The Upper Beaches is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is directly north of the Beaches area. It stretches from Coxwell Avenue in the west to Victoria Park in the east. The southern border is Kingston Road, while the northern boundary is generally considered to be the Canadian National Railway tracks between Gerrard Street and Danforth Avenue. The western part of the area was originally called Norway, and the larger area was once part of the Town of East Toronto. The name "Upper Beaches" was first used by developers and real estate agents around the period of 2001 to 2003 for the selling of houses on redeveloped land in the area, and was used as a marketing tag to attract buyers. The area was never considered part of the Beaches neighbourhood but was close to it. The city's current name for this area is East End Danforth, though that is rarely used. The city also includes the buildings along and just north of Danforth Avenue in the neighbourhood. The western portion between Woodbine Avenue and Coxwell is referred to by the city as Woodbine Corridor.
Aerial view of Upper Beaches in 2023
Typical houses in the Upper Beaches
St. John's Norway Cemetery was established in the area in 1853.
Crowds in the Upper Beaches wait to board the first Toronto Civic Railways streetcar on Gerrard Street in 1912.
The Beaches is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is so named because of its four beaches situated on Lake Ontario. It is located east of downtown within the "Old" City of Toronto. The approximate boundaries of the neighbourhood are from Victoria Park Avenue on the east to Kingston Road on the north, along Dundas Street to Coxwell Avenue on the west, south to Lake Ontario. The Beaches is part of the east-central district of Toronto.
Aerial view of The Beaches in 2023
The Beaches is characterized by a large number of independent boutiques along the neighbourhood's portion of Queen Street East.
View of Woodbine Beach, one of the four beach sections that make up the neighbourhood's waterfront.
The former Beach Theatre, presently Beach Mall. A long-standing issue in the community has been the area's name, whether its proper name is "the Beach" or "the Beaches".