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Eglinton Avenue West
Jamaicans and other members of the growing black community settled in this area during the sixties and seventies and developed a small business class.…
Universal Importers
”Available at your Caribbean food store.”
Third World Bookstore
"'The bookstore... which the militant radical and railway porter Leonard Johnston had opened with his wife Gwendolyn less than a year earlier... specialized in books on the history and culture of Africa and its diaspora/ black literature and volumes…
Maceo
”Maceo was one of Toronto's dominant sounds in the 1970s and '80s. A versatile selector he's also considered to be one of the first hip-hop deejay's in the city.'”
Kennedy Station
The eastern terminus of the Toronto Transit Commission's (TTC) Bloor-Danforth subway line and a popular hangout and meeting place for many Scarborough adolescents.
Island Food Market
”You save because we import fresh yams, vegetables, and fruits directly from Jamaica every week.”
”The Cake Art Bakery Limited”
”Bakers of Fine Bread Spiced Buns Vegetarian and Beef Patties Donuts…”
”Rotiman”
”An Exotic Escape From the Hamburger - Roti a curried wrapped dish from Trinidad and Tobago is very much a part of Toronto's culinary fabric.”
”Ram's Roti Shop”
”Delicious Curried Meats and Hot Dhalpouri Roti. The third location of this famous and popular restaurant.”
”Mariposa Meat Depot”
”A business that caters to the Black Caribbean community.”
”Knob Hill Farms”
”The first big box food terminal/supermarket in Canada. They offered produce and groceries from all over the continent catering to the diverse population of the city.”