ðɪ ˈɛɹiə hæd ɪts bɪɡˈɪnɪŋz ænd ˈoʊz ɪts nˈeɪm tʊ ɐ stˈeɪʃən ɔnðə nˈaʊdᵻfˈʌŋkt sˈɛntɹəl pˈɑːɹk lˈaɪn ʌvðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kəlˈʌmbiə ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk ɹˈeɪlweɪ, ðə ɹˈaʊt ʌvwˈɪtʃ ɪz nˈaʊ pˈæɹəlˌɛld baɪ ðə skˈaɪtɹeɪn lˈaɪn, ðə dʒˈɔɪs stˈeɪʃən ʌvwˈɪtʃ ɪz loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ˌɔn dʒˈɔɪs stɹˈiːt ɐ fjˈuː blˈɑːks nˈɔːɹθ ʌv kˈɪŋsweɪ.
The area had its beginnings and owes its name to a station on the now-defunct Central Park Line of the British Columbia Electric Railway, the route of which is now paralleled by the Skytrain line, the Joyce station of which is located on Joyce Street a few blocks north of Kingsway.