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History and Description:

Forest Hill was a village from 1923 until its annexation by the City of Toronto in 1967.  It was named after the summer home of settler John Wickson, which was located near Old Forest Hill Road and Eglinton.

The original village maintained a tight rein and strict zoning regulations over all development, resulting in a legacy of one of Canada’s finest and most prestigious residential districts.  The village required a board of architects to approve every residential construction application.  Many lots were an oversized 50-foot width, and Forest Hill was among the first to require a tree-planting proposal with each residential application.  (Interesting note: from 1967 until 1993 Forest Hill maintained the distinction of being the only Toronto neighbourhood where residents were not required by the city to take their garbage to the curb, as city collectors would pick it up from the side door steps of the residence.  Public denunciation of this policy resulted in its subsequent retraction.)

Lifestyle:

Forest Hill has two private schools recognized as being amongst the finest in Canada: Upper Canada College and Bishop Strachan.  Many of the residences are nothing short of magnificent, and residents of the neighbourhood have included the Eatons, Ted Rogers, Gaelen Weston Sr., Nelly Furtado and George Cohon.

Forest Hill is a beautiful and charming neighbourhood and is about as good as it gets.

Boundaries:

Forest Hill North:
Eglinton Avenue on the South
Latimer Avenue on the East
Briar Hill Avenue on the North
Allen Road on the West

Forest Hill South:
St. Clair Avenue on the South
Oriole Parkway and Avenue Road on the East
Eglinton Avenue on the North
Bathurst Street on the West