Descriptive Essay: The Intersection Of Jane Street
What do you think of when you hear the words “Jane Street”? People often associate the street with the intersection Jane and Finch, infamous for crime, drugs, shootings and gang activity. It is the street that people avoid by all means necessary, for the fear that something bad might happen to them. But how are people terrified of an area that they’ve never even step foot in?
I lived near the intersection of Jane and Sheppard for about two years. Prior to living in this neighbourhood, I had only been near that area once or twice when I was younger, so my main source of information on the neighbourhood was from the stories of crime and gang activity I heard on the news. When I first moved into the townhome in Jane and Sheppard, the knowledge
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I have driven around Jane and Finch at one in the morning numerous times on my way home from work and the streets were as quiet as can be, no “thugs” running around the streets, no gun shots heard and no blood splattered on the ground. Although I had only lived there briefly, I gained a clear understanding of what the “ghetto” area is actually like, and it is far from what people describe it to be. Although anywhere along Jane Street is relatively safe, I would be lying if I said that there is absolutely no crimes happening. There is a lot of coverage on the news about the crimes happening in Jane and Finch compared to any other neighbourhood. I can’t deny the fact that there are dangerous people in the area; however just because a few people committed wrongful acts, it doesn’t mean that everyone else from that area are criminals. Crimes can happen anywhere whether you live in a safe neighbourhood like Bayview and Sheppard or a dangerous neighbourhood like Jane and Finch. However, Jane Street, especially Jane and Finch has a bad reputation of being dangerous that a stereotype formed that everyone from that area is a criminal. Whenever the topic of where you live comes up in conversations, when I respond, “near Jane and Sheppard”, their eyes go big and look at me with terror and
I have driven around Jane and Finch at one in the morning numerous times on my way home from work and the streets were as quiet as can be, no “thugs” running around the streets, no gun shots heard and no blood splattered on the ground. Although I had only lived there briefly, I gained a clear understanding of what the “ghetto” area is actually like, and it is far from what people describe it to be. Although anywhere along Jane Street is relatively safe, I would be lying if I said that there is absolutely no crimes happening. There is a lot of coverage on the news about the crimes happening in Jane and Finch compared to any other neighbourhood. I can’t deny the fact that there are dangerous people in the area; however just because a few people committed wrongful acts, it doesn’t mean that everyone else from that area are criminals. Crimes can happen anywhere whether you live in a safe neighbourhood like Bayview and Sheppard or a dangerous neighbourhood like Jane and Finch. However, Jane Street, especially Jane and Finch has a bad reputation of being dangerous that a stereotype formed that everyone from that area is a criminal. Whenever the topic of where you live comes up in conversations, when I respond, “near Jane and Sheppard”, their eyes go big and look at me with terror and