Grange Park View Point

Grange Park View point

Grange Park is special in that it not only has ties to Toronto’s art community, but it’s incredibly snap-worthy too! Located by OCAD University and the Art Gallery of Ontario—two architectural gems you may want to consider capturing as well—Grange Park also happens to be a national historic site. Originally part of the Grange Estate, it houses the late Boulton-family home (built in 1917). Keep an eye out for one of Toronto’s most-photographed sculptures—Henry Moore’s popular sculpture, Large Two Forms—found on the corner of Dundas and McCaul Streets.

Grange Park is a beautiful, welcoming and accessible park. The park is a versatile space, providing a pastoral setting for individuals to relax, as well as a place for outdoor activities. The large lawn in the middle of the park attracts spontaneous bouts of soccer, Frisbee playing, catch and croquet. The large trees provide a cool and quiet spot to read, snack and snooze during hot summer days..

Trees: The park has 180 trees, including more than 80 new trees that were planted in 2016 to ensure a continued mature canopy for future generations. Species include American elm, horse chestnut, beech and oak, among others. North end of the park, facing north towards the AGO. A family walks by the water feature.

Children’s Play: The children’s play area has customized equipment in shapes that evoke artistic creativity, such as paint palettes, paint cans and crumpled pieces of paper. The play area is divided into two zones: one for younger children, 2-5 years old; and one for older children.

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