Junction Triangle - Local History

Is Colt Paper at 151 Sterling Rd the Oldest Business in the Triangle Junction?

roberrific — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 23:05:20 +0000

Colt Paper has been making custom cardboard boxes at 151 Sterling Rd since 1962, when Sydney Colt bought the building. But he was in the box business in the Triangle Junction thirty years before that. ..

Historical Maps and Symington used to be Cooper?

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 03:11:08 +0000

Just came across this great old maps:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14215916/historicTOmaps/1892BeltLineMap-AlexanderCablesmaybe1910.jpeg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14215916/historicTOmaps/1889PolkDir.jpeg

provided by Nathan Ng on his great site of historic maps:
http://oldtorontomaps.blogspot.com/

WWI in the Junction Triangle

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 01:46:14 +0000

Global Television has posted an interesting interactive map that plots all of the next-of-kin addresses in Toronto of soldiers who died in the first World War. There are at least several dozen people listed at addresses in the Junction Triangle dating back almost 100 years. http://www.globaltoronto.com/interactives/ww1_map.html

history of bldg at 1025 Lansdowne?

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:21:07 +0000

Anybody know if the bldg at 1025 Lansdowne was a ceramics factory before its present incarnation?
Thanks!!

Dodge Plant Fire

fortinma — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:33:38 +0000

I just wrote a very quick short piece on some visual history of the Storage facility that just went up in flames at Osler and Pelham. The post can be found here:

http://maplib.blogspot.com/2012/01/junction-dodge-plant-that-was.html

Marcel

1937 Air Photo of the Junction Triangle Area

fortinma — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:54:47 +0000

Here is a nice air photo from 1937 of the area:

http://maps.library.utoronto.ca/datapub/digital/AP1937/jt.jpg
The original can be found here:
http://www.toronto.ca/archives/maps/s97_f2.htm

Marcel

Former piano shop on Dupont near Perth/Symington?

vic — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 20:06:17 +0000

Someone emailed me with the following question:

Subject: A piano shop on north side of dupont near the Royce Dupont Chicken Farm @Perth or Symington

"I am searching for any information about a piano shop on Dupont Street, North Side around Perth or Symington around 1975. Does anybody there remember the name of the shop or the proprietor? He was German. Are there any photos? Very interesting story attached to this location.
Thank you."

Anyone have any idea about this? I'm quite curious to hear the story too. Post your replies here.

Perth Ave... formerly known as Churchill St?

Lynnette — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:05:12 +0000

I moved into the neighbourhood last week and - while signing the papers for the house purchase - discovered that Perth Ave was once known as Churchill St.

Does anyone know the history behind the street name change?

(Old) Weston Rd. Bridge

vic — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:32:22 +0000

There's a good thread over on the Urban Toronto Forums about the (Old) Weston Rd. Bridge, which used to connect the two sides of Old Weston Rd. across the CP rail tracks. Although this bridge was technically just outside the Junction Triangle, it's still an interesting piece of local history. The existence (and subsequent removal) certainly shaped some of the traffic issues in this part of the city.

Royce Ave. Baptist Church, and Dupont/Royce naming

vic — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:35:34 +0000

Someone came to this website searching for information about Royce Ave. baptist Church, and the history of Royce Ave. / Dupont St. Does anyone have a good answer for her questions?

Trying to find info. on Royce Ave Baptist church,built 1888 whuch I read about in Rev F. Taylor's Family Bible(my great grandfather) Where exactly did it exit? How much help in reference book Landmarks of Toronto by J. Ross Robertson,1904. When did Royce Ave become Dupont & why?