It appears the contractor with the ok of the building owner is infilling the missing brick segments in the arch area of 3034 Dundas St West. with “stucco”. Not nice at all - replacing the bricks would have been a more welcomed choice.
But at least this method will allow for the remediation of this effort in the future.
Posted in City of Toronto Services, Development, Heritage, Junction Retail, The Junction, Ward 13 (Parkdale-High Park), buildings.
– July 10, 2009
Salsa on St. Clair, a street party celebrating Toronto’s Latin flavour, will close down St. Clair Ave. W. from Christie St. to Winona Dr. both Saturday and Sunday.
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Salsa on St. Clair, a street party celebrating Toronto’s Latin flavour, will close down St. Clair Ave. W. from Christie St. to Winona Dr. both Saturday and Sunday.
Posted in College Street Little Italy, High park, Roncesvalles Village, South Jumction, South Junction Triangle, The Junction, Ward 11 (York South-Weston}, Ward 13 (Parkdale-High Park), Ward 14 – (Parkdale-High Park), Ward 16 Eglinton-Lawrence, Ward 17 Davenport, Ward 18 – (Davenport), West Bend, Weston.
– July 10, 2009
The Maple Lodge special event truck is setting up in the metro surpermarket lot on St Clair just west of Keele St. It sure has a lot of food distribution parts.
Posted in Junction Event News, The Junction, Ward 11 (York South-Weston}, Ward 13 (Parkdale-High Park).
– July 10, 2009
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A group of residents in Ward 18/Davenport who consider there area a nameless neighbourhood in West Toronto have been conducting a naming project to give their area a name. They have now setup a partnering project with the Dovercourt Boys and Girls Club, which during their summer camp program explore the idea and the naming possibilities.
Over at the fuzzyboundaries.ca their are some interesting comments
Below is there media advisory.
Summer Camp Includes Nameless Neighbourhood Project
Dovercourt Boys and Girls Club Adds West Toronto Naming Process to Curriculum
Who: Sixty summer campers between 7-16 years old at the Dovercourt Boys and Girls Club are participating in the Fuzzy Boundaries neighbourhood naming project for their West Toronto neighbourhood north of Roncesvalles and east of The Junction.
What: Following a short presentation about the community improvement project, the children will make suggestions, discuss the ideas and vote for their favourite name.
Where: Dovercourt Boys and Girls Club (Perth Outreach location) 120 Perth Avenue, Toronto (Bloor & Dundas West) When: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:30 a.m.
Why: By giving the children an opportunity to bring their fresh perspective to the process that will shape the future identity of their neighbourhood they will develop a stronger sense of community identity and a positive association with the area.
Contact: Kevin Putnam Fuzzy Boundaries (www.fuzzyboundaries.ca)
416-537-1128 or Putnam@sympatico.ca
Posted in Industrial Heritage, Junction Industry, South Jumction, South Junction Triangle, Streetlevel, The Junction, Ward 11 (York South-Weston}, Ward 13 (Parkdale-High Park), Ward 14 – (Parkdale-High Park), Ward 18 – (Davenport), West Bend.
– July 9, 2009
During the Dundas Street West bridge rehabilitation over the Humber River, road improvements and streetscape enhancements are being done, in the current design option, transportation services does not include a safety crash cushion when travelling westbound on Dundas St West. and are about to enter onto the bridge.
The blog looked up the specs for the device the transportation departments report states is not included, it looks like it would be a welcome addition. See this post for more info on this part of the project including plantings.
Performance criteria
A. For head-on impacts into the nose, a QuadGuard® System shall be specified which is capable of meeting the occupant risk criteria as recommended in NCHRP 350. For vehicles weighing between 820 and 2000 kg [1,810 and 4,410 lbs], the theoretical impact velocity of a hypothetical front seat passenger against the vehicle’s interior (calculated from vehicle acceleration and 600mm [24"] forward displacement) shall be less than 12m/s [39.4 ft/sec], and the vehicle’s highest 10 millisecond average acceleration subsequent to the instant of the hypothetical passenger impact shall be less than 20 G’s.
