Brown's Corners, York Regional Municipality, Ontario
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Brown's Corner the name of two communities in the Greater Toronto Area.
One is located in Markham, Ontario and located near the corner of Woodbine Avenue and Highway 7.
Another is the name of a former post office in Scarborough at the corner of Finch Avenue East and Markham Road.
[edit] Brown's Corner, Markham
The area once was once farm land and has given way to commercial development. Outlet malls are now found near the former community. All that remains of the old settlement is the Brown's Corner United Church and the small cemetery.
A list of business located in the area:
- Hyundai Canada
- Michael Angelo's - located at the former Knob Hill Farms Markham Food Terminal
[edit] Brown's Corner, Scarborough
A post office named Brown's Corner was located near Markham Road and Finch Avenue East. The post office served local farms in the area. A huge barn was located at the intersection and remained there long after the farms disappeared and burned down in the 1990s.
Today the area is mainly industrial and home to the large Canadian Pacific Railway's Agincourt Marshalling Yard.
Other business located nearby:
- Pascal Furniture store - now a used car dealership
- Formula Honda dealership
- Honeywell Canada
- T-Fal Canada
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