Canadian Pacific Railway

North Toronto

The Town of North Toronto was annexed to the City of Toronto in 1912.
The station was redesignated as Toronto-Yonge Street Station effective November 21, 1919.
The name reverted to North Toronto in 1926.

10 Scrivener Square (Formerly, 1121-1123 Yonge Street)
Named to honour the late Margaret Scrivener (1922-1997) a MPP 1971-1985.
August 2017 scene includes one of the modest sized high rises newly built.

One of the oldest and biggest* reused stations is North Toronto on Yonge Street. Built in 1915-16 in an effort to draw
people away from Union Station in downtown to what was envisioned as the future expansion of the city. It failed to
accomplish this with its limited number of trains serving it. At the heart of this was CPR's desire to get away from the
GTR and the long delayed, dragged out building of a new Union Station and the grade separation through downtown.

It was intended to be jointly used by Canadian Northern but their own troubles meant all plans were cancelled.

Trains began using it June 4, 1916 while it was officially opened June 14, 1916.

The Great Depression had an effect on North Toronto as well and it was closed September 28, 1930.
The CPR retained ownership no doubt due to its construction that in part went under the main line.
Leased July 1, 1940 to the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) for a retail liquor store.
It at one time included a retail beer store.

CPR retained ownership until 2001 when the property was sold along with all land to the east (totally 18 acres) which had
a large LCL freight shed leased to a pool car operator as well as some private sidings into small companies leasing land.
Townhouses and two modest height high rise condos filled this old railway and industrial area to the east.
The station itself underwent an outstanding historically sensitive restoration reopening in
February 2003 as the LCBO's flagship store.

* Note:
Other large CPR stations reused include Windsor Station in Montreal, Winnipeg Station and Waterfront Station, Vancouver.

Already closed as a railway station. City of Toronto Archives