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Does anyone know which TTC bus routes directly serviced Yorkdale prior to the opening of the Spadina subway in 1978? I'm assuming Dufferin did, but which others went into or dropped passengers off close to the mall?

While browsing the Value Village in Leslieville last weekend, I found a mug featuring the TTC logo and a front-end loader - does anyone know if this was part of a series, if they released to the public or were an internal TTC gift? The only identifying mark on it is a 1982 copyright date under...

Hi, I haven't had much luck coming up with any information on either of these places that I recently found old pictures of (circa 1976) in the city archives. The Varsity was located next to the Scotiabank at the NE corner of Bloor and Spadina, where Pizza Pizza is now (which itself appears...

I was driving through the Pleasant View area recently and noticed a street called Lucifer Drive as I drove along Van Horne. Does anyone have an inkling of how/why this one-block street by the Pleasant View community centre?

Hi, I'm having difficulty finding a date/year for when the St. Clair Centre was built and/or opened (and when Loblaws/George Weston moved their offices in and out of the complex). Thanks!

For years, I've noticed the funky Mother's Sandwich sign at College and Spadina. I have found an article about its opening back in the 70s but does anyone know anything about the history of it - when it closed, was it any good, etc.

Hi, I was wandering through the all-but-abandoned Swansea Plaza near Queensway and South Kingsway last week. While the former locations of Shoppers and Valu-Mart were identifiable, I haven't been able to figure out what the blue-trim store below was (the labelscar wasn't readable enough). It...

Hi, just looking for a little help in tracing a building. Is 331 Yonge (the one-time Starvin' Marvin's burlesque) now incorporated into HMV (333 Yonge, the former location of Le Coq D'Or) or was it now where the north end of Metropolis/Toronto Life Centre sits? Does anyone also have a rough...