Lansing, Toronto

For neighbourhood planning purposes, the City of Toronto, which North York was amalgamated into in 1998, labels Lansing as Lansing-Westgate.

The Lansing area was developed into a residential neighbourhood of mostly single-family owned and occupied homes between 1910 and the 1950s.

Lansing is generally filled with two distinct types of households, the first being older couples, usually with adult children, living in post-war bungalows, and the second being younger wealthy families living in "rebuilds" in which wealthy families buy one or two bungalows, tear them down and build two-million-dollar houses.

Several notable individuals are interred there, including the Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia, and Tim Horton.

Most of these parks are situated near the Don Valley, which forms a part of the larger Toronto ravine system.

The northeastern portion of the neighbourhood, along Yonge Street is also home to several restaurants retail outlets, forming a part of North York City Centre, the central business district for North York.

Lansing has developed into a residential neighbourhood.
View of Earl Bales Park from Sheppard Avenue.
Sidewalk entrance to Sheppard-Yonge station , a subway station in Lansing