Brockton Village

The plaza, Dufferin Mall, is an enclosed shopping centre to the south of Bloor Street, on the west side of Dufferin Avenue, and dominates shopping in the area with a large supermarket, department store, clothing and specialty stores.

[2] The site of Mike’s No Frills at 222 Lansdowne Avenue was once occupied by St. Helen’s Parish Roman Catholic Church (1875-1909) and school.

When the church moved further east the land then became Elias Rogers Coal and Lumber Yard, army barracks during World War I until National Cash Register opened their plant (built by Thomas E. Muirhead) in 1936.Knob Hill Farms took over the plant in 1975 until the grocer folded in 2000 and after brief vacancy became the current No Frills store.

Over the last half of the 20th century, the area south of College Street saw the influx of Portuguese immigrants and is also known as part of the Little Portugal neighbourhood.

Today's 'Brockton Village' encompasses that section north of the rail lines between Dufferin and Lansdowne, south of Bloor Street.

The hall was converted to commercial usage, and is located at the south-west corner of Dundas Street West and Brock Avenue.

It was once Ursula Franklin Academy, it was used by the Royal Conservatory of Music's bookstore, and it was used by FoodShare Toronto.

'Appii Forum', three taverns on Dundas Street at the tollgate in 1893.
The area was home to Dufferin Racetrack from 1907 to 1956.
Brockton Hall on Brock Avenue and Dundas Street in 2016
Bloor Collegiate Institute is one of three public secondary schools in Brockton Village.