Junction Hist Soc

The West Toronto Junction Historical Society is a non-profit, charitable, volunteer organization formed in 1980 to share and advocate for Junction history.

[Time-Travel Trevor @timetraveltrev]

Dundas St. and Keele St. in @TorontoJunction, 1968 and 2020.

Campbell Block was built 1888 and painted white during the 1960s. Original orange brick was refurbished around 2014. Dundas streetcar was replaced by the 40 Junction bus north of Bloor in 1968. 2020 photo taken by me.

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S.S. Kresge Co. at 2890 Dundas St. in its final days, March 1994. Photo taken by Joe Klich.This building was then taken over by Blockbuster which closed in 2012. Today there is a Dollarama where Kresge once was. Join the Junction Historical Society at https://t.co/pnpVOx6w2j!

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Special thanks to our volunteers for helping with our display at the Junction Summer Solstice Festival on Saturday!

In this photo is Barb Titherington, Mary Collins, Richard Lundeen, and Volker Masemann.

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The CP West Toronto Railway Station facing south towards The Crossways Towers in the distance, 1978.

The popular station was built in 1911 at the northeast side of Dundas St. W. and (Old) Weston Rd. It was demolished illegally in 1982 after preservation attempts.

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Dundas St. W. facing north to Bloor St. W., 1927 & 2019.

From 1915 to 1966 the Bloor West streetcars met the Dundas & King cars at this intersection.
Huge developments will be coming to this area soon.

2019 photo taken by Transit Historian Trevor, creator of #transitbricks.

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Clendenan Ave. facing north to Humberside Collegiate Institute, 1914. Toronto's Engineering Department was using dirt from this area to fill the river valley at Bloor & Clendenan. Photo from @TorontoArchives.

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Dundas St. & Mavety St. facing west, 1974 and 2019. 2890 Dundas was S.S. Krege which later became Blockbuster and is now Dollarama.
Dundas streetcar was replaced by trolley coaches north of Bloor in 1968. Old rails could still be seen in 1974.
@torontohistory @TorontoJunction

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Thank you to @torontohistory for giving us the Peggy Kurtin Memorial Award for "outstanding service to the heritage community." Our volunteer Trevor was there to accept the award on our society's behalf.

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Thank you so much!

[Toronto History @torontohistory]

Congratulations to the recipient of the Peggy Kurtin Award for group excellence in 2018, the West Toronto Junction Historical Society!

[Inanna Publications @InannaPub]

TONIGHT! Author Ann Birch presents her work at @WTJHS, 145 Annette St., #Toronto: 7:00pm! https://t.co/FSmJYvLdE7 #femlitcan #CanLit #canhist #cdnhist #books

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Don't miss our April 17 meeting with Trevor from @TOtransitmuseum and Dave from @streetcarmuseum! Details: https://t.co/OpPxlZAMxX

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@TDSB_AnnettePS @anthonymclean @TDSB_HPAS Very cool! I would love to give a history presentation in your school's auditorium!

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The TTC's "Annette 4" trolley coach heading westbound past Dundas St. W., 1968. These electric "Brill" buses ran in Toronto from 1947 to the 1970s.

The route was converted to diesel in 1992. Annette 4 route became 26 Dupont in 2001.

[TO Transit Museum @TOtransitmuseum]

The Toronto Transit Museum is now on youtube! Please watch our newest video "Keele Station: 1966 & 2019." Don't forget to subscribe to the channel as well.

https://t.co/Ilq0RmEG0F

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The West Toronto Junction Historical Society's archives is located in the basement of the Annette Street Library.

We are open every Monday 3pm to 5pm (except holidays)
and Thursday 6pm to 8pm.

Come in and research the Junction's history!

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Dundas St. W. and Annette/Dupont looking northwest, 1980 and 2018.
The old CPR West Toronto Station could been seen, which was built in 1911. It was closed in 1978 and demolished in 1982. 1980 photo taken by @VincePeterPaul. 2018 photo taken by Trevor from #transitbricks.

[olgA @artjunctionto]

#tonight West Toronto Junction Historical Society Meeting: Thursday, March 7, 2019 https://t.co/AF1vv5ybSb via @wtjhs
#history #toronto #junctionto #sickkids #heritage

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These Brill trolley coaches ran on Annette, Keele, & Dundas West in the Junction.

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Transit Historian Trevor has almost finished his #Lego replica of a vintage TTC trolley coach, based on the Brills built by Canadian Car and Foundry in 1947. The Lego bus has illuminated headlights and route sign.

@ttcsue @chrisjamesdrew @streetcarmuseum @TTCStuart

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@allthingsregal Great presentation

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Thanks to @allthingsregal for presenting to our society on Thurs. Feb. 7th 2019.

We loved learning about the history of the Eaton family!

The Junction Historical Society hosts guest speakers in the basement of the Annette Street Library. Stay tuned for upcoming meetings!