It’s spring!
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The majestic Heintzman Place in the buildings natural habitat
It’s spring!
Who is Adam The Woo – A Documentary – more Junction than you think
This post is about places. Adam the Woo is an urban adventurer who documents his visits disused and abandoned places on a YouTube channel. His efforts to communicate the importance of places in communities and visitations to various disused industrial buildings all have a real connection to the Greater Junction Area. Our area has some very hard-core urban explorers. Some simply visiting out of interest, while others seek the history and value to our community from their visits. We also have so many places and things that need to explored and documented.
Adams commitment to produce videos of so many places – even Toronto – is great and his methods are simply wonderful.
Below is a documentary by Kenny Johnson with Adam the Woo which provides a glimpse into a staggering body of work.
If above embed is not working on your devise here is the direct URL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90fxDxv5r9Y&feature=youtu.be
Adams web site Http://www.adamthewoo.com/
Heintzman Place court area winter beauty
The Heintzman Place condominium just north of Keele St And Dundas has on the east side has a admirablecourt area elevated from the street and accessible by the staircase to the north of the the Canadian tire Gas Bar.
Today it has a winter wonderland feel to it.
WTJHS meeting Historical Walking Tour: Sunday, October 23 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
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Historical Walking Tour: Sunday, October 23 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Tickling the Keys: the Heintzman Piano Company. One of the world’s most famous piano manufacturers was based in the Junction. Follow in the footsteps of the Heintzman family and company employees during this two-hour guided walking tour led by members of the West Toronto Junction Historical Society.
Starts at Annette Street Public Library at 2:00 p.m.Tickets $20.
For Heintzman tour tickets, call 416-763-3161or e-mail: junctionhistorical@gmail.com
Tickets are also available from:
Annette Street Public Library, 145 Annette Street
Ice Cream Junction, 3103 Dundas Street West
Pandemonium, 2862 Dundas Street West
Wise Daughters Craft Market, 3079B Dundas Street West
Major building changes to your Junction Area house?
Increasingly many house owners in the Junction area are deciding to enlarge their house, by heightening the basement by lowing the level of the basement floor or converting the attic to usable space or adding an addition.
Any of these projects involves the use of a building permit. In addition to the architectural or designers drawings, an engineers report as to the suitability of the building foundation to support the changes will be required.
Having the knowledge about the need for the engineers report is what this post is about as in new parts of this ward the construction includes footings, but they are not common on 1st lot construction homes in the Junction. Thus the necessarily need for this professional action to performed before a permit is issued by the city.
Often the house owner finds out about this need and its costs for the report and many times remedial foundation work to strength the foundation is required.
Most Junction houses do not have a footing, but a foundation sitting on soil, often this has to provided to add an addition or do other major renos. This remedial work can outstrip the cost of the design services.
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