Toronto Tourism Magazine 2009 - (Page 32) 8:30 a.m. Roncesvalles Young families, many of Eastern European and Russian descent, climb aboard the streetcar for their ride into daycare, school and work. On their way home that evening, they’ll make a stop at one of the many familyowned specialty food shops and delicatessens that line this colourful street before heading home to assemble dinner. Fact: The nearly 50-kilometre line (round trip) begins its trek well west of this neighbourhood at Long Branch, near the Mississauga border. Roncesvalles Parkdale 10:15 a.m. Parkdale An aspiring musician and his young family hop aboard bound for a day at The Beaches, the route’s most eastern stop. As they roll through Parkdale, they’ll catch glimpses of the city’s grandest Victorian mansions. Fact: The route first originated in the 1870s as a horse-drawn line, set up to haul supplies for a gravel and concrete company. In 1893, electric service arrived. The line used to run only as far as the Humber Loop, until it was amalgamated with another route in 1995, to make it the longest in Toronto public transit history. 32 | www.SeeTorontoNow.com Photo: (The Drake Hotel) Benjamin Wong http://www.seetorontonow.com
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