Junction Triangle

The Toronto Star has another article about the Fuzzy Boundaries neighbourhood naming project: The John Doe of neighbourhoods. Just in time for the final vote which starts on Monday March 1st and runs until March 14th.

Some highlights from the article:

The John Doe of neighbourhoods
The Wedge? The Triangle? Residents debate which name will make this junction function
By Mary Ormsby Feature Writer

There’s been a lot of name calling in this gritty west Toronto ’hood.

Wedgers are people such as filmmaker Lisa Wegner.

Christopher Hayden, a student, is a park man.

But don’t get Kevin Putnam started on the villagers.

Come Monday, the name slinging escalates when residents of this slice-of-pie land that lies east and south of The Junction — sometimes called the Junction Triangle, but not by all — begin voting on what to christen their neighbourhood.

There’s more history than humour among the 10 short-listed candidates (narrowed from a previous community vote of more than 230 suggestions) to name the area, which began morphing from farmland to residential housing in the 1880s. Besides The Wedge, there’s Black Oak Triangle; East Junction; Junction Triangle; Perth Park; Railpath; Railtown; Rail District; South Junction Triangle

“When you have a name and a location, it’s easier to take pride and build a sense of identity, especially in a place that’s considered not to have one.”

That sense of identity, in a neighbourhood in transition that has been welcoming more young families of late, will be useful in planning events such as cultural festivals, community barbecues or kids’ outings, Putnam said.

You can read the entire article online at The Toronto Star's website.