WTJHS  Archives: Where and When

Our office and archives is located on the Lower Level of the Annette Street Public Library, two blocks west of Keele Street one block south of Dundas Street West.
145 Annette Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M6P 1P3

WTJHS is happy to announce that the Archives are once again open for regular visits. Public hours are Monday 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm and Saturday 11:30 am to 1:30 pm effective January 27, 2024.

We also answer email inquiries and are available at other times that may be more convenient for you by appointment. We highly recommend that you contact us at junctionhistorical@gmail.com before you visit to make sure that we have what you are looking for.

What

The WTJHS Archives contains a variety of local history materials, the most notable of which are listed below. The collection continues to grow, so please call if there is an area of particular interest to you.

DONATIONS WELCOME: We can give a tax receipt for the value of donated materials.
We can also purchase items, if necessary.

The collection includes:

• 7500 area photographs (over 4000 searchable digitally) from our files and other archives.
• 140 hours of audio interviews from the WTJHS audio history projects:
  “Growing Up in the Junction 1900-1930” and “WTJ and the CPR”
  (available on CD for research purposes only)
• Area photographs in TTC Collection and in City Archives collections
• Files on local people, places and events.
• West Toronto CPR Engine House, report, maps, photographs, history of local rail yards.
• The Leader & Recorder, WTJHS newsletter, back issues – Now all issues digitized and text searchable!!
  
• Detailed building histories for over 1500 properties
• Directories and Books – both rare and commonplace
• Artifacts, ephemera, and nostalgia

*New*

Click on the title below to go to our online archives of Junction Street and houses photos.