Articles Tagged with 'Blondin Loop'

By Claudio D'Intino Bus service from Weston to Woodbridge has been ongoing since the 1920's, especially with the abandonment of the Toronto Suburban Railway Woodbridge route in 1925. A private operator, owned by George Watt of Thistletown called Woodbridge Bus lines, connected Weston to Woodbri...

By Tim Lambrinos Back in 1955, a new furniture store opened in a strip plaza on Weston Road immediately north of Hwy. 401. The plaza was located on the southeast corner of Weston Rd. and Walsh Ave. Walsh Avenue was designed as a connecting link straight into Albion Rd. by-passing a segment of Wil...

By Tim Lambrinos These days, the intersection of Weston Road and Wilson Avenue is located at the southerly portion of Emery Village’s catchment area. The formation of these crossroads has some very interesting history. Our link along Weston Road was created by the Huron Indians and da...