I was wondering if I would see myself as a 24 year old in that video. In ‘91, was living at Eglinton and Oriole Parkway and always went past that corner.
Nortown West and Nortown East trolleys. Not sure if it's still there, but the CFL headquarters used to be at this intersection, same corner where you are filming from.
As I write April 4, 2021, has the politicians and their mismanagement of the pandemic killed the venerable CFL league? In fact all of the Canadian hockey teams cannot operate without fans, much longer?? Hockey survived worse pandemics than this one in the past. Hope all will come back but the politicians keep getting paid no matter what! That is ridiculous and unfair. I miss old Toronto.
Yes! If I recall, the two (2) routes that had trolley buses that went into Eglinton Station was the one that went east on Eglinton Av. and up Mount Pleasant and the other route was the one that went west on Eglinton Av. and then north on Avenue Road. I still miss the trolley buses. Toronto is VERY FORTUNATE to still have its streetcars!
johnwoa yep. #61 (Avenue Road North) and #103 (Nortown East) were the routes you were referring to. Trolleys also ran on #6 Bay, #4 Annette, #89 Weston Road and #63 Ossington. I think they also ran on #47 Lansdowne, too.
The question is, now that today’s trolleys are battery electric and zero emission, does the TTC have a renewed appetite for buses in 2020 and beyond? Indeed, the dismantling of the trolley network was disappointing.
I wonder what the interior OF ONE OF THESE LOOKED LIKE! Oh well, at LEAST we are getting the LRT now, BEST THING SINCE they still had the trolley coaches!
