• Thursday May 15th, 2025 AGM & Guest Speaker Jim Adams

    Video recording now available. The West Toronto Junction Historical Society is pleased to announce that our Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM. All members and interested community members are warmly invited to attend. Join us as we review the past year’s activities, seek new executive positions, and discuss exciting plans for…

  • Exploring Yonge Street’s Legendary Music & Pop Culture History – WTJHS April 3rd Meeting with Mark Vendramini

    Video recording now available! Did you know Gordon Lightfoot once sang for just $25 a day at a Yonge Street dinner theatre? Or that a chance encounter in Toronto shaped The Beatles’ greatest album? Yonge Street has been at the center of music, theatre, and pop culture history, rivalling Times Square and Hollywood Blvd. From jazz and…

  • True Crime Junction Pub Crawl with Neil Ross

    Join Junction historian and veteran tour guide Neil Ross for an unforgettable night of local true crime on a pub crawl through some of the neighbourhood’s favourite bars. Discover the dark, thrilling, sometimes hilarious stories of the railway town’s murderers, thieves, gangsters and cops! 📅 Dates: Friday, April 11, 2025 or Saturday, April 12, 2025 🕒…

  • WTJHS March 6th Meeting Featuring Adam Waiser of Muddy York: A Toronto History Podcast

    Video recording now available! Join us for an engaging evening with Adam Waiser, co-host of Muddy York: A Toronto History Podcast, as he brings his latest episode, “Battle of St. Andrew,” to life in a special talk. This discussion, inspired by the recent February 27th provincial election, will transport us back to 1955, when an election campaign in Toronto’s St. Andrew riding became a battle to unseat…