General

Station: St. Clair Avenue Subway
Subdivision: Brampton
Mileage: 5.33

Footnotes

None.

Chronology

Date Event
1924-05-00 Dominion Railway Board issues general order for northwest Toronto grade separation[The Globe (Toronto), Monday, May 16, 1932, p. 11, c. 5].
1931-04-08 Dominion Railway Board authorizes construction of St. Clair Avenue subway[The Globe (Toronto), Monday, May 16, 1932, p. 11, c. 5].
1931-05-30/1931-06-15 CNR tenders for construction[The Globe (Toronto), Thursday, June 4, 1931, p. 14, c. 8].
1931-05-19 The Globe reports stocking piling of materials near subway[The Globe (Toronto), Tuesday, May 19, 1931, p. 13, c. 3].
1931-05-20 Board of control reports city's share of St. Clair subway is $166,905[The Toronto Daily Star, Wednesday, May 20, 1931, p. 1, c. 7].
1931-08-29 Railway Age reports construction contract awarded to Canada Paving & Supply Corporation[Railway Age, August 29, 1931, 91(9), p. 344].
1931-11-03 The Globe reports construction is now well under way[The Globe (Toronto), Tuesday, November 3, 1931, p. 13, c. 2].
1931-12-11 The Globe reports construction is now well advanced to completion[The Globe (Toronto), Friday, December 11, 1931, p. 11, c. 6].
1932-02-25 The Globe reports construction is practically complete[The Globe (Toronto), Thursday, February 25, 1932, p. 9, c. 4].
1932-05-14 Toronto Mayor Stewart officially opens subway[The Globe (Toronto), Monday, May 16, 1932, p. 11, c. 5].

Photographs

Date Image Notes
1923-10-08
COTA Series 71, Item 2622
St. Clair and G.T.R. crossing looking east from Keele Street.
1931-11
The Globe (Toronto)
Subway under construction[The Globe (Toronto), Tuesday, December 11, 1931, p. 11, c. 6].
1932-02
The Globe (Toronto)
The practically finished subway[The Globe (Toronto), Thursday, February 25, 1932, p. 9, c. 4].

Drawings

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