Junction Hist Soc

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 wtjhs.ca! – at Toronto, Ontario

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. – at Junction Area, Toronto

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. – at Toronto, Ontario

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.

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.

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 – at Toronto, Ontario

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. – at Hamilton, Ontario

Thank you so much!

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.

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!

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.

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

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!

Dundas Street West and Keele Street, facing west: 1908 and 2018. The Junction was a city for 1 year (1908-1909) before it was amalgamated with the City of Toronto. The Post Office was demolished in the 1940s. 2018 photo taken by Transit Historian Trevor from #TransitBricks.