Little Jamaica

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Little Jamaica is the informal name of neighbourhood in Toronto, Canada with a relatively large number of residents who were born in Jamaica, or who had Jamaican ancestor.[1]

The song Reggae Lane celebrates how the neighbourhood was the home to more Reggae recording than any place outside of Jamaica.[2][3][4]

The neighbourhood borders on a neighbourhood with residents of Italian background.[5] When Oakwood Light Rail station was being built on the border of these two neighbourhoods wags described it as "where Rasta meets Pasta".

References

  1. Desmond Allen; Ken Wainwright (2021-05-10). "Big news for Little Jamaica, Toronto: Enclave carved out by Jamaicans in major North American city to be preserved as cultural district". Jamaican Observer. Archived from the original on 2021-05-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20210510214956/https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/big-news-for-little-jamaica-toronto-enclave-carved-out-by-jamaicans-in-major-north-american-city-to-be-preserved-as-cultural-district_221103?profile=1373. Retrieved 2021-05-11. "In the 1960s Jamaican immigrants to Toronto, Canada, carved out a settlement for themselves, and proceeded to transform the space into what the Globalnews.ca magazine calls 'a global hotbed for reggae culture'." 
  2. Ryan Ayukawa (2015-04-18). "Toronto laneway to become reggae hot spot (once again)". Blog TO. http://www.blogto.com/city/2015/04/toronto_laneway_to_become_reggae_hot_spot_once_again/. Retrieved 2015-08-16. "Ward 15 City Councillor Josh Colle was instrumental in nominating "Reggae Lane" for an official title. Colle, who lived in the area, wanted to help recognize the rich history of Little Jamaica and the music of the '70s and '80s in the area." 
  3. Dominik Kurek (2015-03-17). "Reggae Lane selected for improvement project". Inside Toronto. http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/5481081-reggae-lane-selected-for-improvement-project/. Retrieved 2015-08-16. "The changes are coming with the construction of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, which is scheduled to open in 2020. “With the coming changes to Eglinton with the LRT, potential buildings, condos, this is a space that should not be neglected, especially because it’s literally no more than a footstep away from a main artery of Oakwood and Eglinton,” Alampi said." 
  4. Dominik Kurek (2015-06-02). "York community comes together to envision future of Reggae Lane". Inside Toronto. http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/5656694-york-community-comes-together-to-envision-future-of-reggae-lane/. Retrieved 2015-08-16. "He said the community needs Reggae Place, which could run along Eglinton from Marlee Avenue to Dufferin Street, and which would be a viable destination thanks to its proximity to the subway and access from the future underground Eglinton Crosstown LRT system." 
  5. Tess Kalinowski (2013-04-05). "Crosstown LRT: Eglinton's big dig ends 30-year wait for renewal". Toronto Star. "Folks are lined up out the door of Randy's, waiting to buy some of the best Jamaican patties in the city. This stretch of Eglinton Ave., near Oakwood, is where Rasta meets pasta in Toronto."