Little Jamaica
Little Jamaica, also known as Eglinton West, is an ethnic enclave in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located along Eglinton Avenue West, from Marlee Avenue to Keele Street, and is part of four neighbourhoods: Silverthorn, Briar Hill–Belgravia, Caledonia–Fairbank, and Oakwood–Vaughan.Photo: booledozer, Public domain.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighbourhood in Toronto, Canada
- Also known as: “Eglinton West”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oakwood station and Fairbank station.
Oakwood station
Railway station
Photo: PascalHD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oakwood is an underground Toronto subway station on Line 5 Eglinton in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Little Jamaica neighbourhood at the intersection of Oakwood Avenue and Eglinton Avenue.
Fairbank station
Railway station
Photo: PascalHD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fairbank is an underground Toronto subway station on Line 5 Eglinton in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Fairbank neighbourhood at the intersection of Dufferin Street and Eglinton Avenue West. Destinations include Fairbank Memorial Park.
Cedarvale station
Metro station
Cedarvale is a Toronto subway station that serves as an interchange station for Line 1 Yonge–University and Line 5 Eglinton in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fairbank and Oakwood Village.
Fairbank
Neighborhood
Photo: booledozer, Public domain.
Fairbank is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The area is centred on the intersection of Dufferin Street and Eglinton Avenue West. Fairbank includes the neighbourhoods of Briar Hill–Belgravia and Caledonia–Fairbank.
Oakwood Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Oakwood Village, formerly known as Oakwood–Vaughan, is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located in the former inner suburb of York, the neighbourhood is a Business Improvement Area; it has an annual arts festival and a public library built in 1997.
Yorkdale–Glen Park
Neighborhood
Photo: PascalHD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yorkdale–Glen Park is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located in the former suburb of North York. It is bounded by Highway 401 to the north, Allen Road to the east, a line south of Stayner Avenue to the south, and the CNR tracks to the west.
Little Jamaica
- Categories: historic district and locality
- Location: York, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.69728° or 43° 41′ 50″ northLongitude
-79.44276° or 79° 26′ 34″ westOpen location code
87M2MHW4+WVOpenStreetMap ID
node 5355329143OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q5348082
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Japanese—“Little Jamaica” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Eglinton West”
- French: “Petite Jamaïque”
- Japanese: “エグリントン・ウェスト”
- Japanese: “リトル・ジャマイカ”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Belgravia and Five Points.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Oakwood Station and Canadian Korean Biddhists Association.
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