Archive for June, 2013

Sooooo many people are waiting for the Junction Tim Hortons to open.

Is looks so ready inside the store, the parking lot is clean and sealed.

WHAT: Release party for Spacing’s summer 2013 (Toronto edition)
WHEN: Tuesday, June 25th, 7:30pm-2:00am
WHERE: The 3030 Bar, 3030 Dundas St. West (@ High Park Ave) in The Junction
COST: $8 (gets you copy of mag), $5 for subscribers
RSVP: Feel free to RSVP on our Facebook listing
MUSIC: DJ Shirley Tempo
The post-war era defines most of the architecture in Toronto — it’s about time we began to appreciate it. And you can do that by showing up to our 28th release party to get your hands on a copy of our newest issue.
You can also grab some of our new merchandise — check out this post that describes the new products you’ll soon find on our online store.

In the Summer 2013 issue, our contributors explore a variety of topics related to Modernism and its affects on Toronto’s urban landscape. As Senior Editor Shawn Micallef writes in his essay on Toronto’s mod architecture, “To stand in the middle of Nathan Phillips Square today, after its recent renovation, is to realize how all of Toronto’s Modernism should be treated…. This is how all buildings — the old and not-so-old ones — should be revered: with love, a facelift every couple decades, and some new accessories that give a nod to the contemporary but maintain the building’s inherent style. Yet many Modernist structures in Toronto don’t get this treatment. So much has been left to crumble and fill with debris. The details that made modern spaces and buildings space-age-fantastic have been untended: artfully placed recessed lighting has been left burnt out or smashed in, and extinct fountains are now dry pits collecting detritus. As well, thousands of exquisite Modernist bungalows on residential streets — the era’s equivalent of bay-and-gable Victorians — go unnoticed by most. It’s no wonder Modernism is not universally loved.”

Junctioneer.ca

The gazebo is really being used now as the men’s community spirit
club is now using it as their gathering spot …as they no longer have the makers dozen.

It great that us happening as the thought of different groups using it as a gathering space was one of the main reason it was placed there.

And here is the gazebo in a Scotia Bank commercial thks to blog reader and Junction Residents Assoc. exec. member Eleanor for bring the film use if the gazebo to the blog eyes.

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While most of the Junction retail strip received a new inset of retailers, a couple of areas remained populated with what could be called the “old line stores”. One of areas was the area just to the east of of faux train station.

Now it is also being repopulated with a number of new eateries.

from the Gourmeats Facebook site