[Doady]

Beaches is unique in the GTA, a continuous waterfront integrated with the surrounding neighbourhood. Only other place that comes close is Ajax. It is kinda isolated, especially coming from the west end, compared to Yonge/St. Clair is more like a secondary downtown.

I don't know why Toronto area is weighted more to the west than the east. Scarborough probably more on the level of Mississauga than of Etobicoke, Oshawa not the same level as Hamilton, nothing comparable to Brampton east of Markham and Toronto, and Beaches probably not on the same level as Parkdale either.

But the waterfront on the east side probably superior to the west side. Maybe this summer I will have to take the train to Danforth station to check it out. With the LRT construction, getting to Port Credit station not as convenient as it used to be, but I will try.