Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Thursday $8.2-billion to pay for underground Eglinton line; city on hook for funding expansion of Sheppard subway




Province to state today the project will completely alter the transit city plan from above ground to below ground.

In terms of having an effect on the Junction, it is quite a "thinker" is it will have any benefit or degrading effect. Believe it or not in the 70's it was common for people from the west part of Eglinton Ave to come the Junction to shop.

.election worries.





Friday, March 25, 2011

Green Source - January/February 2011 issue has Toronto based articles



 

The magazine has an interesting issue with some content on the change of industrials buildings and sites in Toronto into different uses.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Artist based digital printing and mounting business on St Clair In the Junction




Tumaxco at 2561 St Clair W. Offers a printing and mounting service for artists, offering a great selection of printing materials.

As an artist this author really is happy such a entity has placed itself in the Junction.

I will be using it




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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Old city of Toronto washroom site for sale for $1,200,000.00

 


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On this lot sat for decades a public washroom operated by the city of Toronto. Just north of Dundas St West, on Keele St and facing east it one of the biggest empty lots in the Junction.

406 Keele Street zoning rights include many uses including Bank, Community Health Centre, Brewery, School, Artist, Live/Work. (I1 D2) It has   19.43 Metres of frontage and a depth of 48.84 Metres.

A couple of weeks ago a team were taking soil samples from the site.



 

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Tea blends - new retail in the junction




Great to see a tea shop in the Junction.

It is positioned in an area of the Junction that is unserved when compared to the Pacific av. To Mc Murray Av. Stretch.


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Wednesday, March 9, 2011