Lawrence Heights - Citizendia

Lawrence Heights is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It is located in the former city of North York, which was merged with five other municipalities and a regional government to form a new City of Toronto in 1998. North York forms the central part of the northern half of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Lawrence Heights is also part of the area known as Downsview. Downsview is an area in the north end of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The neighbourhood is bounded by Lawrence Avenue to the south, Highway 401 to the north, and the Allen Expressway runs through it as well. William R Allen Road, known more commonly as Allen Road, The Allen Expressway or simply The Allen is a short Expressway / Freeway The area is also referred to as the "Jungle", a 1960s reference to John Huston's film noir The Asphalt Jungle, initially due to the visual impact and the residents' desire to escape a low-income lifestyle. John Marcellus Huston ( August 5 1906 &ndash August 28 1987) was an American Film director and Actor. The Asphalt Jungle ( 1950) is a Film noir directed by John Huston. More recently, the media has used the name to reference the high levels of crime within the maze of affordable housing projects. Demographically, the area consists largely of immigrants from the Caribbean and East Africa, but there are also small pockets of Europeans. Demographics or demographic data refers to selected population characteristics as used in government Marketing or opinion research or the Demographic profiles The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting East Africa is the Easternmost Region of the African Continent. The European peoples are the various Nations and Ethnic groups of Europe.

Nearly all the housing in Lawrence Heights is short-term public housing. Public housing is a form of Housing tenure in which the property is owned by a Government authority which may be central or local Because of proximity to Downsview Airport, high-rise buildings were not originally permitted to be constructed in this area, and the majority of the housing is in low- to mid-rise buildings. Downsview Airport or Toronto/Downsview Airport,, is located in Toronto, Ontario and has been exclusively owned and used as a testing facility by A high-rise is a tall Building or structure Normally the function of the building is added for example high-rise Apartment building or

In 2007, city councillor Howard Moscoe unveiled a plan to revitalize Lawrence Heights. Howard Moscoe (born 1940 Moscoe was a high school art teacher with the North York Board of Education before entering political life and was president of the North York The plan proposes a demolition of all 1,208 units in the neighbourhood, and they would be replaced by modern affordable units, market housing and retail/commercial streets. [1]

Notable locations

Lawrence Heights Community Centre
Lawrence Heights Community Health Centre
Bathurst Heights Secondary School — once home to one of Toronto's elite basketball teams, the school was closed by the Toronto District School Board, and was temporarily the home of Brebeuf College as Brebeuf underwent a school restoration construction
Lawrence Square — shopping centre
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Head Office Operations — 750 Lawrence Avenue West
Yorkdale Shopping Centre — conveniently located just north of the community
Yorkdale and Lawrence West subway stations

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