Neighbourhood: Leslieville

Leslieville, located in South Riverdale just East of the Don River Valley and just below the Gerrard Street, is one of Toronto’s most talked about neighbourhoods and for good reason – the story is irresistible.

The Leslie in Leslieville was one of the area’s first businessmen, who ran a nursery with his sons. Alexander Muir, composer of the famous song The Maple Leaf Forever was inspired, it is said, when one of the red maple leaves from one of the Leslie’s trees fell onto his shoulder.