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Keele Street

Not much traffic in this 1915 view looking north on Keele Street at Vine Avenue.

A busy street scene on Keele Street just north of Dundas Street with the subway in the distance. TTC 2140 a Weston Road car is changing direction. Note how dangerous this is with passengers loading in the middle of the street before crossing over to the north track. This was changed when a piece of property to the right was bought, buildings demolished to create an off street terminal. Just ahead of the tarped truck is a West York Coach Lines Eileen Avenue route bus waiting to begin its northward trip. In the distance to the left of a car turning north on Keele, appears to be a Roseland Bus Lines bus which has backed onto Vine Avenue to wye before heading north on its route. Speers Taxi is one of two located on the east side. They also operated a funeral home! They would drive you there one way or the other! At one time funeral parlors also operated ambulances before they were taken over by the municipality. November 9, 1940 TTC

This off street terminal was unique in that it did not contain a loop or even a wye. Double-ended cars simply made a left turn into the terminal, changed ends as well as the switch and headed north on the other track. A much safer situation than before. TTC 2132 (ex Toronto Civic Ry. 102 Niles Car & Mfg.Co. 8/13) is destined only as far as Northland Avenue, the city limit. Other cars go all the way to the north end of Weston and at one time Toronto Suburban Ry. radial cars went as far as Woodbridge. Taken six months after the previous photograph. May 12, 1941 TTC
NOTE: Illuminated sign at far left says: "Weston Streetcar Terminal" and has a "Car Waiting" sign as well.