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Neighbourhood Business
Report
The Junction— Toronto
Preface
With its well-preserved streets and redbrick housing, the Junction is home to small shops and galleries and a new generation of residents.
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01Industrial designer Ryan Wilding and photographer Agata Piskunowicz
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02Wilding and Piskunowicz’s bright bedroom
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03The couple’s kitchen and reception area
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04Pandemonium Books & Discs
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05Delight chocolate shop
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06Architects Peter Tan and Christine Ho Ping Kong
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07The couple’s house
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08The Good Neighbour café
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09Mjölk owners John Baker and Juli Daoust and their daughter
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10ARTiculations stationery shop
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11Church on Annette Street
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12Sweet temptations on the shelves of Delight
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13ARTiculations’ interior
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14The Junction’s beautiful Edwardian houses
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