The Junction

The Junction, one of Toronto’s most lively neighbourhoods, is named because of its geography: the intersection of where four railway lines in the area meet, and its adjoining area, the Junction Triangle (extending from Lansdowne to its main strip of Sterling Road). Within the Junction, for many decades, the "Ontario Stockyards" were Canada's largest livestock market and the centre of Ontario's meat packing industry, and reinforced Toronto's nickname as "Hogtown." Much of the land has been redeveloped with new housing and retail uses, restaurants, bars, craft brewers and shopping. The main Stockyards site is now the location of a large bloc of big-box stores but still uses the name "the stockyards" as its local description. Prohibition of alcohol in The Junction lasted until 1997 and since then the neighbourhood has flourished as a hot, edgy urban destination to live, work and play!

SCHOOLS

- Annette Street Public School
- Indian Road Crescent Junior Public School
- St. Clair Avenue Public School
- St. Cecilia Catholic School

TRANSPORTAION

The Junction Triangle has bus service on Dupont, Dundas and Keele streets as well as on Symington and Lansdowne avenues. The Dupont and Dundas buses connect passengers to the Yonge-University-Spadina subway line, while the Keele, Lansdowne, and Symington buses connect with stations on the Bloor-Danforth subway line.

Walk Score 84 - Very Walkable
Transit Score 76 - Excellent Transit
Bike Score 60 - Bikeable

Commute to Downtown Toronto
Car - 24 mins
Bus - 34 mins
Bike - 33mins
Walk - 60+ mins