Eglinton Avenue West
Dublin Core
Title
Eglinton Avenue West
Description
Jamaicans and other members of the growing black community settled in this area during the sixties and seventies and developed a small business class. Many music stores; grocery stores; bars; beauty salons; barbershops; restaurants and stores catering to the Black Caribbean community opened up along Eglinton West Avenue from Marlee Avenue to Dufferin Street.
Source
Publisher
"Research Guide to Reggae Lane: Toronto's Jamaican Music Scene, 1960s to the Present." Toronto Public Library, June 2, 2016. http://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/local-history-genealogy/2016/06/research-guide-to-reggae-lane-torontos-jamaican-music-scene-1960s-to-the-present.html. Accessed August 15, 2017.
Type
Coverage
Toronto
Spatial Coverage
”Eglinton Avenue West”
- Date Added
- July 5, 2018
- Collection
- Islands in the North
- Item Type
- Text
- Tags
- "Barbara Baillargeon", 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, community, Toronto
- Citation
- “Eglinton Avenue West,” Database - Islands in the North, accessed October 22, 2024, https://items.islandsinthenorth.com/items/show/1500.