Why I love Annette St

[GonaSovereign]

Annette is a really nice street. The car traffic can be a bit noisy, despite the strictly enforced speed limits.

 

[Martin in the Junction]

No pictures of it here but I always liked the intersection with Laws Street, across for the rec centre. It’s very inviting entrance with the winding street and “hill top†houses, not to mention the Heintzman mansion.

 

[urbandreamer]

I'll snap some more photos of Annette--next sunny warmer day. There's still more of the Junction area to cover, including some themes that interest me--and hopefully y'all UT-ers. Stay tuned....

 

[Prometheus The Supremo]

i like it too.....

 

[urbandreamer]

It struck me today: I wonder if this building was originally a fire hall?

 

[Prometheus The Supremo]

is there a date stone on the building?

 

[urbandreamer]

I shall have to investigate--next time I walk by the place.

 

[Prometheus The Supremo]

I shall have to investigate--next time I walk by the place.

from the pics, i can't really tell but it doesn't look like it, unless it's somewhere near the overhang. i think fire stations usually have the date in stone.

p.s, what intersection is that building at?

 

[Prometheus The Supremo]

http://www.virtualcity.ca/?location=0518541403


http://www.virtualcity.ca/Map_images/toronto/415/0067415.JPEG

http://www.virtualcity.ca/Map_images/toronto/416/0067416.JPEG

 

[urbandreamer]

Wow I never knew they've done a virtual Toronto thing==like google streetview.

Yeah, the building probably wasn't a fire station--maybe a blacksmith's shop instead?

edit: just spent 2 hours on virtualcity toronto and it's interesting but somewhat limited--ie photo quality is crap and appears to have been shot Fall 2005.

 

[Jitterbugg]

Annette and St. John's are kind of unusual streets. At the western end they seem sleepy and residential but you also see older commercial buildings on the corners that are unused, or have small neigborhood cornerstores/hair shops.

Some areas are almost grown over in the summer, but it has a nice vibe - one of those cool, hidden areas of the city only a local would bother going to.

 

[junctionist]

Were the church photos of St. Cecilia's et al added in after the original post? I never noticed them before, so either they were added, or strangely didn't load.

 

[urbandreamer]

I added them after the original post. I may add more if I feel like walking a "dead" street again this week. Maybe I'll just make a new post.

 

[Brandon716]

I was going to say that the only thing that would make the street even more charming and awesome would be a streetcar line...

Preferably not a streetcar that looks as if its at the end of an embankment with no more rail where it would fall off as in that photo.

Always love historic shots.

 

[casaguy]

There's no thread for this project but I'm sure urbandreamer won't mind me tagging this on here. This project is called "Annette Lanes". Turned out well I think.