Maryvale, Toronto
Maryvale is a neighbourhood in the Scarborough section of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the edge of Scarborough with its western border being Victoria Park Avenue. To the north it is bordered by Highway 401, to the east by Warden and to the south by railroad tracks. History. The area was first settled as farmland and the neighbourhood is named after the Maryvale farm that once covered part of the area. It was an early part of Scarborough to be developed, being turned into a new suburb in the early 1950s. The most prominent landmark in  the community is the Metro store at Parkway Mall which has a distinctively curved roof, that was the largest wooden arch in Canada at the time of its construction. Originally built as a Grand Union store in 1958 and later converted to a Miracle Food Mart, the Parkway Mall Metro location was declared a heritage building in 2009. Education. Two public school boards operate elementary schools in Maryvale, the separate Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), and the secular Toronto District School Board (TDSB). Neither school board operates a secondary school in the neighbourhood, with TCDSB/TDSB secondary school students  residing in Maryvale attending institutions in adjacent neighbourhoods although an alternative school exists nearby (see above). The French first language public secular school board, Conseil scolaire Viamonde, and it separate counterpart, Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir also offer schooling to applicable residents of Maryvale, although they do not operate a school in the neighbourhood, with CSCM/CSV students attending schools situated in other neighbourhoods in Toronto.