Greektown,
Toronto, also known as Greektown on
the Danforth, or more simply, The
Danforth, is a neighbourhood and Business
Improvement Area (BIA) of the city
of Toronto, in Ontario, Canada. It
is located on Danforth Avenue, between
Chester Avenue and Dewhurst Blvd.,
in east Toronto. Named after Asa Danforth,
an American contractor who designed
Queen Street and Kingston Road —
other streets in the city —
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".
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