Prominent early residents of the neighbourhood included George Brown, a Father of Confederation and founder of The Globe newspaper (186 Beverley Street) and the family of William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canada's longest serving Prime Minister (147 Beverley Street).

Among the more famous Jewish residents was the family of architect Frank Gehry, whose grandparents owned a rowhouse at 15 Beverley Street.

Upkeep of the expansive gardens to the south of Grange House was entrusted to the City of Toronto, which has maintained the lands as a public park ever since.

The fair was mainly displaying animals (dairy cattle, sheep, horses), but also a refreshment area, floral hall and a midway (pleasure grounds).

The residential stock varies from working men's cottages built in the 1800s to semi-detached homes to mansions.

In the western section, the businesses of Chinatown extend east from Spadina along Dundas to nearly Beverley, while the side streets have remained residential.

A commercial enclave has developed around Baldwin Avenue between Beverley and McCaul Streets named 'Baldwin Village' of converted residences housing restaurants of numerous cuisines, and stores of arts, gifts and curios.

The residences of the north side of Dundas Street between Beverley and McCaul (across from the AGO) have all been converted to art galleries.

The homes of the east side of McCaul Street from Dundas south were demolished and the Village by The Grange residential and commercial complex was built.

The ten most common languages spoken at home, after English, are: For Census Tract 5350036.00 According to Statistics Canada, in 2006 the neighbourhood had 4,505 residents.