The Junction neighbourhood just keeps getting better. Last weekend’s Arts Festival brought in lots of people from the surrounding area and even from out of town. Although the weather was not perfect, the cloudy days meant no sunburns! Here is a photo of our sidewalk display, featuring fresh, Ontario-grown orange lilies: On Sunday, the lilies […]
Art and Flowers at the Arts Festival
The Juction Arts Festival is back again this weekend, bigger and better than ever. We are amazed at how quiet the street is this morning, as traffic has been blocked from Runnymede to Keele, then from Keele to Indian Grove. That’s a serious walk, folks! There are vendors setting up on the road and restaurants […]
Dressing up for the Junction History MashUp
On June 3rd, we participated in a show at Humberside Collegiate. It was written and directed by Neil Ross of the Junction Historical Society and featured original music by Isaias Garcia. Ten young actors performed, through narration and drama, vignettes from the past.Using cedar boughs, they were young trees growing, native Canadians building longhouses and […]
Junction Historic Silos
Just north of Keele & Dundas, there are old, old silos (similar to grain elevators) that were built by St. Mary’s Cement in 1912. New condos are being built at the old Canadian Tire site across the tracks, and some silos have been torn down. But some remain, and intrepid photographer Jonathan Castellino of BlogTO […]
Junction History Mash-up
Last year, we had the privilege of working with the West Toronto Junction Historical Society as they celebrated the 100th anniversary of the amalgamation of the City of Toronto and the City of West Toronto. Here is a photo of our lovely Humberside models in their floral dresses. The year the WTJHS is working with […]
A Unique Mother’s Day Gift
The Junction is a lively, artistic neighbourhood. We’re glad to support local artist Cathy Thorne of Everyday People Cartoons. Cathy has produced a book of cartoons about women that has had us chuckling! The books retail for $12 each. We highly recommend them as a great little gift for Mothers’ Day. To go with your […]
A Celebration of Cherry Blossoms
Walking through High Park Monday night, I found crowds of people enjoying the cherry blossoms. They are just beautiful! With the sun just setting, photographers were finding opportunities for some lovely images. One young lady had her arms wrapped around the tree trunk as the sun shone in her face and reflected through the cherry […]
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