Eglinton East
Eglinton East, historically known as Knob Hill, is a residential and commercial neighbourhood in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded by Stansbury Crescent, Citadel Drive, and West Highland Creek to the north, Midland Avenue to the west, the CNR rail line, Brimley Road, and Eglinton Avenue to the south, and Bellamy Road North to the east. Eglinton East is a working-class neighbourhood with a high percentage of immigration to the area. Sri Lanka has produced the most immigration to the area over the past decade and correspondingly the most spoken (non English) language is Tamil. There is many East Indian, Filipino and Jamaican people living in this neighbourhood. While there is an equal number of Chinese the other figures are above average. Prior to the arrival, Macedonians and Bulgarians dominated the neighborhood immigrating from Eastern Bloc countries after World War II. The residents of this neighbourhood primarily live in high rise buildings with only 22% of people owning their place of residence.
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Danforth Road, Toronto Scarborough
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N 43.74 ° | E -79.246 ° |
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Danforth Road 1284
M1J 2E1 Toronto, Scarborough
Ontario, Canada
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