The Beach
Also known as ‘The Beaches’ this neighbourhood is located east of Toronto’s downtown and is home to unique specialty stores along Queen Street East, a popular yearly international jazz festival, historic homes and lovely parks and ravines. As it’s name suggests, it also features a single uninterrupted stretch of sandy shoreline popular with tourists and local swimmers and sunbathers alike.
Riverdale
Known by many Torontonians as a thriving residential neighbourhood, from the strong arts community that caters to independent galleries on Queen St., to the large corporate film studios along the waterfront. Considered to be down-and-out in the 1970s, the area has since rebounded dramatically and is now a trendy residential district, attracting many young professionals and families.
Leslieville
This quiet east-end neighbourhood – “Toronto’s Brooklyn” – is commonly referred to now as an up-and-coming neighbourhood, with new restaurants, shops and cafés continually cropping up. However, it is still a largely working-class and middle-class neighbourhood; a tight-knit community and one of the city’s most relaxing spots.
