Greektown
Greektown, also known as The Danforth, is a commercial-residential neighbourhood and ethnic enclave in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on Danforth Avenue, between Chester Avenue and Dewhurst Boulevard, in east Toronto.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Yoho2001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighbourhood in Toronto, Canada
- Also known as: “Greektown, Toronto” and “The Danforth”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Holy Name Catholic School and Church of the Holy Name.
Church of the Holy Name
Church
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of the Holy Name in Toronto, Ontario, Canada is a historic church built during 1913 to 1926. The church was designed by architect Arthur W. Holmes to resemble the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.
Chester station
Railway stop
Photo: PascalHD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chester is a subway station on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station is located on Chester Avenue just north of Danforth Avenue. It opened in 1966 as one of the original stations of this subway line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Playter Estates and Riverdale.
Playter Estates
Neighborhood
Photo: Canmenwalker, CC BY 4.0.
Playter Estates is an area in the east end of Toronto, Ontario, Canada bounded by Pape Avenue to the east, the Don River Valley to the west, Danforth Avenue in the south, and Fulton Avenue in the north.
Riverdale
Neighborhood
Photo: Gigantichound, Public domain.
Riverdale is a large neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded by the Don River Valley to the west, Danforth Avenue and Greektown to the north, Jones Avenue, the CN/GO tracks, Leslieville to the east, and Lake Shore Boulevard to the south.
East Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Mike Linksvayer, CC BY 2.0.
East Chinatown is a Chinese neighbourhood located in the city of Toronto's east end in Riverdale and one of the several Chinatowns in Toronto. It was formed during the early 1970s and is centred on Gerrard Street East between Broadview Avenue and Carlaw Avenue.
Greektown
- Categories: Greektown and locality
- Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.6779° or 43° 40′ 40″ northLongitude
-79.34893° or 79° 20′ 56″ westElevation
117 metres (384 feet)Open location code
87M2MMH2+5COpenStreetMap ID
node 6743958322OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Polish—“Greektown” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “希臘城”
- Dutch: “Greektown”
- French: “Greektown”
- German: “Greektown (Toronto)”
- German: “Greektown”
- Greek: “Γκρικτάουν (Τορόντο)”
- Greek: “Γκρικτάουν”
- Korean: “그릭타운”
- Malay: “Pekan Greek, Toronto”
- Persian: “گریک تاون (تورنتو)”
- Persian: “گریک تاون”
- Polish: “The Danforth”
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Localities in the Area
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Greektown”. Photo: Yoho2001, CC BY-SA 3.0.