Greektown is a general name for an ethnic enclave populated primarily by Greeks or people of Greek ancestry, usually in an urban neighborhood. History The oldest Greek dominated neighborhood outside of Greece were probably the Fener in Istanbul, or the Ash Shatibi in Alexandria. In Vienna, for many centuries, the Griechenviertel (Greek quarter) existed in the Innere Stadt (inner town). Later the Greek community moved to other newer quarters. A traditional Austrian restaurant there is called Griechenbeisl (Greek tavern) and a street Griechengasse (Greek lane). Greektowns by location In Canada Greektown, Montreal, Quebec Greektown Park Avenue, Montreal, Quebec Greektown Park Extension, Montreal, Quebec Greektown Chomedey, Laval, Quebec Greektown, Toronto, Ontario Greektown, Vancouver, British Columbia The following pages provide some history regarding certain Greek communities in Canada. Greek Canadians Greek Canadians in the Greater Toronto Area In the United States A typical housing pattern found in United States' Greektowns is to buy a multiple story dwelling, move into the lower floor and rent the upper floors to other Greeks. The largest Greek community in the USA is located in Queens, NY. Astoria, Queens, in New York City List of officially designated Greektowns: Greektown, Chicago Greektown, Detroit Greektown, Baltimore Greektown, Tarpon Springs List of communities with a large concentration of Greek communities: New England Boston, Massachusetts Lynn, Massachusetts Lowell, Massachusetts Manchester, New Hampshire New York 8th avenue, Manhattan Washington Heights, Manhattan List of historic Greektowns: Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Upper Darby, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Cleveland, Ohio Campbell, Ohio Salt Lake City, Utah San Francisco, California Los Angeles, California The following pages provide some history regarding certain Greek communities in the USA. Greek Americans Greeks in Syracuse, New York Greeks in Omaha, Nebraska History of the Greek Americans in Metro Detroit List of Greek Americans In Australia The term Greektown is not widely used in Australia, even in areas with comparatively high levels of Greek concentration. In the 1860s, a shanty town referred to as Greektown was established at Tambaroora near Bathurst in New South Wales. and there is the Greek Precinct, Melbourne The following pages provide some history regarding certain Greek communities in Australia. Greek Australians Greek community of Melbourne In the United Kingdom Palmers Green, London Many Greeks reside in Wood Green, Harringay and Palmers Green, the latter harbouring the largest community of Greek-Cypriots outside Cyprus, resulting in these areas bearing local nicknames whereby the Green is replaced by Greek – as