Diamond Juncton, 1975
Wallace Ave footbridge in 1950.
The Ontario government’s reconstruction of the Go Transit line will carry the green and white commuter cars over the CPR mainline and bring an end forever to the railway intersection known for more than 130 years as Diamond Junction. That’s how the west-end neighbourhood got its name. There will be new bridges all along the GO line in the Junction. One will greatly improve the look of Bloor St W and another will permit cars to travel under the GO line for the first time ever on Wallace Ave. Generations of Junction residents have resigned themselves to climbing the pedestrian stairs at Wallace to cross the tracks. It’s all outlined at Urban Toronto with some compelling photos and other images.
