Cliffside in Toronto, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Cliffside Golf Course

1931-1950

— Mural Routes Heritage Trail —

Cliffside Golf Course Marker<br>(<i>right/east edge of mural</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 28, 2022

1. Cliffside Golf Course Marker
(right/east edge of mural)

Inscription.
In 1931 George McCordick converted an old farmhouse into a clubhouse and turned the surrounding countryside into a challenging golf course.

The Cliffside Golf Course was located south of Kingston Road and west of Midland Ave. with a beautiful view of Lake Ontario. Many a golf ball was lost over the Bluffs!

After 1950 the golf course was closed as new housing and commercial development spread along Kingston Road.

This mural is dedicated to the residents of Cliffside and to the golfers whose fond memories have brought the golf course back to life on this wall.

Erected 1991 by Scarborough Arts Council. (Marker Number 2.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Parks & Recreational Areas • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1931.

Location. 43° 42.508′ N, 79° 14.915′ W. Marker is in Toronto, Ontario. It is in Cliffside. It is on Sandown Avenue just east of Kingston Road, on the left when traveling east. Mural covers the entire south facade of the building at this address. Marker is on the right/east side of the mural. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2435 Kingston Road, Toronto ON M1N 1V1, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto

and on the Golden Horseshoe.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 kilometers of this marker

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, measured as the crow flies: The Bluffs as Viewed by Elizabeth Simcoe c.1793 (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Scarborough Bluffs (approx. one kilometer away); William (Billy) McKay Jr. (1862 - 1943) (approx. 6.6 kilometers away); J. Tuzo Wilson (approx. 7.3 kilometers away); The Ashbridge Estate / Le Domaine des Ashbridge (approx. 7.7 kilometers away); “Coca-Cola” by Walter Yarwood (approx. 8 kilometers away); George Leslie (approx. 8.5 kilometers away); Jefferson Glass Co. Factory (approx. 8.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toronto.

Also see . . . Cliffside.

It is widely believed that the Cliffside neighbourhood gained its namesake from the Cliffside Golf Course that covered much of the now-residential area south of Kingston Road. Cliffside was named for the Scarborough Bluffs, which bordered the south side of the Golf Course.

(Submitted on March 10, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Mural Routes Heritage Trail Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 28, 2022

2. Mural Routes Heritage Trail Marker

Heritage Trail — Mural #2
Cliffside Golf Course by Dan Sawatzky, July 1991
The murals of the Heritage Trail depict historic landmarks and events in Scarborough’s development. The purpose of the Mural Routes project is to commemorate unique features of Scarborough through art.
Scarborough Arts Council

Cliffside Golf Course Mural (<i>left/west side</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 28, 2022

3. Cliffside Golf Course Mural (left/west side)

Cliffside Golf Course Mural (<i>right/east side</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 28, 2022

4. Cliffside Golf Course Mural (right/east side)

Cliffside Golf Course Mural image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 28, 2022

5. Cliffside Golf Course Mural

(looking north across Sandown Avenue)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 651 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 10, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.