In 1912, Toronto Suburbs Ltd., guided by George Kappele and D.F. Crowagen registered a plan of subdivision for the old Waverley farm at Mount Pleasant Road and Lawrence Avenue. The developers named this new subdivision Waverley Park. 

Like other Toronto neighbourhoods from this era, the actual building of homes in Waverley Park was stalled initially by the First World War and then by the depression. 

In 1931 the City of Toronto expropriated the properties in the centre of Waverley Park for the creation of a public park. The Park was named Wanless Park, and eventually the entire neighbourhood adopted this name. 

Wanless Park, Wanless Road, Wanless Avenue, and Wanless Crescent are all named after John Wanless, a former Toronto alderman and educator.

Wanless Park’s solid brick detached houses were built mostly in the 1930’s and 1940’s. Most of the houses are two storey, however there is a sprinkling of bungalows in this neighbourhood as well. 

Overall the property sizes in Wanless Park are excellent with many homes having at least a thirty foot frontage and either a mutual or private driveway. Many Wanless Park houses either face the park or back onto the Riverview Drive ravine. 

The crown jewel of this neighbourhood is its namesake Wanless Park, a large nicely treed park that is situated right in the middle of the neighbourhood. This park is a hub for community events, dog walkers, and children’s recreation. This urban greenspace is just one of many reasons homebuyers are flocking to this neighbourhood. 

Wanless Park residents enjoy the convenience of being able to walk to all the local amenities including the Bedford Park Public School and Community Centre, the George Locke Public Library, Yonge Street shopping and the Lawrence subway station.