We’ve all had our battles with the Dufferin bus. On a cold day during rush hour, it can feel like a perilous object barrelling toward you: loud, crowded, seemingly devoid of suspension. But it’s also just always there—it’s an essential caravan for one of Toronto’s most important streets. Stretching from the Ex all the way to Vaughan, Dufferin is a vital Toronto artery, anchoring neighbourhoods such as Yorkdale, Little Jamaica and Parkdale.

Today, it’s largely a condo-lined boulevard, peppered with many of the city’s best Latin restaurants and grocery stores, but some industrial vestiges remain. Curb Appeal’s top post this week is a chic townhouse carved out of a former yarn factory in Dovercourt Village. It’s beautifully designed and mindful of history, but I’d argue that the place’s greatest draw is its proximity to Dufferin’s schools, parks, taquerias and, yes, bus—which will soon get its own dedicated lane in advance of the 2026 World Cup.

 

Credits: Toronto Life