Alderwood
Alderwood is characterized by single family homes, many of which were constructed at the end of the second world war. Schools in the neighbourhood include École Sir Adam Beck Junior School and Lanor Junior Middle School. The neighbourhood was formerly served by a high school (Alderwood Collegiate, later Father John Redmond Secondary School), but the school is vacant today. Another closed school, Franklin Horner Junior Middle School, is home to the Franklin Horner Community Centre.
The Alderwood Centre is a public complex that houses Sir Adam Beck Junior School, the Alderwood branch of the Toronto Public Library system, the Alderwood Action After School child care centre and the Alderwood Pool, a 25-yard public pool.
The south west quadrant of the neighbourhood is zoned industrial and is home to manufacturing and warehousing businesses of various sizes. Among these is a Daimler-Chrysler casting plant.
Schools
- Lanor Junior Middle School is a public elementary school located on Lanor Avenue. It was built in 1952. The school was originally a junior school and became a junior middle school in 1984 when Franklin Horner Middle School was closed. Lanor is known for its great sports teams who have won many competitions. It is also famous for its drama program and its music program. Many students from Sir Adam Beck Junior School come to Lanor in Grade 6, since Sir Adam Beck only goes up to Grade 5. Lanor’s home high school is Lakeshore CI.
- Sir Adam Beck Junior School is a public elementary school on Horner Avenue south of the Gardiner Expressway and west of Browns Line. It was first opened in 1921 in the honour of the founder of Ontario Hydro. The new school was built on the same property in 1999.
- St Ambrose Catholic Elementary School is a catholic elementary school on Coules Court and has served as an elementary school since the 1950′s. Most of its students went on to the local high school Father John Redmond Catholic Secondary School after completing grade 8.
Franklin Horner Middle School was a middle school in the neighbourhood. It was built in 1952 and closed in 1984 due to lack of students. The building that was once Franklin Horner Middle School is now the Franklin Horner Community Centre, which opened in the early 1990s.
Formerly Father John Redmond Catholic Secondary School, originally the public Alderwood Collegiate (has moved to the former ‘Lakeshore Asylum’ grounds in New Toronto)
Institutions
- Alderwood Public Library
- Alderwood Plaza
- Alderwood Memorial Park
- Connorvale Park (named after O’Connor family home)
- Ashfield Historic Home (demolished)
- Franklin Horner Community Centre (formerly )
Churches
- St Ambrose Roman Catholic Church
- Alderwood United Church
- Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Slovenian Catholic Church
- Holy Family Coptic Catholic Church
