High
Park is one of the largest parks in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It spans
161 hectares (398 acres) in the city's
West End. It stretches south from
Bloor Street West, west of Parkside
Drive and east of Ellis Park Road
and Grenadier Pond. At its southern
end, the park is separated from Lake
Ontario by Lake Shore Boulevard West,
the Gardiner Expressway, the Canadian
National railway line, and The Queensway.Except
for a small tract of land surrounding
the Colborne Lodge, the park was ceded
to the City of Toronto by architect,
surveyor, and engineer John George
Howard in 1873. Colborne Lodge was
the retirement home of John and his
wife, Jemima Howard. The park was
originally named after its donor.
Due to a condition in Howard's will
forbidding the consumption of alcohol
in the park, High Park is the last
"dry" area of the City of
Toronto, and its seasonal restaurant
and banquet hall is one of the few
unlicensed premises in the city.
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