Hello all! 
Let me start off by saying . . . I didn't really find anything too interesting today, but I was only there for 2 hours.
Though I do feel this park has lots of potential! 
This is an intercity naturalized park with no tot lot and only a couple of benches, there's really not much to do here at all! But, there are very old Apple, Pear, Chesnut, Poplar & Pine trees in this park, that range from 60 to approximately 100 years of age. This is a great place to come for a walk with your dog or to just sit on a bench and enjoy the beautiful trees. This park has seen picnics, family gaterings and children's games played here for the better part of 50 years!
At one time this park was the backyard of a house that was built around 1890 (see photo of 41 Bellamy Road South). The original owner consequently subdivided about 5 acres of their land and sold it off for residential development in 1964 or 1965. This "1 acre backyard" portion, was kept natural for the enjoyment of the local residents. I know this because I rented a house next to this park for about 5 years 15 years ago, and I use to walk my dogs here everyday!
Here's a bit of history on the City of Scarborough where this park is located.
Thanks for looking at my post and happy hunting!
Dave
Scarborough, Ontario Canada
In 1793 Elizabeth Simcoe noted the resemblance of the bold highlands east of Toronto to the chalk cliffs of Scarborough in Yorkshire, England. Accordingly, her husband Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe, renamed the newly surveyed township north of the bluffs, changing it from Glasgow to Scarborough. In 1796, the first land patents were issued, and the township was opened to new settlement. Some time later, settlers from the British Isles and the United States began to hew out homes here in the forests. By 1850 they had established a thriving farming community with 3,800 inhabitants and the township was incorporated with a local municipal Council. Old trails became new roads. Villages with saw and grist mills, inns, blacksmith shops and stores flourished at major crossroads. By 1867 there were post offices at: Scarborough Village, Woburn, Highland Creek, Ellesmere, Malvern, Agincourt and Wexford. St. Andrew's Church, founded in 1818 had been joined by many others: four Anglican, ten Methodist, three Presbyterian and one Roman Catholic. Eleven school sections were set up to provide elementary education.
Scarborough was first opened to settlement in 1796 and had huge centennial, sesquicentennial and bicentennial celebrations commemorating this fact although our first permanent settlers didn't arrive for almost three years. Many received grants but remained absentee landlords until the arrival of our first permanent settlers, the Thomson family c.1799. The community of Scarborough covers a huge geographical area. As a result, rather than having a single main street, Scarborough developed many crossroads communities within its borders with distinct names and personalities. Many of these community names have survived into the present. Scarborough was the site of several native settlements prior to the middle of the 15th century. An ossuary was discovered in 1956 at Bellamy Road and Lawrence Avenue East during the start of new house construction. An archaeological investigation conducted by the University of Toronto confirmed the findings. Native groups reconsecrated the ossuary and a plaque was erected to commemorate the importance of the site.
Let me start off by saying . . . I didn't really find anything too interesting today, but I was only there for 2 hours.
Though I do feel this park has lots of potential! This is an intercity naturalized park with no tot lot and only a couple of benches, there's really not much to do here at all! But, there are very old Apple, Pear, Chesnut, Poplar & Pine trees in this park, that range from 60 to approximately 100 years of age. This is a great place to come for a walk with your dog or to just sit on a bench and enjoy the beautiful trees. This park has seen picnics, family gaterings and children's games played here for the better part of 50 years!At one time this park was the backyard of a house that was built around 1890 (see photo of 41 Bellamy Road South). The original owner consequently subdivided about 5 acres of their land and sold it off for residential development in 1964 or 1965. This "1 acre backyard" portion, was kept natural for the enjoyment of the local residents. I know this because I rented a house next to this park for about 5 years 15 years ago, and I use to walk my dogs here everyday!
Here's a bit of history on the City of Scarborough where this park is located.
Thanks for looking at my post and happy hunting!
Dave
Scarborough, Ontario Canada
In 1793 Elizabeth Simcoe noted the resemblance of the bold highlands east of Toronto to the chalk cliffs of Scarborough in Yorkshire, England. Accordingly, her husband Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe, renamed the newly surveyed township north of the bluffs, changing it from Glasgow to Scarborough. In 1796, the first land patents were issued, and the township was opened to new settlement. Some time later, settlers from the British Isles and the United States began to hew out homes here in the forests. By 1850 they had established a thriving farming community with 3,800 inhabitants and the township was incorporated with a local municipal Council. Old trails became new roads. Villages with saw and grist mills, inns, blacksmith shops and stores flourished at major crossroads. By 1867 there were post offices at: Scarborough Village, Woburn, Highland Creek, Ellesmere, Malvern, Agincourt and Wexford. St. Andrew's Church, founded in 1818 had been joined by many others: four Anglican, ten Methodist, three Presbyterian and one Roman Catholic. Eleven school sections were set up to provide elementary education.
Scarborough was first opened to settlement in 1796 and had huge centennial, sesquicentennial and bicentennial celebrations commemorating this fact although our first permanent settlers didn't arrive for almost three years. Many received grants but remained absentee landlords until the arrival of our first permanent settlers, the Thomson family c.1799. The community of Scarborough covers a huge geographical area. As a result, rather than having a single main street, Scarborough developed many crossroads communities within its borders with distinct names and personalities. Many of these community names have survived into the present. Scarborough was the site of several native settlements prior to the middle of the 15th century. An ossuary was discovered in 1956 at Bellamy Road and Lawrence Avenue East during the start of new house construction. An archaeological investigation conducted by the University of Toronto confirmed the findings. Native groups reconsecrated the ossuary and a plaque was erected to commemorate the importance of the site.
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I've wanted to hunt this park for a while now, but I chose to hit sites close to my house for the past few months. Lately I've decided to start look at sites closer to where I grew up in Toronto. 
Hope to get out this afternoon for a couple of hours though to the demolished 1880 school site though. ![:-\](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/undecided.gif "Undecided :-\")
I try to do some research of older sites prior to hunting there, just to make sure it's worth my time. For now, I feel more comfortable hitting these older sites as a single, not that I wouldn't enjoy a partner for a beach or park hunt though. 
Montreal is a beautiful city isn't it! I use to drive down there once a month with my buddy to stay the weekend and enjoy the night life! Personally, I found the women in Montreal absolutely gorgeous and very affectionate too! 
