A map depicting the history of the SUNNYBROOK route, by John Calnan. Click on the image to view the PDF.

Compiled by Jeffrey Kay
Map by John Calnan
Originally posted by Alan Gryfe

November 1, 1948

Service begins on a new SUNNYBROOK bus, running from Starrett loop (on Eglinton Avenue, just west of Yonge Street) via Eglinton and Bayview Avenues to Sunnybrook Hospital. The entire route is operated within the City fare zone. This route replaces a branch of the EGLINTON, removing service on Blythwood Road between Mount Pleasant and Bayview. It is most likely that the route operated from Eglinton Garage.

A SUNNYBROOK transfer, circa 1948.

May 28, 1952

As a result of subway construction, buses now loop on-street at the west end via Yonge, Roehampton and Redpath.

March 7, 1954

Bus loops through Bay 2 of Eglinton station, not stopping at the subway as the subway wasn't open, yet. The bus would be temporarily moved to Bay 5 on March 27.

March 30, 1954

With the opening of the YONGE SUBWAY, buses now serve Eglinton station, boarding passengers on platform 6 starting 1:30 p.m.

June 30, 1954

Route replaced by an extension of the DAVISVILLE bus, operating from Davisville station. 28 DAVISVILLE and 11 BAYVIEW buses would end up serving Sunnybrook Hospital for the next 37 years. The Sunnybrook route name would not reappear until 1991 with the introduction of 124 SUNNYBROOK.

Sunnybrook Image Archive

TTC Canadian Car & Foundry C-36 bus #1159 poses at Eglinton garage in 1948, bearing a SUNNYBROOK rollsign exposure. The photographer is unknown, but comes to us from the Bill Hood and Pete Coulman collections.