Toronto has a new council, historically this turns to disillusionment among the citizens quickly.

 

 

Toronto Civic art Guild 1920, opinion of city council

Toronto as Planned by Civic Art Guild. WILL TORONTO ever elect a body of men to its city council who will sacrifice politics and self- interest to the extent of the appointment of a permanent board with power to carry out a systematic plan for the beautification of the city? Much has been done in this direction in other cities, but as yet Toronto has done nothing more than inspect and criticize plans, and appoint a committee  for this purpose, which it has given no authority to either adopt a plan or carry out any scheme.

 

Despite the discouraging attitude of Toronto's city fathers, the Toronto Civic Art Guild proceeds to work out its suggested plans with an enterprising courageousness that is to be highly commended. Most of the members of this club who have given much of their time to this apparently  thankless work, can never ho|)e to see their plans completed, even though the city accepted their suggestions and proceeded to put them into execution at once.

 

The most recent scheme as presented by the Toronto Guild of Civic Art, has just been issued in the form of a splendidly ilhustrated and printed brochure, accompanied by their report. Accompanying the report is the plan of the proposed changes, showing by the use of colors what the guild aims at. In short, the plan shows two great diagonal thoroughlares from the centre of the city to the north-eastern and north-western suburbs. It is claimed that these, though costly, would more than pay for themselves.

These roads are calculated for four lines of tracks. Every street north of Queen street would be crossed by one of these diagonals, which would be 125 feet wide, with broad roadways and sidewalks.

A radial road project is one part of the scheme ol beautification, the other is the connecting of the various squares and parks by boulevards, driveways and Laneways. The seawall project is a "cardinal and important sectiim of the improvements." The president of the guild Mr. John A. Baldwin says "It will be the feeling of all who give any thought to the matter that m Toronto we are at the part- ing of the ways with reference to what the future aspect of the city is to he. It does not need a prophet to predict that the next ten or fifteen years wIll see radical changes in streets and structures." Instances and illustrations of what other cities have done are given at some length.

Today, outdoor, community-wide escape room style of Magic on The Danny, (Danforth) Sunday, November 4 from 11am- 5pm

Sunday, November 4th from 11am - 5pm, Magic on The Danny will challenge game-players to complete creative puzzles hidden within the businesses of the Danforth Mosaic Business Improvement Area (BIA).

Today, outdoor, community-wide escape room style of Magic on The Danny, (Danforth) Sunday, November 4 from 11am- 5pm

The family-friendly mystery event is the latest initiative from east-end escape-room Looking Glass Adventures, and sponsored by the Danforth Mosaic BIA.

 

Owner of Looking Glass Adventures, Christine Hibbard, worked with local business owners along the Danforth to conjure up the magical storyline for game day. The escape-room style event tasks participants with collecting secret stones to unlock an all-powerful wand, while solving puzzles and interacting with mysterious characters along the way!

“The outdoor, community-wide escape room style of Magic on The Danny will highlight the uniqueness of the area, our businesses, and the kind of community feel we have here. It’s a hands-on experience,” shares Hibbard. “We’re creating puzzles at each location that reflect the business. The challenges are immersive and as players walk around the Danforth, they not only get to enjoy the mystery, but also get to see the neighbourhood in a new light.”
Featuring a range of game-locations from restaurants, to coffee shops, art studios, and retail stores, Magic on the Danny is sure to intrigue players while highlighting the diversity of the neighbourhood.

 

Sunday, November 4 from 11am- 5pm

Junctionra renews domain name, great!

the junction residents assoc domain, was up for renew on 11 11 2018, and was renewed some days ago, which is just wonderful as there was just under 2 weeks left to do it.

And expiry domains are always picked up by domain  squatters who what huge fees for the original registrant or other community members to get back, often resulting in a communities preferred domain name being lost to the community.

A good job to whoever renewed it over at the JRA.

 

 

 

Railroad car frame straightening at West Toronto Yards 1921

Straightening Frame for Steel Freight Equipment.

The accompanying illustrations show a structural steel framework which is in use at the car department. West Toronto shops, C.P.R., and which is employed in straightening bent end and side sills, sprung sides and ends, bent corner posts, grab irons and ladders, bulged corners,etc., of steel freight cars. The frame is necessarily of substantial construction and well braced, and is erected on a solid concrete foundation.

The top bracing is provided by six transverse I beams, together with the auxiliary tic rods, as shown in fig. 1, and longitudinal chan-nels at the top add to the rigidity. The section of the vertical members is as shown in fig. 2, which also shows the screw jacks and blocks, the blocks moving vertically in the vertical members of the frame, on loosening the nuts, as seen above and below the screw jacks. In addition, there are large rings, secured to iron holding bars sunk into the concrete foundation, for use in straightening vertical bends.

The procedure is to chain the work to the rings in the foundation, and straighten the bent part by the use of jacks set on the concrete. The frame, used in conjunction with a heating torch operating on fuel oil, and which is used to heat the work in various cases, so as to facilitate the bending, does a very satisfactory job on steel cars, and saves a great deal of labor in the way of cutting rivets and rivetting up, removing and reassembling parts,etc., and amply demonstrates its economy and usefulness in car repairs.

We are indebted for this information to J. Bannon, General Car Foreman, West Toronto shops, C.P.R.

The 1st railway in Ontario, was a seventy-six mile section between Hamilton and London.

The 1st railway in Ontario, was a seventy-six mile section between Hamilton and London.

The line opened for traffic on December 31, 1853, but the first passenger run was on December 15.

The first months of operation were a nightmare. By the end of October, 1854, there had been no fewer than seventeen accidents, thirteen involving loss of human life.

Some accidents were not the fault of the railway. At least four were cases in which a train ran over a man lying drunk on the track at night

West TO locomotive driver drunk 1913

J. Grey, a C.P.R. locomotive driver living at West Toronto, was fined 100 dollars at Ingersoll, Ont., on or about Dec. 11. 1913 for being intoxicated while in charge of a locomotive. The sentence was directed to be held in suspense and Grey was directed to report to the C.P.R. solicitors in Toronto when required.

reported January 1914 CRAMW

kids concert November 3 and 4th 1184 Bloor St.

Two awesome family-friendly shows in November at Burdock! Space Chums w/ The Freckles on Nov. 3 and The Fuddles on Nov. 4!

Free stickers courtesy of TOWN! Face painting and temporary tattoo stand!

And check out some great music videos!
The Fuddles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X2jrUkD4jI
Space Chums: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zErdbR7E4Bw

It's going to be a great weekend!

Junction BIA is looking for a dynamic coordinator

We're Hiring! The Junction BIA is looking for a dynamic coordinator to support the Board’s initiatives to foster new membership, promote brand awareness of the neighbourhood, create and maintain a beautiful walkable community, and support established businesses. Posting details: https://www.toronto-bia.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BIA-Job-Posting.pdf

A Buried gardener expressway, the idea is not new

Cross-section of the Ontario Terrace. Drawing by "a member of the Canadian Institute**, Believed to be Hugh Scobie. Toronto Harbour Commission Archives, PD2/1, Drawing *10267. First Published in Canadian Journal, Vol (1852-53), opp. p. 233