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| • | Greektown, Toronto, also known as Greektown on the Danforth, or more simply, The Danforth, is a neighborhood and Business Improvement Area (BIA) of the city of Toronto, in Ontario, Canada. It is located on Danforth Avenue, between Chester and Pape Avenues, in east Toronto. Named after Asa Danforth, an American contractor who designed Queen Street and Kingston Road ࢀ&#-2912;other streets in the city ࢀ&#-2912;the area is known for its architecture dating back to as early as 1910, and for its number of Greek restaurants and stores. The area was one of the major settlement areas of early Greek immigrants to Toronto.
In the 1970s and 1980s this region was considered to be the largest Greektown in North America. In 1993, the BIA Board of Management's lobbying of City Hall paid off, and the BIA was officially renamed "GreekTown on the Danforth". More recently, the area has experienced a wave of gentrification as higher-priced restaurants and bars, as well as European-style public squares have moved in.
The neighborhood is mentioned in the Barenaked Ladies song, The Old Apartment and by author Joseph Assenza in the critically aclaimed novel "The History of John".
Source: [wikipedia: greektown, toronto]
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