West End

The Junction

The Junction is the old railway town at Dundas Street West and Keele Street: founded in 1884 as a village, grown into a town, then the City of West Toronto before joining Toronto in 1909. The BIA says much of the original architecture is intact, and the strip now also carries ten permanent augmented-reality wall murals. By TTC, take Line 2 to Dundas West Station and the 40 Junction-Dundas West bus.

City of Toronto neighbourhood: Junction Area, Junction-Wallace Emerson

Photo: GTD Aquitaine / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence: Toronto. Boundaries: City of Toronto.

From The Junction

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A snow-covered trail winding through bare trees beside the Humber River, with a walker on the path ahead.

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Winter Walks in Toronto: Graded by Surface, With Transit Tips

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A shelf of books with their spines facing out

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A Toronto laneway with walls covered in graffiti art and murals

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Where to See Murals in Toronto, From Kensington to Scarborough

The corner of Dundas Street West and Keele Street in the Junction, with a red-brick corner block and a bus at the curb

Eat & Drink Desk26 Aug

The Junction Toronto Restaurants: Dundas West Dinner Guide

Interior of the Wychwood branch, with dark timber arches over the ceiling, leaded windows and bookshelves along the walls

City Desk24 Aug

Toronto Public Library Branches Worth Visiting for Architecture

Sources

About Us, The Junction BIA
Dundas West Station, Toronto Transit Commission
Explore Toronto by TTC: parks, attractions and sites, Toronto Transit Commission