The Junction in the Globe and Mail

Anybody who meandered through the Junction Arts Festival a few weeks ago could see immediately that the people who live in this west-end triangle have a heartfelt connection to the ‘hood.

Some real estate agents will euphemistically call this Upper Bloor West Village, but when the Junction’s own identity is so dynamic, why sink to this kind of rebranding?

Dundas St. West’s merchants, photographers, antiques dealers and chefs are clearly invested in keeping the momentum going.

John Pasalis of Realosophy figures that the wicked prices in Bloor West Village and High Park to the south will keep pushing people towards this former fringe.

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