Jane and Finch
neighborhood in Toronto, Canada
Jane and Finch is a neighbourhood located in the northwest end of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the district of North York. Centred at the intersection of Jane Street and Finch Avenue West, the area is roughly bounded by Highway 400 to the west, Black Creek to the east, Sheppard Avenue to the south, and Steeles Avenue to the north. Two city neighbourhoods cover the area commonly known as Jane and Finch. From Finch north to Steeles is considered part of the Black Creek community while from Finch south to Sheppard is called Glenfield-Jane Heights.
The Jane and Finch community is a high density and low-income neighbourhood. It is made up of single-family detached and semi-detached houses, along with several high-rise apartment buildings, with a mix of residential and commercial developments.
History
The earliest known human habitation in the area shows that the area was occupied by the Haudenosaunee people during the fifteenth century. The Parsons Site, located near Black Creek, contained the remains of a large Iroquoian village containing at least ten longhouses, palisades, middens, and a burial site. The site is regarded as one of the most significant archaeological discoveries in Toronto, documenting a sizeable Indigenous presence in the Jane and Finch area prior to European colonization. Jane-Finch later became known as Ellia following European settlement.
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