The Belt Line trailOriginally a passenger line to connect downtown to new suburbs, the original Grand Trunk Railway line only served passengers from 1892-1894. Thankfully much of it has been retained and serves as a hiking and biking trail through the city. The section from Allen Road to Mount Pleasant Road is now officially called the Kay Gardner Beltline Park.In recognition of the original use of the trail, the City is building a number of raised seating areas to mark the 'Lost Stations' along the Beltline. Also along the trail is the Robert Bateman Parkette named after the Canadian painter who lived just a few steps away on Chaplin Crescent and grew to love nature in part due to the time he spent as a kid on the Belt Line. |
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1895 | ![]() | East end of Winchester Street showing Belt Line - now in RIverdale Park 130 years ago - Riverdale park - 1895 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1895 | ![]() | Winchester Street bridge over the Don River and Belt Line 130 years ago - Riverdale park - 1895 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1900 | Belt Line above Bloor St., looking to West (along south Kingsway near Humber; Brother Will on tracks) 125 years ago - Kingsway - 1900 Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario) |
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1909 | ![]() | Moore Park station along the Belt Line - built 1892 - private residence in 1912, then demolished in the 1930s 116 years ago - Moore Park - 1909 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1910 | Highlands of Toronto map along the Belt Line Railway 115 years ago - Fairbank - 1910 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1912 | ![]() | Looking up at the Clarence Avenue bridge (Heath Street over the Belt Line) 113 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Thursday, December 5, 1912 Max temp: 9.4°C - Min temp: 0.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1912 | ![]() | Clarence Avenue bridge (Heath Street over the Belt Line) 113 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Thursday, December 5, 1912 Max temp: 9.4°C - Min temp: 0.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1914 | ![]() | Moore Avenue, Belt Line railway looking southwest 111 years ago - Moore Park - Wednesday, February 4, 1914 Max temp: 2.8°C - Min temp: -5.6°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1915 | ![]() | G.T.R. subway over Yonge Street - Belt Line Bridge 110 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Thursday, May 6, 1915 Max temp: 18.9°C - Min temp: 5.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1916 | ![]() | Belt Line Railway at Merton Street near Mount Pleasant Road bridge 109 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Tuesday, March 28, 1916 Max temp: 8.9°C - Min temp: 2.8°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1919 | ![]() | Belt Line car 592 passing street car track construction on Spadina Avenue 106 years ago - Chinatown (Spadina Ave) - Friday, May 30, 1919 Max temp: 30.0°C - Min temp: 16.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1920 | ![]() | Radial line workshop, Yonge Street, near old Belt Line 105 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - 1920 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1921 | ![]() | Metropolitan Railway Building at Belt Line on Yonge Street 104 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Monday, November 21, 1921 Max temp: 7.8°C - Min temp: 2.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives) |
1952 | G.T.R. Belt Line railway bridge, looking n.w. from e. of Mt. Pleasant Rd. 73 years ago - Mount Pleasant Cemetery - 1952 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1954 | Heath St. E., between Hudson Drive & Brendan Rd., showing site of bridge over G.T.R. Belt Line. 71 years ago - Moore Park - Tuesday, June 15, 1954 Max temp: 24.4°C - Min temp: 17.2°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1955 | Bridge over G.T.R. Belt Line along Eglinton Ave West between Spadina and Chaplin Crescent, looking southeast 70 years ago - Forest Hill - Saturday, October 1, 1955 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1955 | G.T.R. Belt Line, looking e. across Bathurst St., betw. Shallmar Blvd. & Roselawn Ave. 70 years ago - Forest Hill - Tuesday, October 4, 1955 Max temp: 25.0°C - Min temp: 10.0°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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1970 | Mayor William Dennison, hiking along the belt line still with tracks, that runs through Forest Hill - east of Bathurst 55 years ago - Forest Hill - Tuesday, August 18, 1970 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library) |
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2013 | ![]() | Robert Bateman: Memories of the Beltline 12 years ago - Forest Hill - Monday, June 3, 2013 Link to archive record - Map location |