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Where Golf Course and 401 meet in high drama

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

If on foot during the frozen winter, wander on to the golf course grounds. The entrance is just before the Highway 401 overpasses and there…

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bloor and yonge st

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intersection of Yonge st and Bloor st

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A line-up of streetcars, 1914

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A traffic jam, 1914-style. This view looking north on Yonge Street from Granby Street shows the Yonge, College and Avenue Road trolley cars lined up.

I wonder which was faster: the trolley car, the horse, the bike, or motorcar?

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