Corso Italia from Dufferin Street and St. Clair Avenue. The first Europeans were British settlers in the 1900s.Italian Canadians celebrating 1982 World Cup win on St. Clair Avenue West in Corso Italia
The community is the eastern half of what was earlier known as Earlscourt. Earlscourt was originally settled by British immigrants in 1906, and was annexed by the City of Toronto in 1910.
By the 1970s, Italian immigrants from Little Italy on College Street, moved northward to St. Clair Avenue. One of the largest celebrations on St. Clair Avenue West was when Italy won the 1982 FIFA World Cup, which involved an estimated 300,000 fans, shutting the street down for nearly 20 blocks between Caledonia and Oakwood.[1] In 1981, about 35,000 Italians lived in this area, however, by 1991, this number had dropped to 20,000.[2] Although the character of Corso Italia is still Italian, the demographics of this neighbourhood have changed drastically with a smaller Italian population than originally. Much of the Italian population has moved to the suburbs northwest of Toronto, in particular, Vaughan, King, and Caledon.[3][4]
^"Historicist: Taking It to the Streets". torontoist.com. June 21, 2014.
^Jordan Stanger-Ross (2010). Staying Italian: Urban Change and Ethnic Life in Postwar Toronto and Philadelphia (Historical Studies of Urban America). University of Chicago Press. ISBN9780226770765.
^Perin, Roberto (York University). "Staying Italian: Urban Change and Ethnic Life in Post-war Toronto and Philadelphia." Urban History, 12/2010, Volume 37, Issue 3. Cited: p. 493. "[...]whereas in Toronto, Little Italy became a jumping-off point: houses were later purchased in the northwestern part of the city and beyond, notably in the famous or infamous ‘ethnoburb’ of Vaughan."
^"The littlest Little Italy slowly fades away". theglobeandmail.com. 26 August 2005.
External linksedit
Corso Italia BIA
Contours of Postwar Italian Immigration to Toronto
City of Toronto - Corso Italia-Davenport Neighbourhood Profile
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corso, italia, toronto, corso, italia, neighbourhood, toronto, ontario, canada, situated, clair, avenue, west, between, westmount, avenue, just, east, dufferin, street, lansdowne, avenue, contained, within, larger, city, recognized, neighbourhood, corso, itali. Corso Italia is a neighbourhood in Toronto Ontario Canada situated on St Clair Avenue West between Westmount Avenue just east of Dufferin Street and Lansdowne Avenue It is contained within the larger city recognized neighbourhood of Corso Italia Davenport Corso ItaliaNeighbourhoodLooking east on St Clair Avenue West in Corso Italia in 2009 with the nearly completed streetcar right of way in the centreLocation within TorontoCoordinates 43 40 37 N 79 26 42 W 43 677 N 79 445 W 43 677 79 445Country CanadaProvince OntarioCityToronto The neighbourhood includes numerous cafes clothing shops shoe stores restaurants food markets as well as several gelaterias and bakeries The community is considered Toronto s second Italian ethnic enclave after Little Italy on College Street There is also a significant Latin American and Portuguese community in the area Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Corso Italia from Dufferin Street and St Clair Avenue The first Europeans were British settlers in the 1900s nbsp Italian Canadians celebrating 1982 World Cup win on St Clair Avenue West in Corso Italia The community is the eastern half of what was earlier known as Earlscourt Earlscourt was originally settled by British immigrants in 1906 and was annexed by the City of Toronto in 1910 By the 1970s Italian immigrants from Little Italy on College Street moved northward to St Clair Avenue One of the largest celebrations on St Clair Avenue West was when Italy won the 1982 FIFA World Cup which involved an estimated 300 000 fans shutting the street down for nearly 20 blocks between Caledonia and Oakwood 1 In 1981 about 35 000 Italians lived in this area however by 1991 this number had dropped to 20 000 2 Although the character of Corso Italia is still Italian the demographics of this neighbourhood have changed drastically with a smaller Italian population than originally Much of the Italian population has moved to the suburbs northwest of Toronto in particular Vaughan King and Caledon 3 4 Corso Italia was a Business Improvement Area BIA in Toronto in 1984 See also edit nbsp Canada portal nbsp Italy portal Little Italy Toronto Italian Canadians Italians in TorontoReferences edit Historicist Taking It to the Streets torontoist com June 21 2014 Jordan Stanger Ross 2010 Staying Italian Urban Change and Ethnic Life in Postwar Toronto and Philadelphia Historical Studies of Urban America University of Chicago Press ISBN 9780226770765 Perin Roberto York University Staying Italian Urban Change and Ethnic Life in Post war Toronto and Philadelphia Urban History 12 2010 Volume 37 Issue 3 Cited p 493 whereas in Toronto Little Italy became a jumping off point houses were later purchased in the northwestern part of the city and beyond notably in the famous or infamous ethnoburb of Vaughan The littlest Little Italy slowly fades away theglobeandmail com 26 August 2005 External links editCorso Italia BIA Contours of Postwar Italian Immigration to Toronto City of Toronto Corso Italia Davenport Neighbourhood Profile nbsp This Toronto geographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Corso Italia Toronto amp oldid 1214366932, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
