Old Time Trains

Yonge Street just north of Queen September 28, 1949. This scene and many more like it became commonplace to Toronto citizens for many months. Can you imagine this happening to-day? The vast number of onlookers soon became know as "sidewalk superintendents"! Makes you wonder if anybody was at work! This was a Wednesday and many stores closed back then. Many offices worked a half day on Saturday until 1.00 P.M.before the five day work week became standard. On Sunday virtually everything was closed!

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Yonge Street just north of Queen September 28, 1949. This scene and many more like it became commonplace to Toronto citizens for many months. Can you imagine this happening to-day? The vast number of onlookers soon became know as "sidewalk superintendents"! Makes you wonder if anybody was at work! This was a Wednesday and many stores closed back then. Many offices worked a half day on Saturday until 1.00 P.M.before the five day work week became standard. On Sunday virtually everything was closed!