This City of Toronto Archives photo was taken in the late 1960s. The view is west on Queen Street, taken in front of the RC Harris Water Filtration Plant. The photographer used a telephoto lens, compressing the image, an effect that emphasizes the hill just before the Neville Park loop. Do you have an old […]
Tag: 501 Queen
TTC streetcars to quit Sunday stops and combine close stops on Queen
Less stop, more go. That is one goal behind a review of Toronto streetcar stops that will remove all Sunday-only stops in June, and combine several close-together stops next spring. Starting June 1, the 506 streetcar will quit making Sundays-only stops near the churches at Hiawatha Road, Rhodes Avenue, and Glenmore Road. Likewise, the 502 […]
Deja Views
The archival photograph, taken in the summer of 1967, depicts the last eastbound TTC stop, also known as the Neville Park loop, on the 501 Queen streetcar line. Do you have a photo that you’d like to share? Please call me at 416-691-4774. Special thanks to Pete Coulman who submitted this great image.
