HISTORY AND OVERVIEW

The Elms neighbourhood is named after the former Elms Golf Club, which occupied all of the land between Islington Avenue and Albion Road, north of Hadrian Drive. Another large golf course named Pine Point was located just south of the Elms course. The Pine Point clubhouse is still standing in Pine Point Park, where it now serves as the home of the Thistletown Lions Club.

The Pine Point Golf Course was sold in the early 1950's to the same developers who built the Rexdale neighbourhood. In fact, the area south of Hadrian Drive is still sometimes referred to as "Old Rexdale." The Elms Golf course site was developed much later in the mid 1960's.

The Elms is a diverse community made up of people from a wide variety of economic and cultural backgrounds. The Elms neighbourhood is located next to the very scenic Humber River Valley corridor.

As a result there are plenty of parks, mature trees and a varied topography. The peaceful tranquility of this area is intermittently broken by the roar of airplanes which fly above The Elms neighbourhood enroute to nearby Pearson International Airport.

Local amenities include shopping, Pine Point Park with an arena, outdoor pool and tennis.

The area is close to public transportation on Islington, which takes you south to the subway.  It is also close to the major highways of 401, 427, 403, 407, QEW.