Parcellation Chronology
This portion of Weston Rd. is characterized by large blocks
with smaller parcels along the street and larger ones towards the Humber River and the railway.
The peculiar morphological condition of large blocks results from the colonial road geometry that follows the river and the resulting narrow available land squeezed between the railway and the river edges. The side of the large blocks along Weston Rd. was subdivided into smaller lots for a harmonious mix of residential and commercial uses.
In contrast, the rear was initially subdivided into large lots to grow food or keep livestock. After the construction of the railway, the large parcels provided an ideal setting for the new factories and warehouses, leaving the fine-grained building edge along Weston Rd. almost intact.
The current parcellation is the outcome of four stages. The small colonial pattern that formed the base structure of this portion of Weston Rd. was partially consolidated in larger lots, mainly along the railway, in the second half of the 1800s. The larger industrial lots were consolidated further in the late 1960s when the apartment slabs were built. The last and more recent stage includes new condos built on medium-size parcels.
The land consolidation has not significantly affected the original building edge along Weston Rd, but the new condos will.
This portion of Weston Rd. is characterized by large blocks
with smaller parcels along the street and larger ones towards the Humber River and the railway.
The peculiar morphological condition of large blocks results from the colonial road geometry that follows the river and the resulting narrow available land squeezed between the railway and the river edges. The side of the large blocks along Weston Rd. was subdivided into smaller lots for a harmonious mix of residential and commercial uses.
In contrast, the rear was initially subdivided into large lots to grow food or keep livestock. After the construction of the railway, the large parcels provided an ideal setting for the new factories and warehouses, leaving the fine-grained building edge along Weston Rd. almost intact.
The current parcellation is the outcome of four stages. The small colonial pattern that formed the base structure of this portion of Weston Rd. was partially consolidated in larger lots, mainly along the railway, in the second half of the 1800s. The larger industrial lots were consolidated further in the late 1960s when the apartment slabs were built. The last and more recent stage includes new condos built on medium-size parcels.
The land consolidation has not significantly affected the original building edge along Weston Rd, but the new condos will.