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PPTby:LisaMayLovelessNationality:Canadian/CanadaWelcometoTorontoTheworldinonecity.Askanyonewho’sspentanysignificantamountoftimeinTorontotodescribetheircityandtheywilllikelyconjureupimagesofmanydisparateentities,linkedasawhole.Indeed,Toronto’sstatusasaworld-classcityderivesinpartfromitsgreatdiversity,andnowhereisthismoreevidentthaninitsextraordinaryvariationinneighborhoods.Fromthesparklingglassofthedowntownfinancialcoretothetime-weatheredbrickoftheDistillerydistrict;fromParkdale’stransformativeurbanspaces,Torontoisbrimmingwithpotentialtosuiteveryneed.WheretoGo.BloordaleVillageTheAnnexKensingtonMarketChinatownBloorStreet&DanforthAvenueChurch&WellesleyVillageFinancialDistrictDistilleryDistrictQueenStreetTorontoIslandsBloordaleVillageOnceadead-zonebetweenOssingtonandBloorWestVillage(furtherwest),Bloordalehasrecentlyundergoneamajorcommunityrejuvenationproject,makingitoneofToronto’sup-and-comingneighborhoodsforshopping,diningandliving.TheAnnexTheAnnexisoneofToronto'soldestneighbourhoods,characterizedbyitsdistinctivetallnarrowhouses,andlivelycommunityalongBloorStreet.BecausetheAnnexissoclosetotheUniversityofToronto,itislivelywithstudents,librariesrestaurants,pubs,andclubs.KensingtonMarketKensingtonMarketisadistinctivemulticulturalneighbourhoodinDowntownToronto.TheMarketisanolderneighbourhoodandoneofthecity'smostwell-known.It’sfilledwitheclecticshops,cafésandfreshproduce.Theneighbourhoodfeaturesmanyhistoric,Victorianhomesinallcoloursoftherainbow.It’sagreatplacetowalkaroundholdingacamerainhand.You’llseeawiderangeofethnicalbackgroundssharingabeer,shopping,listeningtolivemusicorwalkingthestreetstogether.Themarketisfilledwithbutchershops,fishandseafoodshops,freshproduce,bakeries,cheeseshops,driedfruits,nuts,beans,coffeeandmore.Thereisawiderangeofrestaurantsservingupgoodeatsfromaroundtheworld;Jamaican,Mexican,Cuban,Portuguese,Thai,Korean,Italian,Caribbean,Chinese,andvegetariantonameafew.ChinatownChinatownisanethnicenclaveinDowntownToronto,withahighconcentrationofethnicChineseresidentsandbusinessesextendingalongDundasStreetWestandSpadinaAvenuewestofthecentreofthecity.AsecondareaknownasEastChinatown,extendsalongbothstreetsfromtheintersectionofBroadviewAvenueandGerrardStreet.Firstdevelopedinthelate19thcentury,themainChinatownisnowoneofthelargestChinatownsinNorthAmericaandoneofseveralmajorChinese-CanadiancommunitiesintheGreaterTorontoArea.BloorStreet&DanforthAvenueBloorstreetisalongstreetwhichrunsthroughTorontofromthefarwesttoeast.WhenBloorstreethitsthedowntowncenteratYongestreetitturnsintoDanforthAvenue.AlongBloorinthedowntowncoreyou’llseetheROM(RoyalOntarioMuseum)whichhousesavarietyofexhibitionsincludingamassivedinosaureexhibit.YoucanalsofindallthedesignershopssuchasLV,Prada,andHoltRenfew.WhenyougoalongtheDanforth,you’llfindGreektownwhereeveryyearamassivefoodfestivalhappenscalled‘TasteofDanforth’.Church&WellesleyVillageChurchWellesleyVillage,hometoToronto'soriginalLGBT-orientedcommunity.ThestretchofChurchfromCarltontoBlooralsogoesbymorecolloquialnamesliketheVillage,theGayVillage,theGayGhettoorGaybourhood,buteitherwayyousliceitit'sstillhometoathrivingmixofrestaurants,cafesandclothingstores.It'salsogroundzerofortheannualPrideWeek,oneofToronto'sbiggestsummerfestivalsandoneofthelargestPridesintheworld.FinancialDistrictTheFinancialDistrictisabusinessdistrictinToronto,withinthedowntowncore.ItisthemainfinancialdistrictinToronto,andisthefinancialheartofCanada.Itisthemostdenselybuilt-upareaofToronto,hometonumerousbankingcompanies,corporateheadquarters,high-poweredlegalandaccountingfirms,insurancecompaniesandstockbrokers.Inturn,thepresenceofsomanydecision-makershasbroughtinadvertisingagenciesandmarketingcompanies.Thebankshavebuiltlargeofficetowers,muchofwhosespaceisleasedtothesecompanies.Thebanktowers,andmuchelseinToronto'score,areconnectedbyasystemofundergroundwalkways,knownasPATH,whichislinedwithretailestablishmentsmakingtheareaoneofthemostimportantshoppingdistrictsinToronto.Thevastmajorityofthesestoresareonlyopenduringweekdaysduringthebusinessdaywhenthefinancialdistrictispopulated.Duringtheeveningsandweekends,thewalkwaysremainopenbuttheareaisalmostdesertedandmostofthestoresareclosed.TheDistilleryDistrictAneighborhoodasoldasTorontoitself,theDistillerydistrictishometosomeofthebest-preservedVictorianarchitectureinNorthAmericaandboastsarecentrevitalizationintothepresent.Pedestrianfriendly,andpoisedontheouteredgeofthedowntowncore,theDistilleryishometoartisans,theatres,restaurants,cafesandboutiqueretailers.QueenStreetQueenStreetwasthecartographicalbaselinefortheoriginaleast-westavenuesofToronto'sgridpatternofmajorstreets.ThewesternendofQueen(sometimessimplyreferredtoasQueenWest)isnowbestknownasacentreforCanadianbroadcasting,music,fashion,performance,andthevisualarts.Overthepasttwenty-fiveyears,QueenWesthasbecomeaninternationalartscentre,andamajortouristattractioninToronto.OntheEastendarethebeachesandlocalboutiquescontinuetolinethestreet.TorontoIslandsTheTorontoIslandsareachainofsmallislandsinthecityofToronto.TheTorontoIsland