Compiled by Jeffrey Kay
(101) Glenorchy
January 6, 1975
At the same time as the experimental mini-bus MAPLE LEAF service begins in the Maple Leaf-Culford area of the city, a similar service is established to serve the Bridal Path neighbourhood southeast of the Bayview/York Mills intersection. Mini-buses operate from York Mills station via east on York Mills, south on Bayview, east on Post Road, south and east on Park Lane Circle, south on Glenorchy, east on Suncrest, north on Bridal Path and east on Lawrence, looping clockwise via The Donway, and then returning westbound over the reverse routing. The route was called GLENORCHY and unofficially numbered 101, although the route number was not displayed on any public signage or maps. The Rek-Vee mini-buses on this route operate from Eglinton Garage, Mondays through Fridays, during rush hours and midday.
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GLENORCHY |
Monday to Friday, rush hours and midday |
February 6, 1981
Last day of operation under the GLENORCHY route name. The following Monday, service is renamed 101 EDWARDS GARDENS.
101 EDWARDS GARDENS
February 9, 1981
Coincident with the introduction of 30-foot long Orion buses, replacing the RekVee mini-buses, service begins on the renamed 101 EDWARDS GARDENS route. There is no change to the routing or to the service times, and the service continues to operate from Eglinton garage.
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E D W A R D S |
101 |
D O N M I L L S |
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Monday to Friday, rush hours and midday | ||
March 11, 1988
Last day of operation under the name 101 EDWARDS GARDENS. The route is renamed 101 YORK MILLS-DONWAY the following Monday.
101 YORK MILLS-DONWAY
March 14, 1988
Service begins on the newly renamed 101 YORK MILLS-DONWAY route. The name change is designed to better describe the area served by this route. There is no change in the routing or to service times, and the service continues to operate from Eglinton Garage.
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DONWAY-YORK MILLS STN |
101 |
YORK MILLS STN |
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Monday to Friday, rush hours and midday | ||
May 1991
During this month, the 30-foot long Orion I buses are removed from the active roster and stored by the TTC. Standard sized 40-foot long buses are now used on this route.
June 19, 1991
Last day of operation on this route. Service the following Monday would be replaced by the new 162 LAWRENCE-DONWAY bus operating out of Lawrence station.
101 York Mills-Donway Image Archive
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The front of the TTC's official timetable for 101 DONWAY-YORK MILLS operations effective March 14, 1988. |
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The inside of the TTC's 101 DONWAY-YORK MILLS timetable, effective March 14, 1988, highlighting the name change from 101 EDWARDS GARDENS. |
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A scan of the front of the TTC's timetable for 101 EDWARDS GARDENS operations, effective November 22, 1981. Image donated by Joseph Chemerys. |
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The front and back of the TTC's timetable for GLENORCHY operations, effective June 26, 1978. Image donated by Joseph Chemerys. |
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A scan of a timetable of the TTC's GLENORCHY operations, effective September 4, 1979. Image courtesy Joseph Chemerys. |
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The front and back of a brochure promoting the new GLENORCHY service starting on January 6, 1975, including a map and schedule. Item donated by Pete Coulman. |
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The front page of a TTC flyer from August 1982 promoting the Orion I bus, with a 101 EDWARDS GARDENS prominently displayed on the rollsign. Item donated by Pete Coulman. |
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TTC GM Classic #6220, in service on 101 EDWARDS GARDENS, pauses next to TTC Orion I #8371 in 97 YONGE service at the temporary bus terminal at York Mill station on December 21, 1988. Photo by Jeffrey Kay. |
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TTC New Flyer D40-89 bus #6473 lays over at York Mills station, in service on the 101 DONWAY-YORK MILLS route on March 20, 1988. Note the misprinted route name in the rollsign. Photo by Bob Hussey, donated by Pete Coulman. |
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TTC RekVee Club Car #8131 departs York Mills station in service on GLENORCHY in this 1979 shot by M.L.Berno. Photo is from the Pete Coulman Collection. |
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TTC RV Club Car #8134 (ex-GO 1226) picks up passengers late in the day at York Mills station, while in GLENORCHY service on February 6, 1981. The photographer is unknown. |
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TTC RV Club Car #8135 was one of six vehicles transferred from the GO Dial-a-Bus experiment directly to the TTC to operate low-ridership services such as the GLENORCHY route. This vehicle is seen here at Eglinton garage on January 21, 1975. The photographer is unknown and the photo is from the Pete Coulman collection. |
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A printed photograph from a 1982 TTC flyer advertising the Orion I bus shows TTC Orion I bus #8371 posing outside the Civic Gardens Building of Edwards Gardens. |
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TTC Orion I bus #8372 in the traditional red and cream livery departs York Mills subway station in service on 101 EDWARDS GARDENS on February 12, 1981. This photograph is by Ted Wickson and is courtesy the Pete Coulman collection. |
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TTC Orion I bus #8373 poses at York Mills station, bearing a 101 EDWARDS GARDENS rollsign in this April 1981 shot. The photographer is unknown and the image is courtesy the John Knight collection. |
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TTC Orion I bus #8373 crosses Yonge Street at York Mills in service on the 101 EDWARDS GARDENS route in this August 1982 shot by T.E. Dorsey. Image courtesy the Gilbert Ebling Collection. |
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TTC Orion I bus #8377 is seen in service on 101 EDWARDS GARDENS during a sloppy day in March 1982. The photographer is unknown, and the photo is donated from the Pete Coulman collection. |
