Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Spring Flowers and a Bit of Toronto History

The Toronto Coach Terminal
[Photo by KPA]


The Toronto Coach Terminal, built in 1931 by architect Charles Dolphin, still stands as part of Toronto's history. It was once considered a grand building, but is now dwarfed by the downtown skyscrapers, and the inside has lost the grandeur of its heyday. Still, the building stands out in its own way on the boring strip of Dundas and Bay, and the interior is light and airy enough to make traveling by bus an exciting adventure.

Toronto Coach Terminal
[Source: Urban Toronto]


Toronto Coach Terminal in 1931, then known as the
Gray Coach Terminal, built in the Art Deco style by Charles Dolphin
[Source: Wikipedia]


Coach Terminal Opening in 1931.
Ribbon ceremony with W.H. Price, acting premier of Ontario
[Source: The Toronto Star Photo Gallery]


A Grey Coach Lines bus waiting to departing 1932
[Source: The Toronto Star Photo Gallery]


A Grey Coach Terminal Interior, 1931
[Image Source: City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 16, Series 71,
Item 9035, via Wikipedia]


A Grey Coach Terminal Interior, Now
[Image Source: Canadian Public Transit Board]