page_title: The Queensway-Humber Bay
section_title: Redevelopment
hierarchical_section_title: The Queensway-Humber Bay / History / Redevelopment
caption_attribution_description: Palace Pier was one of the first lake side condo projects in Toronto, seemingly way out in the boondocks when the first tower was completed in 1978. In front is the modern pedestrian and cycle bridge over the mouth of the Humber River.
context_page_description: The Queensway-Humber Bay, known officially as Stonegate-Queensway, is a neighbourhood in the south-west of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the south-east of the former City of Etobicoke.
context_section_description: In 1984, Etobicoke became a city and began planning to redevelop the southern neighbourhoods.  Since the 1980s some undeveloped areas have been built up with 'Monster Homes' and more recently townhouses such as on Royal York south from Norseman and on Berry Rd at Prince Edward Dr.  The former site of Davidson crescent between the Humber streetcar loop and the Ontario Food Court became home to a large big box stores complex.  Far to the west from Kipling to the 427 many new stores have opened and west of the 427 the former industrial has continued to be turned to commercial use with the building of many big box stores around the Sherway Gardens mall.  In recent years the area south of the Lake Shore has been almost entirely redeveloped with the demolition of almost all the motels and the building of many tall condominiums.  This had originally begun with two towers built in the 1980s at the foot of the Humber River and were named The Palace Pier after the amusement pier that had been lost to arson.  An artificial shoreline has also been created as parkland behind the new condominiums from Lake Shore.  The TTC has recently considered reinstating the Long Branch streetcar which would necessitate passengers switching at the Humber Loop again, going or coming from Toronto. Proposals have also been made for a streetcar along the Queensway as an attempt to slow traffic and attempt to remove the 'suburban' feel of the area.
caption: The end of the 20th century saw the construction of a number condominiums along the former motel strip.
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