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The Art of Yonge and Davisville

The following is an excerpt from Stroll: Psychogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto, Coach House Press, 2010

At Davisville, the TTC’s headquarters building (the McBrien Building) was built after the Yonge subway line opened in 1954 but it is now…

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Davisville Station Opening Ceremony, 1954

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Onlookers uniformly dressed in ankle length peacoats outside Davisville Station for its subway opening ceremony. People were so excited that they even went onto the roof to watch!

T.T.C., Yonge St. subway; opening ceremonies outside…

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