean Up the Park Day" is organised. The people of Wanless Park help clean up garbage and other assorted matter. Coffee, tea and juice are made available for the volunteers.
On the annual May 24 Victoria Day long weekend, the people of Wanless Park neighbourhood organize a spectacular fireworks show.
Many of the trees planted in Wanless Park have been donated by the nearby residents, often in memory of loved ones. Donated trees typically have a plaque in front of them.
