The area around Kennedy and Eglinton looked a little different
#OTD in 1975! Fifty years ago, an extensive series of photos for the Subway Property Committee were taken, ahead of eastward expansion of the TTC Bloor-Danforth subway (now known as Line 2). Kennedy Station opened five years later, in the fall of 1980.
1. Eglinton Avenue East, fruit orchards next to 2444, Forest's Auto Electric, August 28, 1975. Fonds 1257, Series 1057, Item 8621.
2. 741 Kennedy Road, Kennedy Road Lumber, August 28, 1975. Fonds 1257, Series 1057, Item 8582.
3. 751 Kennedy Road, Ontario Humane Society, Scarborough branch, shelter and veterinary clinic, August 28, 1975. Fonds 1257, Series 1057, Item 8649.
4. Kennedy Road at Eglinton Avenue East, August 28, 1975. Fonds 1257, Series 1057, Item 8653.
5. Kennedy Road, vicinity of Eglinton Avenue East, August 28, 1975. Fonds 1257, Series 1057, Item 8657.
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