New Toronto
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New Toronto is a working-class neighbourhood near the southwest corner of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is roughly bounded by Lake Ontario to the south, Kipling Avenue to the west, New Toronto Street to the north, and Dwight Avenue to the east.
New Toronto was first incorporated as a village in 1913, and became a town in 1920. It was amalgamated in 1967 into the Borough (later City) of Etobicoke; this in turn was merged with five other municipalities and a regional government into the new City of Toronto in 1998.
The town of New Toronto was a strong manufacturing community during the early part of the twentieth century. The area's largest employer was the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, which established a plant there in 1917. It is now a neighbourhood in transition as the industrial corridor located at the north end of the community is being converted into residential zoning; industry is gradually moving out of New Toronto, making way for further residential development. New Toronto also has a high senior citizen population.
The Toronto Transit Commission's 501 Queen streetcar line, which runs along Lake Shore Boulevard, connects New Toronto to the downtown core. The Lakeshore Campus of Humber College is located at the foot of Kipling Avenue.
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