[1] Centred on Mount Pleasant Road, the neighbourhood grew slowly with medium-sized houses on narrow but deep lots.

[citation needed] In the early years Howard and Lorrie Dunington-Grubb, who later founded Sheridan Nurseries, undertook much of the landscape architecture for the boulevards and parks of the suburb.

The building of houses was interrupted by two world wars, a recession, and a depression, and the neighborhood was completed only in the 1950s.

In 2011, Canadian Business magazine named it the wealthiest postal code in Canada by household net worth, averaged at $3.88 million.

[5] The neighborhood is located in a setting that includes gently rolling hills, several parks, and a ravine.

In the City of Toronto, secular French-oriented public schools are provided by Conseil scolaire Viamonde, whereas French-oriented public separate schools are provided by Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir.

Along with primary and secondary institutions, Lawrence Park is also close to Glendon College.

Located at 2275 Bayview Avenue, the school is a federated bilingual liberal arts campus of York University.

Lawrence Park is close to four private schools, offering both primary and secondary levels of education.

Both Bayview and Yonge Street connect to Highway 401 within a five- to ten-minute drive from Lawrence Park.