Notes:
Statement of significance from the City's report regarding the inclusion of these addresses on the Heritage Registry: "The properties at 1493-1495 Bayview Avenue have cultural heritage value for the design of the commercial buildings as representative examples of “Main Street Rows” identified by the two-storey scale, the glazed commercial storefronts with residential or commercial units in the upper floor, and the simplified Modernist detailing with the horizontal lines and lack of ornamentation typical of those dating to the post-World War II era.
Contextually, the properties at 1493-1495 Bayview Avenue are valued for the role of the commercial buildings in defining, supporting and maintaining the historical mid-rise streetscape character of the thoroughfare between Millwood Road and Eglinton Avenue East as the “Main Street” connecting the communities of North Toronto and Leaside. The buildings at 1493-1495 Bayview Avenue are historically, visually and physically linked to their setting on the east side of the street, south of Millwood Road, where they are part of a contiguous row of commercial buildings with a shared setback adjoining the Garden Court Apartments, a National Historic Site in Leaside."
