Going Around the World On Danforth Avenue

Toronto, ON - Elicar - Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 : goo

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There was a time when Danforth Avenue was synonymous to Souvlaki and Greeks. It may still be. But Greektown is but a small portion of Danforth Avenue and the other areas are developing. Apart from the Greektown Business Improvement Association (BIA) which is from Jones to Chester, there are two other BIA's that I discovered on my walk today from Victoria Park to Broadview: Danforth Village BIA (Victoria Park to Greenwood) and Danforth BIA (Chester to Broadview). I wonder if there is another BIA from Greenwood to Jones?

Danforth Avenue boasts a wide variety of restaurants offering cuisine from all over the world. It is expected that there is a concetration of Greek restaurants in Greektown, but non-Greek restaurants are becoming as popular. There are also a lot of businesses and service providers that cater to specific ethnic groups other than Greeks, the most predominant being South Asians on the eastern part of the Danforth.

Here are some of the pictures I took today:

Apparently, they serve the best fish and chips in Toronto.

Kiddie scoop is even too big for adults in this ice cream parlour. It used to be called St. Clair Ice Cream.

A haircutting parlour

Sorry Buddy, it is closed for Good Friday!

Tattoo's anyone?

I woder how long those bikes have been up there?

An old bank building that still houses a bank which makes it a novelty by itself.

A Catholic church. Oddly enough, there were at least 8 churches that I saw, but there was no Greek Orthodox church.

The international tour begins:

First, the Philippines (of course!).

On to Thailand

Then to Sudan and China

Belgium

The North Pole

England ;) (A Pet Shop)

Chocolates!!!

Sushi

Greek food

Mexican

Brazilian

Asian

Caribbean

Italy, France and Tunisia?

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jeeff: heh, i'm not surprised to find contradictions.

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