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Oriole (1927-1934)
Compiled by Pete Coulman
Originally appeared on Alan Gryfe’s Route HIstories Page
July 30, 1927
A new bus route launched, operating within the “City” system of the Toronto Transportation Commission. Buses operate from Lawton Loop at Yonge and Lawton via Lawton Boulevard, Lonsdale Road, Oriole Parkway, Eglinton Avenue and Avenue Road to Strathallan Boulevard. There, buses wye and return via the reverse route.
ORIOLE
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STRATHALLEN BLVD LAWTON BLVD
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day
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September 14, 1930
Coincident with the inauguration of the EGLINTON bus route, service cut back at the north end to a wye at Oriole Parkway and Eglinton Avenue.
ORIOLE
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EGLINTON LAWTON
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day (Sign assumed) |
November 18, 1934
Last day of service. The next day, service on Oriole Parkway north of Chaplin Crescent provided by the new DAVISVILLE bus.
Oriole Image Archive
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TTC Fifth Avenue bus #9 rests at Sherbourne Garage bearing an ORIOLE rollsign in this 1955 shot by James Victor Salmon. This photograph is courtesy the Toronto Public Library.
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TTC Yellow Coach Z-AQ-273 bus #76 poses on Davenport Road bearing a ORIOLE rollsign exposure on July 27, 1927. This TTC photograph was donated from the Pete Coulman collection.
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A Toronto Star news advertisement promoting the new ORIOLE service, July 29, 1927.
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Opening celebrations for the new ORIOLE bus service on July 29, 1927. Photo courtesy of the Toronto Archives.
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