Scroll down through this post for a visual history of the TTC Car Barns at Connaught Avenue and Queen Street East. Commonly known as the Connaught Barns, they are officially the Russell Car Barns, probably named after Joseph Russell.
The Toronto Railway Company barns that burned downMonday’s big fire, car barns Toronto Sunday World, March 31, 1912Monday’s big fire, car barns Toronto Sunday World, March 31, 1912Monday’s big fire, car barns Toronto Sunday World, March 31, 1912Fire at car barns, Don Esplanade – March 26, 1912Fire, Toronto Railway Stables, Toronto Star, March 26, 1912Fire, Toronto Railway Stables, Toronto Star, March 26, 1912Fire, Toronto Railway Stables, Toronto Star, March 26, 1912Fire, Toronto Railway Stables, Toronto Star, March 26, 1912Fire, Toronto Railway Stables, Toronto Star, March 26, 1912Fire, Toronto Railway Stables, Toronto Star, March 26, 1912Fire, Toronto Railway Stables, Toronto Star, March 26, 1912Fire, Toronto Railway Stables, Toronto Star, March 26, 1912Fire, Toronto Railway Stables, Toronto Star, March 26, 1912Fire, Toronto Railway Stables, Toronto Star, March 26, 1912Fire, Toronto Railway Stables, Toronto Star, March 26, 1912Fire, Toronto Railway Stables, Toronto Star, March 26, 1912Fire, Toronto Railway Stables, Toronto Star, March 26, 1912Fire, Toronto Railway Stables, Toronto Star, March 26, 1912Fire, Toronto Railway Stables, Toronto Star, March 26, 1912Fire, Globe, March 26, 1912Fire, Globe, March 26, 1912Fire, Globe, March 26, 1912Fire, Globe, March 26, 1912Fire, Globe, March 26, 1912Fire, Globe, March 26, 1912Fire, Globe, March 26, 1912Fire, Globe, March 26, 1912Fire, Globe, March 26, 1912New car barns, Toronto World, May 20, 1913
The second fire sealed the deal, creating the Russell Division and car barns.
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Site of Russell Car Barns, 1907
Site of Russell Car Barns, Dec. 12, 1921Russell Yard, looking south – October 26, 1922 These are the old TRC car barns that were demolished by the TTC.Russell Yard, looking south, 2000, photo by Joanne Doucette
New shops urgently needed, Globe, Feb. 7, 1923
New shops urgently needed, Globe, Feb. 8, 1923
Contracts TTC Russell carhouse, Globe, September 6, 1923
Call for tenders, Toronto Star, March 10, 1924
Demolition of Russell Car House, Toronto Star, March 11, 1924
This is the old TRC Carhouse [Carbarn]
Wrecking Russell car house Toronto Star April 14, 1924Old Russell Car House at Queen and Connaught torn down, Toronto Transportation Commission Annual Report, Toronto Star April 29, 1924
…the issuing yesterday of a permit to the T.T.C. for the construction of its car barns at Eastern Avenue and Connaught, at a cost of $190,000. Globe, May 1, 1924
Russell Car barn, Globe, July 18, 1924Construction, Russell Car House, December 5, 1924The new TTC Russell Car BarnsRussell Car Barns, 2000, photo by Joanne Doucette
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