About this event
ConcertGet a glimpse of the Junction in past decades through the memories and family stories of people who were there. Back Lane Studios, based in Roncesvalles, presents a selection of short videos from Mapping Our Memories, a project collecting place-based stories from older people in video and written formats. You'll learn about:
Sheila McIlraith's talented mother, a lively young woman who served as public health nurse at Annette and Runnymede public schools, drove her own car in the 1920s and was choir master and organist at High Park Baptist Church. But she gave all that up when she got married in her late 30s.
Local grocer Doug Breakwell, whose store was at the corner of Annette and Indian Grove Cres. He helped out Lorne Clayton's mother many times when she couldn't pay for groceries. But the tables turned. In the 1950s, when small stores were losing out to supermarkets, Lorne was able to help Doug out.
Lois Broad, who made our most popular video Growing up in the Junction, had many vivid memories to share, from the Minnies swimming pools at the corner of Quebec Ave. and Bloor, to High Park Avenue United Church, where her parents were the first couple to be married.