Maple Leaf, Toronto
Encyclopedia
Maple Leaf is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto
, Ontario
, Canada
. It is located in the southwest of the North York district. Its approximate borders are Lawrence Avenue
to the south, Jane Street to the west, Highway 401 to the north, The CNR rail lines east of Keele Street
to the east.
and Jamaica
n. It also has a very large African population mainly from Ghana
with Rustic (mainly the Jane-Falstaff area and all along Jane Street) having one of the biggest Ghanaian populations in all of Toronto. The eastern most part, east of Keele, is also known as North Park.
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
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. It is located in the southwest of the North York district. Its approximate borders are Lawrence Avenue
Lawrence Avenue
Lawrence Avenue is a major east-west thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is divided into east and west portions by Yonge Street, the dividing line of east-west streets in Toronto....
to the south, Jane Street to the west, Highway 401 to the north, The CNR rail lines east of Keele Street
Keele Street
Keele Street is a north-south road in Toronto and York Region in Ontario, Canada. It stretches 47km, running from Bloor Street in Toronto to the Holland Marsh. South of Bloor Street, the roadway is today known as Parkside Drive, but was originally part of Keele Street...
to the east.
Character
The neighbourhood is a single-family residential area on both sides of Keele Street which is a commercial street. The western part of the neighbourhood, west of Culford is known as Rustic. Rustic is home to many ethnicities, the most common being ItalianItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
n. It also has a very large African population mainly from Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
with Rustic (mainly the Jane-Falstaff area and all along Jane Street) having one of the biggest Ghanaian populations in all of Toronto. The eastern most part, east of Keele, is also known as North Park.