B. The QuadGuard System shall be capable of redirecting 2000 kg [4,410 lbs] vehicles which impact the sides of the System at speeds up to 100 km/h [62 mph] at angles of 20° (angles measured from System’s longitudinal centerline). The QuadGuard System shall be capable of redirecting 820 kg [1,810 lbs] vehicles, which impact the sides of the System at speeds up to 100 km/h [62 mph] at angles of 15°. (See Test Criteria below.)
C. The QuadGuard System shall be designed and constructed so there is no solid debris from the System which can create a hazard on the roadway after either head-on or side angle design impacts.
Posted in Baby Point, Bloor West Village, Kingsway, Old Mill, The Junction, Ward 13 (Parkdale-High Park), Ward 5 Etobicoke-Lakeshore.
– July 8, 2009
Houghton Canada Inc at 100 Symes Rd, is seemingly continuing to dismantle their plant plant, around February of this year their plant site and building was listed for sale, and remains so. Large dumpsters appear to be continually loaded with dismantled processing equipment and old oil tanks.
Houghton Canada Inc is one of the last old industrial plants to closeout in the Junction sign…
From their site: Houghton Canada Inc. first began in 1921, as British American Fuels & Metals Ltd. in Toronto. The purpose of the company, as stated in its incorporation papers, was to ” produce, procure, sell, manufacture, and manage coal, coke, peat, wood, mines, mining, and tramways.
Posted in Heritage, Industrial Heritage, Junction Industry, South Junction Triangle, The Junction, Ward 11 (York South-Weston}, Ward 13 (Parkdale-High Park).
– July 8, 2009
Cleantrain is organizing this event, over at their site you can download posters and dropcards. [link]
Posted in All Wards, City Wards, Natural Urban Living, Railways, Transit, West Toronto Communites.
– July 7, 2009
This tight and tall townhouse building, which is on Jane St, could be the type put up by the new owner of the Vine Ave lots
61, 63 and 67 Vine were sold recently, and as all three houses on the lots are in what many people would consider terrible condition, it can be speculated the new owner will be redeveloping the lots. It also has occurred to the blog the lots may have been purchased by the owner of the building and large lot that is 51 Vine Ave. (As the city offices are currently closed it is not possible to check the records as to the new owner as of yet)
Yet what type of houses would be most wanted by a small lot infill developer? Probably their 1st concern would be to maximize the number of house on the combined lots. Attached townhouses have been built in the area to gain maximum unit counts, such as the one pictured above.
Using the most height allowed would be another choice they would probably make as the new house would have to compete with other new townhouse developments in the area where the houses are built with a fully usable 3rd floor.
Whatever happens with the current houses and the lots, let’s hope they have not been purchased as a holding investment.
Posted in Development, Heritage, Industrial Heritage, The Junction, Ward 13 (Parkdale-High Park), buildings.
– July 7, 2009
On Saturday July 4th Ikea was in the Junction filming a commercial. They setup at 7am on Laws Street with about 8 trucks and a few dozen crew members. Around noon they moved the set to a nearby store on Dundas. The Canadian police drama Flashpoint was also filming near the corner of Keele and Dundas a couple of weeks ago. I’m not in the movie industry but watching the action is always fun and I hope to see more production coming to the area.
Submitted by Martin L. of the Junction Residents Association
Posted in The Junction, Ward 13 (Parkdale-High Park).
– July 6, 2009
The anticipated vegetarian restaurant The Foundation was set to start serving in the Junction last year but its doors never opened. Due to an unexpected family addition the owners had to put this project on hold and earlier this year they were seeking a temporary tenant.
The storefront has found new life in what appears to be a clothing store for kids called Little Bird Fly. The sign in the window describes the merchandise as “Gently used and handcrafted new children’s clothing and gear”.
I hope The Foundation still opens but in the mean time a new store will be a great addition.
Submitted ny Martin L.
Posted in Junction Retail, The Junction, Ward 13 (Parkdale-High Park).
– July 6, 2009
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