On a hot and sunny Sunday, June 10,  the inaugural James Ellis Heritage Toronto Walk took place in the Junction.  Three guides, including the Society’s Neil Ross and David Wencer,  along with architectural enthusiast Christopher Sears, led sections of the large crowd.  Highlights included our Annette Library, and  the Junction Shul, Congregation Knesseth Israel, both designed by Junction architect James Ellis.  Starting at Keele and Dundas, the guides spent a couple of hours illuminating Junction public and domestic architecture of the 1800s and 1900s on Annette, High Park and Dundas, ending with an inside tour of the Junction Shul.  See more pictures and tour information on the Ellis Tour Webpage.

James Ellis was the premier architect of the Junction. His work defined the railway town: its schools, houses of worship, homes and civic buildings.  Discover the work of this remarkable architect, reflecting the social fabric of the Junction as we visit buildings he designed, knew, and frequented.

Date: Sunday, June 10, 2012

Time: 1:30 PM

Location: Starts at Bank of Montreal parking lot, SW corner of Keele St. and Dundas St.

Finishes at: Junction Shul, Congregation Knesseth Israel, 56 Maria Street.

Duration: Approximately 2 hours

MORE DETAILS at the walk website

A Heritage Toronto Walk, made possible in part by Congregation Knesseth Israel, and funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation

“Justice in the Junction”  Graphic Novel…..

ON SALE NOW at the WTJHS Archives.  $5 a copy

Thursday, May 3, 2012, Annette Library, Lower Level

7:30 PM
Refreshments and Business Meeting

8:15 PM
Dorothy Duncan has worked with organizations across Canada and around the world to ensure that Canada’s culinary history is recognized, researched, and recorded. In 2007 her book Canadians at Table won the Cuisine Canada and University of Guelph Culinary Book Gold Award. Nothing More Comforting, Dorothy’s first book for Dundurn, was published in 2003 to wide acclaim.  Dorothy always brings some authentic culinary samples for her audiences.