Bloorcourt Village is an area of Toronto in the city's west end, situated mainly along Bloor Street West. It takes its name from the intersection at the approximate centre of the district, Bloor Street and Dovercourt Road. The exact limits of the village, like most districts of Toronto, are a subjective issue. The local business association posts its streetlamp banners on Bloor between between Crawford and Brock Streets. Lateral boundaries may extend as far north as Davenport Road and as far south as Harbord Street. }|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Official Flag]]|Coat Image=[[Image:{{{Coat Image}}}|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Coat of Arms]]}} {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Diversity Our Strength {{Canadian City/Location Image is:{{{Location Image Type}}}|[[Image:{{{Location Image}}}|thumbnail|center|250px|City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada... Bloor Street is a major east-west commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

Bloorcourt Village contains a diverse mixture of land-uses. The main thoroughfare of Bloor Street consists almost exclusively of mixed-use residential and commercial buildings, beginning at Crawford. These structures are typically two or three stories tall, with retail commercial on the main floor, and offices or rental housing on the remainder. These converted residential structures are the oldest in the district and are often in poor repair. Pigeon infestation remains an issue for business owners and shoppers alike. At Dovercourt, a large, high-rise apartment complex houses lower-middle-income tenants on the southwest corner. The Bloor-Gladstone Library, dating from 1913, sits at Gladstone Avenue, and is admired for its charming design. Dufferin Street gives way to the Dufferin Mall, a fifty-store indoor shopping complex on the former site of a race track. Farther south on Dufferin lies Dufferin Grove Park, a successful exercise in urban rehabilitation. Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ...

Sizable medium-density residential areas flank the north and south of Bloor Street. Upper-middle income residents occupy and own single-family dwellings in this part of the neighbourhood. Many of these structures have been converted, housing up to eight separate units, though illegally. Side-streets tend to increase in zoned density as they approach Bloor. Low and medium-rise apartments occupy the majority of these zones. Closely-spaced TTC Subway stations serve the largely pedestrian population of this neighbourhood. The Toronto Transit Commission, or TTC, is a public transport authority that operates buses, streetcars, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

The northern part of Bloorcourt Village, between Dupont and Davenport, is mainly post-industrial development. Limited manufacturing remains, though some warehouse and light automotive industries still thrive. While the Canadian National Railway still operates a main line between the two thoroughfares, a great deal of former industrial space has been converted to loft condominiums. Some single-family rowhouses and low-income rental space has also been created. In town planning, brownfield land is an area of land previously used or built upon, as opposed to industry or mining and therefore may be contaminated by hazardous waste or pollution. ... Missing image Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Missing image Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present...

As with most areas of Toronto, Bloorcourt Village is ethnically diverse. A majority of residents are fluent in Portuguese, Italian and English. A large Ethiopian population is also present in the area. Shops along Bloor Street serving the Portuguese and Ethiopian communities dominate. Many observers point to Bloorcourt Village as one of few areas in Downtown Toronto where regentrification has yet to occur. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This once impoverished part of Jersey Citys historic downtown is quickly becoming gentrified. ...

Education remains an issue in the area. Almost half of all residents over the age of 24 are without a high school diploma. Census data reports a population with one of the lowest rates of university education in the city, at 18 percent.