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Kempton Howard Park

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Kempton Howard Park
Kempton Howard Park

Kempton Howard Park is located in the Blake-Jones area of Riverdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the southwest corner of Strathcona Avenue and Blake Street, directly adjacent to the Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centre, home of the Eastview Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada. The park has a variety of outdoor amenities, including a baseball diamond, an outdoor wading pool and a playground. The park's primary use is for baseball games, and has a wired field screen as a part of the baseball diamond, open year-round for the public. The baseball diamond is listed under the Classification C type, given its relatively small size and unirrigated turf.

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Kempton Howard Park
Blake Street, Toronto

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Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centre

Blake Street 86
M4J 3C9 Toronto
Ontario, Canada
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