TTC A11-class ex-Cleveland all-electric PCC #4647 lays over at Dundas West station, on the KING route, in front of another PCC.

⌚November 27, 1979 📷Unknown

#TTC #TransitToronto #Streetcars #Toronto #PublicTransit #TorontoHistory

At work, I saw a post about roadwork at Danforth and Dawes that unearthed old streetcar tracks. Later, I checked it out and here is what I saw.

These tracks were apart of the Bloor Streetcar which was discontinued when the Line 2 Bloor-Danforth was extended to Warden, in 1968.

#torontohistory

TTC A15-class rebuilt PCC #4600 rides the transfer table at Hillcrest Shops, bearing CLRV colours.

📷Ted Wickson/Richard Glaze collection ⌚September 16, 1986

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The History of Canadian Muslims in Toronto Jane’s Walk - Sunday May 3 2026

This Jane’s Walk explains how 3rd, 4th, & 5th Generation Muslim Torontonians helped build our city.

Walk Stops include :

• Toronto’s FIRST Halal Butcher Shop – Roncesvalles Village
• Jami Mosque – Toronto’s Second Islamic Centre and its national significance
• The little known history of The Albanian Muslim Society of Toronto – The pivotal role of its founder, Reggie Assim, Toronto’s First Imam
• The Dundas Street Mosque – The City’s First Masjid

ALSO on this year’s Jane’s Walk :

• History of the First Synagogue in the old/former city of West Toronto

WALK LEADER : HïMY SYeD

DATE : Sunday May 3 2026

START TIME : 2:30 p.m.

WALK START LOCATION : Dundas-Roncesvalles Peace Garden (2201 Dundas Street West at Roncesvalles Avenue opposite Boustead Avenue), TORONTO

http://30Masjids.ca/30-more-janes-walk-the-history-of-canadian-muslims-in-toronto-sunday-may-3-2026/

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"The 11 Books of Jane Jacobs: All-in-One Jane’s Walk" - Friday May 1 2026 - Toronto

This will be 1 Jane’s Walk covering only the most vital and timely ideas from each of Jane Jacobs’ 11 books.

If you’ve never read any of Jane’s books, or missed a few, or want a crash course or refresher in the ideas and writings of Jane Jacobs’…

OR

You are simply curious why Labyrinths and Mazes were so important to Jane’s thinking on Cities and Neighbourhoods, then this Jane’s Walk on the evening before World Labyrinth Day 2026 is for you!

DATE : Friday May 1 2026

START TIME : 5:45 p.m.

WALK LEADER : HïMY SYeD

WALK START LOCATION : Ed & Anne Mirvish Parkette, 843 Bathurst Street, TORONTO.

HïMY will be holding Orange Jane’s Walk Sign standing in the Greenspace inside the Streetcar Loop, immediately north of Bathurst Subway Station main entrance.

http://Labyrinths.ca/the-11-books-of-jane-jacobs-all-in-one-janes-walk-friday-may-1-2026/

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Gray Coach GM "New Look" bus #1411 turns from northbound on Sherbourne to westbound on Front.

⌚October 1977 📷Unknown

#Bus #PublicTransit #Toronto #TorontoHistory

TTC snow-sweeper #2212 (ex-Civic #56) is seen in the George Street scrap yard -- a part of the Sherbourne carhouse.

⌚August 2, 1955 📷L. Swanson/John Knight collection

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The Varsity: Don’t let Toronto’s sound become static. “CIUT is a living, breathing reflection of the city itself. In an era dominated by algorithmic playlists and homogenized media, it offers something increasingly rare: a window into the city’s diversity, a refuge for human curation, and a dynamic archive of Toronto’s cultural memory. Its programming gives sustained airtime to voices, […]