The Junction
The Junction is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that is near the West Toronto Diamond, a junction of four railway lines in the area. The neighbourhood was previously an independent city called West Toronto, that was also its own federal electoral district until amalgamating with the city of Toronto in 1909.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: GTD Aquitaine, Public domain.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: human settlement in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Historically known as: “West Toronto”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Congregation Knesseth Israel and Malta Park.
Congregation Knesseth Israel
Synagogue
Congregation Knesseth Israel, also known as the Junction Shul, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its synagogue building is the oldest surviving in Toronto that is still in use, and was designated an Ontario Heritage site in 1984 under the Ontario Heritage Act.
Runnymede Park
Park
Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Runnymede Park is a medium-sized public park located in The Junction neighbourhood of Toronto, Canada, one block east of Runnymede Road. Its southern boundary is the West Toronto Yard used by the Canadian Pacific Railway, its northern boundary is Ryding Avenue, while a laneway and parking lot make up the western and eastern boundaries respectively.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include High Park North and Runnymede.
High Park North
Neighborhood
High Park North, or often simply High Park, after the park, is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded on the south by Bloor Street, on the west by Runnymede Road, on the north by Annette Street, and on the east by the GO Transit Weston Subdivision rail tracks.
Runnymede
Neighborhood
Photo: EclecticEnnui, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Runnymede is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada located north of Bloor Street West between Jane Street and Runnymede Road north to Dundas Street West.
Carleton Village
Neighborhood
Photo: GTD Aquitaine, Public domain.
Carleton Village is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is centered along Davenport Road, south of St. Clair Avenue West and surrounded on the other three sides by railway lines.
The Junction
- Category: locality
- Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
43.66548° or 43° 39′ 56″ northLongitude
-79.47035° or 79° 28′ 13″ westElevation
119 metres (390 feet)Open location code
87M2MG8H+5VOpenStreetMap ID
node 534783654OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“The Junction” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “交加區”
- Dutch: “The Junction”
- Japanese: “ザ ジャンクション”
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