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Poster stops: Toronto's subway; not noted for its cultural aspirations; has gone arty with a display of black and white posters by Canadian photographers from New Brunswick to British Columbia; Called Station-To-Station; the exhibition is organized by A Space gallery and is on view at 31 stations. The photographer of the above work is Serge Grenier; a Montreal-born freelance writer and photographer living in Ottawa.

Picture, 1979

There'll be no parking available for commuters around this new subway station at Bloor and Islington Aves; when the east-west subway extensions are opened on May 10. It will take the contractor three months to transform this littered area into a parking lot - and the contract has not even been awarded yet.

Picture, 1968

Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Transit Commission - Subways - Spadina Subway - Construction

Picture, 1975

Sometimes quiet: But reader says congestion is major problem on TTC subways.

Picture, 1989

Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Transit Commission - Subways - Wheel-Trans

Picture, 1977

The subway marches on-but where to? The Yonge St. subway is on the move; but the big question now is how far will it go? This picture; looking south on Yonge; shows construction equipment ripping into ground at York Mills. Metro Council will meet next week to decide whether the subway should go as far north as Sheppard; at a cost of $79 million; or about a mile farther to Finch; at an extra $27 million. Council is dickering for provincial subsidy.

Picture, 1969

Near-empty trains on Spadina subway line; above; could be eliminated with express runs; reader claims.

Picture, 1978

Block-long plexiglass dome makes Yorkdale station one of most impressive along Spadina subway; which opens this fall.

Picture, 1977

Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Transit Commission - Subways - Yonge Subway - Construction

Picture, 1970

The squeeze on traffic flow on Yonge St. caused by underground subway construction; will last even longer than expected as a result of a walkout by120 tunnellers protesting working conditions. This view; looking south on Yonge St.; just north of Eglinton Ave. shows the bottleneck as both north and southbound traffic is limited to single lanes. Union men walked off job because they object to working in the heavy air pressure; calling it a health hazard.

Picture, 1970

Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Transit Commission - Subways - Yonge Subway - North Extension (Eglinton to Finch)

Picture, 1973

A subway station is what this 75-year-old house on Spadina Rd.just north of Bloor St. will become. The Toronto Transit Commission has decided to use the house as an entrance to the Spadina subway line instead of demolishing it. The Toronto Historical Board had listed the house for its architectural interest and its importance to the streetscape. Toronto Mayor David Crombie calls the ruling victory.

Picture, 1974

Plexiglass will bring daylight underground for Dupont subway commuters

Picture, 1977

Subway passengers crowd onto the platform at the Queen St. subway during rush hour. Reader John Payne complains we need more buses and subways; they are getting too crowded. Another reader; Dale Craig; says that streetcars and buses do not wait long enough for passengers transferring from other buses at traffic lights.

Picture, 1974

Spadina Stations

Picture, 1977

T.T.C., Ferry loop, Queen's Quay W., north east cor. York St., Toronto, Ont.

Picture, 1954

Newest transit link: The Kennedy Rd. subway extension - nearing competion - includes a 300-foot platform and streetcar loop. Inside the super-structure; workmen are putting in the final touches.

Picture, 1980

Nos. 5000 & 5001, on display at C.N.E.

Picture, 1953

The new subway's a big bore. Two 75-ton boring machine are ready at Spadina Rd. and Davenport Rd. to be lowered into the ground and pushed along as the tunnel progresses under Casa Loma for the Spadina subway. The machine shield the men working in the tunnel and eliminate the need for shoring up at the work face. Subway is to open in 1977.

Picture, 1975

Queen's park station of new university ave. subway is cylindrical in shape; was bored under legislative; but. People standing 150 feet apart give indication of the station's size. Line can handle a peak load of 40;000 persons an hour

Picture, 1963

Work stoppages have put the four-mile Yonge St. subway extension from Eglinton to Sheppard Ave. behind schedule; TTC information officer Norman Funk says; but the work should be finished on schedule around the end of 1971. Strikes have stalled this section at York Mills Rd. and Yonge several times. Metro is seeking Ontario's approval for a further extension to Finch Ave.

Picture, 1969

Yonge St. Subway, Eglinton Station, looking n.w. from Yonge St., s. of Eglinton Ave.

Picture, 1954

Burrowing northward from Eglinton Ave.; the main tunnel of the Yonge St. subway extension is checked by resident engineer Douglas Dunn. The tunnelling has started on the first part of the fourmile extension from Eglinton Ave. to Sheppard Ave. in North York. But; Metro Council may decide to take the extension 1.4 miles further; to Finch Ave. The cost of extension to Sheppard will be $79 million. It would cost an extra $26 million to tunnel to Finch.

Picture, 1969

Can transportation policy affect the city dweller's mode of travel? Yes; according to a report by the Bureau of Municipal Research discussed in today's letter from Terry Fowler of Glendon College. The report is critical of assumptions transportation planners make

Picture, 1971

Rapid Transit Spadina LRT

Picture, 1997

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Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Transit Commission - Subways - Spadina Subway - Construction

Sometimes quiet: But reader says congestion is major problem on TTC subways.

Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Transit Commission - Subways - Wheel-Trans

Near-empty trains on Spadina subway line; above; could be eliminated with express runs; reader claims.

Block-long plexiglass dome makes Yorkdale station one of most impressive along Spadina subway; which opens this fall.

Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Transit Commission - Subways - Yonge Subway - Construction

Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Transit Commission - Subways - Yonge Subway - North Extension (Eglinton to Finch)

Plexiglass will bring daylight underground for Dupont subway commuters

Spadina Stations

T.T.C., Ferry loop, Queen's Quay W., north east cor. York St., Toronto, Ont.

Newest transit link: The Kennedy Rd. subway extension - nearing competion - includes a 300-foot platform and streetcar loop. Inside the super-structure; workmen are putting in the final touches.

Nos. 5000 & 5001, on display at C.N.E.

Queen's park station of new university ave. subway is cylindrical in shape; was bored under legislative; but. People standing 150 feet apart give indication of the station's size. Line can handle a peak load of 40;000 persons an hour

Yonge St. Subway, Eglinton Station, looking n.w. from Yonge St., s. of Eglinton Ave.

Can transportation policy affect the city dweller's mode of travel? Yes; according to a report by the Bureau of Municipal Research discussed in today's letter from Terry Fowler of Glendon College. The report is critical of assumptions transportation planners make

Rapid Transit Spadina LRT

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