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intersection of Yonge st and Bloor st

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Well, its summer, so it must be construction season! This image shows improvements along Yonge Street, widening the street for Stop 21 at Yonge and Glengrove.

Courtesy of Toronto Public Library

Remember Pierce-Arrow? Not many of us do. It was an American company that manufactured luxury cars from 1901 - 1938. From 1930 to 1937, Toronto's Pierce-Arrow showroom was located at 1140 Yonge Street, at the corner of Yonge and Marlborough. The…

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This picture shows the 970 (Armour Heights) bus, heading west from Yonge Blvd. and Yonge Street, on the last day of the Yonge Street trams.

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The Subway and the Street: How Underground Transit Transformed Yonge Street
This talk will explore the ways in which the subway has altered daily life for Torontonians and the built landscape around Yonge Street since the 1940s. With historian Jay…

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Fire Hall, Toronto, Yorkville Ave., north side, west of Yonge St.

Built in 1889-1890. Notice the classic-looking Fire Department Car?

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The future location of the Toronto Reference Library. Looking north from Bloor Street. Courtesy: Toronto Public Library.

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The long road to church on a Sunday morning. Courtesy: Toronto Public Library.

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Grabbing a hot dog and a Coke at the York Mills Swimming pool, 1954. The pool was located on the east side of Yonge Street, just south of Mill Street. Courtesy, Toronto Public Library.
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