the industries left the area. The area is now primarily home to small industrial businesses and big box stores. In literature The first short story published by Nobel Prize recipient William Faulkner, Landing in Luck, was likely set at the Leaside Aerodrome. While a student at the School of Military Aeronautics at the University of Toronto in 1918, Faulkner would have had many opportunities to observe the operations at this airfield. See also List of abandoned airports in Canada Notes External links Station descriptions Leaside Airfield A brief history of industry in Leaside Defunct airports in Ontario Transport in Toronto