Archive for December, 2014

43 Junction Rd, Silos with connected with bridge

43 junction rdmaple mills with bridge

As late as the 70’s climbing the east silos staircase to the top as a kid was possible, and scary.

 

as the last silos comes down it is a sad moment for the Junction. The other siolo came down in 2010.

 

 

UK Local policing command note to drunk person.

The Herts, constabulary in UK left this note to a person they helped in their community.

 

Campbell building unwraped

Paint removed and windows replaced on exterior.

Happy Holidays

 

Happy holidays to all.

 

NRT technologies soundproofing

NRT Technologies is soundproofing ir insulating the building on the wall that faces the Pearson airport train tunnel.

Pothole at the entrance to Ronas wood area

This pothole outside throwing up what service area is about 3 feet deep and widens greatly below this small hole.

The Junction tunnel wow!

The blog will get to a write up on the Tunnel shortly, for now the beauty of construction presented in these images.

The old meat tip site is being cleaned up quite a lot.

The old meat tip site is being cleaned up quite a lot.

In the 70s into the middle 80s if you were to drive west along West Toronto Street to the jog at now leads to the Metro supermarket and beer store mall you would’ve ran into a large ramp but ended nowhere.

Driving along West Toronto St. Anytime between 4 and 7 PM you could’ve seen the series of trucks driving up the ramp and dumping the innards of animals into larger trucks waiting at the end of the ramp on the ground.

The whole process is rather gory and exceedingly smelly, with a lot of squishy sliding sounds.

The meat tip was there until the conversion of the site by CPR into the on highway in the mid 1996.


The site through the fence and past tree protection facing southwest.

Above a complete view of the site facing west.


Above the containing fence and the tree branches through it.


Above the The entrance to the site next to Rona.


Above driving west on W. Geronimo St. towards the property.

NRT outside storage, less to see!

Sadly the NRT technologies company has reduced his outside storage quite alot.

With the outside storage we get to see a lot of the products they make from the tires they taken to recycle.

Below are images of the limited items we can see now.

The silo takedown :-(

The last of the Junction silos is coming down. The images below are if the last one of two silos that sat at 45 Junction Rd. The six Seasons silo structure that sat next to this one was taken down in 2010.

The other silo in the junction was located on Vine Avenue on what is now half of Vine Avenue parkette.

The silo complex was part of the ShurGain company was removed in 1972. The community organized ti demand the city buy the property remove the silo and add the lead to the park.

CP freight train moving at ground level right beside the new airport express train tunnel Sunday.

 
 

Keele Street by Junction Road getting new wooden hydro poles.

Smaller hydro poles are being replaced on Keele Street and around in other areas in the community.

The junction condos 6 Lloyd Ave.


Cannot put the relevant info better than blog reader Manny.

There’s has recap from the post comments.

Thanks for the info, this project will be good for the area since the site has been vacant for way to long. My understanding is the project is already approved its just a matter of how high up they can development the site. Just down the street at 43 Junction rd their also close to getting this develeopment site moving since the zoning is already approved. http://francesnunziata.com/ward-11/development-activity/ Development Activity 43 Junction Road Proposal: To convert an existing industrial building to a fitness centre (LA Fitness) and grocery store (Organic Garage) Status: Site Plan Control Application under review Click here to view architectural plans Click here to view elevations Both developments sites are a good thing for the area since both lands have been vacant for a long time with no activity at all.

Etob/York council to consider 6 Lloyd Ave. refusal report in January

Etob/York council to consider 6 Lloyd Ave. refusal report in January
 
 


Refusal Report – 6 Lloyd Avenue and 195, 181, 179, 177, 175, 171, 169, 167, 165, 163 and 161 Mulock Avenue – Official Plan Amendment Application
 
 Origin
 (December 15, 2014) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District
 
 Summary:
 The purpose of this report is to advise that a staff report entitled “6 Lloyd Ave and 195, 181, 179, 177, 175, 171, 169, 167, 165, 163 and 161 Mulock Avenue – Official Plan Amendment Application – Refusal Report ” will be finalized and available for consideration at the January 13, 2015 meeting of the Etobicoke York Community Council.
 
 Background.

West Toronto paint and wallpaper has a wonderful Christmas window

 


West Toronto paint and wallpaper has a wonderful Christmas window.
 
 It’s great they go to so much effort season by season it’s important corner in the Junction.