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Islington Village

Shopping in Islington Village

The Islington Village shopping district on Dundas Street has an upscale tone with a small town feel. The list of stores here includes a gourmet food shop, a wine making establishment, a deli, a drug store, a hardware store, a flower store, a coffee house and a good selection of restaurants and cafes.

Further west along Dundas Street in the Dunbloor area are a cluster of small retail plazas, family style restaurants, professional and medical offices and specialty stores including a ladies golf shop, a lingerie store, and a leather store.

Organizers of the Paint the Street festival could not have asked for a better day as local residents took advantage of the summer weather and flocked to Dundas Street West In Islington Village to partake in the third annual “Paint the Street” festival.

This years festival introduced “Art In The Park” to help showcase emerging local artists. Additional festival highlights included a community barbecue, a kidzone, an antique auto show, an Elvis impersonator performing in the bandstand, and a marketplace.

The Paint the Street Festival showcases Islington Villages’ heritage inspired murals which link today’s residents with those of the past. There are currently twelve murals in the village and the festival marked the launch of two new murals slated to be completed in 2009.

Islington Village has now earned the well deserved reputation of having the best quality murals in the city. Some of the mural’s themes include: a tribute to Islington’s past volunteer fire brigade, tributes to former local farmers and businesses, and a mural entitled “Briarly – Gone but not forgotten” which highlights one of the original homes in the village, that unfortunately is no longer standing.

If you missed the festival you can still drop by Islington Village anytime and enjoy a leisurely stroll along Dundas Street where you will spot these colorful murals painted on the sides of local buildings. Each mural is accompanied by a historical plaque commemorating the subjects in these murals.


Islington Village Paint the Street Festival in Michael Power Park


Mural titled: “Briarly – Gone but not forgotten”


Mural titled: “Portraits from the Past”

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