Residential Neighbourhood and Shopping District | |
 Looking east on Bloor Street | |
 Runnymede neighbourhood and Bloor West Village BIA | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| City | Toronto |
| Community - City - | Toronto |
Bloor West Village is a residential neighbourhood and shopping district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] Bordered on the south by Bloor Street, it encompasses all businesses along Bloor Street between South Kingsway and Ellis Park Road, consisting of more than 400 shops, restaurants and services, plus the residential neighbourhood to the north. The official City of Toronto name of the neighbourhood is Runnymede-Bloor West Village.[1]
Runneymede-Bloor West Village is bordered by High Park-Swansea to the south, Lambton-Baby Point to the west, Rockcliffe-Smythe to the north, and High Park North to the east.
Along the Bloor high street, the mix of stores include specialty clothing stores, book stores, restaurants and cafes. The businesses organized in 1970 into the first mandatory business improvement district,[2] an idea that has spread to numerous other commercial streets in Toronto and internationally.
- ^ a b "Neighbourhood Profile Data: Runnymede-Bloor West Village". City of Toronto.
- ^ Yang, Jennifer (2010-04-18). "The birthplace of BIAs celebrates 40 years". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2010-10-12.