Richland street is becoming a minority avenue.
Richmond....club district.

My contacts aren't living in the city, but somewhere in the South, nearby the coast.
Etobicoke, Oakville, Burlington, Hamilton...? I've heard the name only once.
Etobicoke is considered Toronto now and is fairly close to "Old Toronto" which includes the downtown area. That's where I'm from "old toronto"...people say there's lots of east indians, chinese, blacks in Toronto but that part is mostly white but I'm sure that includes the Italians, Greeks, Portuguese, etc. Gotta remember the closer to downtown the higher the housing prices/rent...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_TorontoOakville and Burlington are much more suburban about half hour drive away from the city. Hamilton, is a small city about 45 mins away with a lot of white trash and some ghetto areas. Can find more affordable housing in these places but if you work in Toronto the commute will be a huge headache to deal with on a daily basis.