Bendale, also called Cedarbrae and Midland Park, is a residential neighbourhood in the eastern part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the former suburb of Scarborough. It is centred on the intersection of Lawrence Avenue East and Brimley Road. Its boundaries, as defined by the City, are Midland Avenue from Lawrence, north to Highway 401, east to McCowan, south to Lawrence, east to WestHighland Creek, south-west along West Highland Creek, then follow several side streets parallel to the Creek, north to Midland Avenue. The area north of Ellesmere is typically considered the Scarborough City Centre district, and is not considered in this neighbourhood article. Bendale was shortened from the original name Benlomond in 1881, which was named for Benlomond.
Description
The area is primarily residential. Of the residential dwellings, 39% are single-detached homes and 42% are apartment buildings. The population, as recorded in 2011 was 27,876. The area is ethnically diverse, like much of Toronto, but prior to 2006, has had a higher influx of immigrants from South Asia than the rest of Toronto. In 2011, the most common mother tongue and language spoken at home was Tamil. is located in Bendale. Landmarks in the area include Scarborough Health Network, General Campus at Lawrence and McCowan. The Scarborough Museum is located at Brimley north of Lawrence. Located at Midland and Lawrence is the Jame Abu Bakr Siddique Mosque. Its tall minaret can be seen from Brimley Road up to the Lawrence Station overpass. The area north of Lawrence Avenue between McCowan and Bellamy Roads, most of the street names begin with Ben. Examples include:
Benleigh, Benshire and Ben Nevis Drives
Benfrisco, Benhur and Benorama Crescents
Benadair and Benprice Courts
Ben Stanton and Ben Doran Boulevards.
Ben Stanton was the builder of the "Ben Jungle" and celebrated his 90th birthday with neighbours of the jungle.
TCDSB does not operate a secondary school in the neighbourhood, although TCDSB secondary students residing in Bendale attend TCDSB secondary schools located in adjacent neighbourhoods. Many attend several high schools such as Jean Vanier, Mary Ward, Francis Libermann, Cardinal Newman, St. John Paul II, Neil McNeil/Notre Dame and Senator O'Connor. Presently TDSB is the only school board that operates one secondary school in the neighbourhood, David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute with the former merged with nearby Bendale Business and Technical Institute in 2019. In addition to secondary schools, TDSB also operates several institutions in Bendale that provides primary education. TDSB elementary schools in Bendale include:
