Parkdale Village is a vibrant commercial strip on Queen Street West from Dufferin Street to Roncesvalles Avenue. It is one of the most diverse areas of the city, with many new immigrants finding their first homes here, due to the lower rents. The presence of a large immigrant community has done much to create the vibrancy that Parkdale is known for. A multicultural destination due to the unique restaurants that represent this diverse community. It is a historical destination because of the many architecturally significant buildings from the late 1800’s and early 1900’s found along Queen and throughout the surrounding residential streets. Also, a cluster of over 15 antique stores are located at the western entrance of Roncesvalles and Queen. It is an artistic destination because Parkdale has been a long standing neighbourhood-of-choice for artists, attracted to the area’s inclusive nature, its diversity, interesting architecture and urban edge. Recently, it has become a hip destination attracting the creative crowd who frequent the many cafes and shops for the one of a kind unique home decor, gifts and art finds in Parkdale Village. Its location close to downtown, next to the Canadian National Exhibition and the waterfront trails and parks along the shores of Lake Ontario puts Parkdale Village in a good place. Parkdale Village really has something for everyone. Hop on a street car, ride your bike, rollerblade or drive on over and check out the cutting edge at the end of Queen Street West.

Queen Street West describes both the western branch of Queen Street, a major east-west thoroughfare, and a series of neighbourhoods or commercial districts, situated west of Yonge Street in downtown Toronto. Queen Street was the cartographical baseline for the original east-west avenues of Toronto's grid pattern of major streets. The western end of Queen is now best known as a centre for Canadian broadcasting, music, performance, fashion, and the visual arts. Over the past twenty-five years, Queen West has become an international arts centre, and a major tourist attraction in Toronto. "Queen West" is local vernacular which generally refers to the collection of neighbourhoods that have developed along and around the thoroughfare. Many of these were originally ethnically-based neighbourhood. Like other gentrified areas of Toronto, the original Queen West -- the area between University Avenue and Spadina Avenue -- is now lined with expensive boutiques, chain stores such as Roots, Zara and Gap, restaurants and hair salons. Perhaps the best-known landmark on Queen West is the CHUM-City Building, headquarters of Citytv, MuchMusic, Speakers' Corner, Bravo! and many other cable television and radio stations.

Roncesvalles Village is a diverse, vibrant community, attracting people of all backgrounds. You can see new parents pushing strollers, as seniors enjoy a quick walk to High Park. Artists and musicians bring vitality and creativity to the neighborhood, helping to sustain historic cultural venues such as the Palais Royale and the Revue Cinema, one of Canada's oldest movie houses. The community is incredibly tight-knit and active. In 2007, the Revue survived extinction after a tireless group of volunteers fought to declare the Revue an historic site, and persuaded local residents Danny and Letty Mullin to purchase the property and allow the community to operate it as a non-profit business.