Facilities
A few facilities of the TCR were retained by the TTC, but most were abandoned and sites re-developed. Only two carbarns survived today and have been recycled for other uses.
Yard | Location | Year Open | Notes |
St Clair Carhouse | St. Clair Avenue West and Christie Street | 1913–1921 | rename as Wychwood Barns and used by the TTC until 1978 as streetcar barn; it is now an arts and culture centre |
T&YRR Deer Park Carhouse and Shops | 25 St. Clair Avenue West | 1913–1924 | Home to St. Clair Division from 1913 to 1921; Sold to Badminton and Raquet Club of Toronto in 1924 and retained carhouse and shops, site later re-developed with current office building housing the BRCT Club House; Yonge Street portion sold by Club and occupied by commercial businesses |
Station Street Carhouse | Station Street (Caledonia Road) and St. Clair Avenue West | 1911–1913 | outdoor storage facility next to railway line; replaced by St. Clair Carhouse; site now industrial-commercial buildings along active railway line |
GTR Davenport Station | Davenport Road between Wiltshire and Lansdowne Avenue | 1917–1921 | Operating for Lansdowne Division from 1917–1921; closed and demolished site is now Davenport-Perth Community Centre and United Church surrounded by homes |
Danforth Carhouse | Danforth Avenue and Coxwell Avenue | 1915–1921 | Replaced Gerrard Street Yard and Carhouse, acquired by the TTC and used as a carhouse until 1966; converted as bus garage in 1967 and operational until 2002; bus barns now home to Habitat for Humanity Toronto (1627 Danforth Avenue) |
Hanson Street Yard | Hanson Street and Coxwell Avenue | now residential neighbourhood in East Danforth | |
Gerrard Street Yard and Carhouse | Gerrard Street East near Morton Road | 1912–1915 | Home to Gerrard Division, later abandoned and operations moved to Coxwell Yard; residential neighbourhood and rail corridor |
T&YRR Walter Station and Carhouse | Walter Street and Kingston Road | now residential neighborhood of Upper Beaches | |
Indian Road Carhouse | Indian Road and Howard Park Avenue | 1915–1921? | now residential neighbourhood in High Park |
Management of the TCR:
- Roland Caldwell Harris, GM 1912-1921
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