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Posts Filed Under: streetcars

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Building Storeys: TTC Yards

Where Toronto's public transit vehicles go for rest or repairs.

By Jamie Bradburn

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Jonathan Goldsbie’s Enchanted 501 Streetcar Ride

What happens when a well-known local Twitter personality commandeers a streetcar and turns it into a smartphone paradise?

By Steve Kupferman

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Historicist: The World of William Findlay Maclean

Every morning for over 40 years, a maverick thinker and politician presented his views to Toronto and the nation.

By Jamie Bradburn

John Ross Robertson, unidentified man, and William Findlay Maclean, between 1916 and 1918. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1244, Item 657.
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Historicist: The Crash of Streetcar Number 1502

A streetcar accident led to a tragic Christmas Eve a century ago.

By Jamie Bradburn

Map of accident site, the Telegram, December 26, 1911.
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Historicist: The War Is Over

As a Mail and Empire headline put it when word spread that the First World War was over, the "city celebrated in orgy of joy."

By Jamie Bradburn

Family reads Armistice Day headlines, November 11, 1918. Pictured left to right: Mrs. J. Fraser, Jos. Fraser Jr., Miss Ethel James, Frank James, and Norman James. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1244, Item 892.

Weekend Planner: November 12–13, 2011

In this Weekend Planner: a detective play takes to the stage, the TTC shows off its new streetcars, Randy "Macho Man" Savage gets an art tribute, Ryerson Theatre school celebrates the big 4-0 with a dance production, a critically acclaimed electronic musician celebrates his latest release, capture the flag takes over downtown Toronto, and the "Single Awkward Female" comedy show comes to town.

By Kyle Bachan

This weekend, capture the enemy in this wildly popular downtown event. Photo by{a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/mutephotoblog/4097829718/”}Mute{/a} from the {a href=”http://www.flickr.com/groups/torontoist/”}Torontoist Flickr Pool{/a}.
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A Streetcar We Desire

Toronto finally gets a peek at the future of our streetcars—and they can't come soon enough.

By Laurence Lui • Photos by Andrew Louis

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Meet Your New Streetcars, Toronto

TTC unveils renderings of the new LRVs, hitting Toronto rails in 2013.

By Hamutal Dotan

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Historicist: Birth of a Public Transit Provider

As the TTC faces budget cuts during its 90th anniversary month, a look back at its beginnings as the successor to a decrepit, underfunded transit provider.

By Jamie Bradburn

Unveiling the streetcars of the future, courtesy of the Toronto Transportation Commission. The Telegram, August 24, 1921.
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Streetcar Service Returning to Roncesvalles

By Hamutal Dotan

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The Evolution of Queens Quay

By Jamie Bradburn

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Queen’s Quay Revitalization About to Get Derailed?

By Hamutal Dotan

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Spotted: Riding the Rocket

By Hamutal Dotan

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Vandalist: Fordzilla

By Stephanie Avery

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A St. Clair Journey

By Daren Foster (aka City Slikr)

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Even More Streetcar Apps to Make Your Ride a Little Smoother

By Laurence Lui

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What Should We Do with King and Queen Streets?

By Laurence Lui

Historicist: Greeting Easter 1910

By Jamie Bradburn

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Historicist: Victorian Streetcar Annoyances

By Jamie Bradburn

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Streetcar Warrior

By Stephen Michalowicz