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Original renderings of TTC subway stations
I came across these renderings yesterday while putting together my photo survey of 1950s Toronto. They're a part of the Toronto Archives Yonge Street Subway construction views collection, and I love the idealistic little glimpse they offer of yet-to-be built subway line. It's particularly fascinating to gauge how much (and how little) the stations have changed over the years.
Here are the stations I could find, with a little identification challenge at the end.
Exterior Eglinton Station (remember the old bus terminals?)
Eglinton Interior (pretty similar)
Queen Street Mezzanine (fashionable riders)
Bloor Station (no Yonge Station underneath)
And how about a little challenge on the last, unlabeled rendering: which station does this represent? There are a bunch of clues to give it away, but I'll let a commenter take the honours.
All images from the Toronto Archives, Strathy Smith fonds (link above).
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You can clearly see the rotunda entrance on the south side of St. Clair. Also, the curve used for streetcars is there too. The cutaway part is where the Fed. building would be today.
You can clearly see the rotunda entrance on the south side of St. Clair. Also, the curve used for streetcars is there too. The cutaway part is where the Fed. building would be today.
You can clearly see the rotunda entrance on the south side of St. Clair. Also, the curve used for streetcars is there too. The cutaway part is where the Fed. building would be today.
The mystery image is definitely St Clair but I realized that Wellesley is also offset from Yonge and has a loop while thinking about it.
http://transit.toronto.on.ca/subway/5006.shtml
Love it or hate it...we all know and recognize the TTC.
It was recently posted that the red + white streetcar as a symbol of the city is 2nd only to the CN tower.
Perhaps for visitors, but I'd have to say the streetcar would be first.
eg has anyone seen the film "Last Night"?
Set in TO. and red rockets abound!
(note: I am not employed by the commission)
You can see photos of them at
http://transit.toronto.on.ca/subway/5122.shtml
The Harbord car turned south on Spadina and ran east via Dundas winding up at Pape and Danforth via a meandering route through Riverdale.
I know Eglinton station well but for the life of me can't quite figure out the orientation of that exterior shot. Is that supposed to be Yonge in the foreground, with Eglinton off the page to the right side and the overall view looking SW? Note the trolleybuses in the image also.