The Bickford Park neighbourhood is named after Colonel E. Oscar Bickford, a former Toronto businessman and politician.
Bickford, a wealthy landowner, owned what is now the Bickford Ravine Park. His widow Emily A. Bickford sold this property to the City of Toronto in 1908, for $44,250.
In 1913, the Elizabethan Recreation Centre was built at the north end of Bickford Park. This playground was named after the "Lizzies", a collection of local sports teams that achieved nationwide fame at all levels of amateur sport, particularly in baseball and basketball. The Centre's name was changed in 1990 to The Bob Abate Community Recreation Centre in honour of the "Lizzies" popular long-time coach.
Almost ninety years after it's inception, the Bickford Park playground still represents a field of dreams for this quiet west end neighbourhood.
Excerpt from: Your Guide to Toronto Neighbourhoods, by David Dunkelman, Maple Tree Publishing, Inc.
City of Toronto, Bickford Park Neighbourhood House Values:
Toronto Bickford Park Real Estate values for the year 2007:
Homes in the Bickford Park area sold at an average price of $537,578. The most expensive home sold for $781,900; the lowest sale price was $270,000. There were a total of 51 sales in the Bickford Park area, on average homes in the area were on the market for 22 days.
Bickford Park home sales for 2006:
Homes in Toronto's Bickford Park area sold at an average price of $478,991. The most expensive home was sold for $731,264; the lowest sale price was $276,000. There were 36 sales in the area, on average homes in Bickford Park were available for 20 days.
The homes in Toronto's Bickford Park went up in value by 12% over this period of time.
Stats obtained from TREB
For more information about Toronto's Bickford Park Real Estate please feel free to contact Ryan Roberts your Toronto residential real estate agent.
