Wellesley-Rosedale Route History

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WELLESLEY-ROSEDALE Route History *Last updated October 24, 2001*
By Peter Coulman

November 1st, 1935

ROSEDALE bus extended to run from Summerhill Avenue & MacLennan Avenue via south on MacLennan, Scofield Avenue, Highland Avenue and Glen Road, west on Elm Avenue, south on Sherbourne Street, west on Wellesley Street, St. Albans Street, Queens Park Crescent, Hoskin Avenue and Harbord Street, looping via Spadina and Glen Morris (?). Eastboud trips return via Harbord, Hoskin, south on Queens Park, east on Old Kings College Road and St. Albans, etcetera to Summerhill. New routing to be known as WELLESLEY-ROSEDALE. Service provided until 6:30 p.m. daily except Sundays and holidays. After 6:30 p.m. and all day Sundays and holidays ROSEDALE buses run to Sherbourne & Bloor only.

WELLESLEY ROSEDALE	SUMMERHILL SPADINA
Monday to Saturday, 12 hours/day
ROSEDALE	SUMMERHILL BLOOR
Monday to Saturday evenings Sunday & holidays

May 5th, 1940

Sunday service combined with SHERBOURNE as SHERBOURNE-ROSEDALE route.

September 9th, 1940

Evening service (after 6:30 p.m. weekdays) now runs over regular route from Summerhill to Sherbourne & Bloor, then south on Sherbourne as ROSEDALE-SHERBOURNE.

September 22nd, 1940

New ROSEDALE transfers in use on Sundays.

November 7th, 1940

New ROSEDALE transfers in use on weekdays.

September 10th, 1945

Operations transferred to Sherbourne garage.

January 14th, 1946

Wellesley portion of route to Spadina now runs until 11:00 p.m., daily except Sundays.

WELLESLEY ROSEDALE	SUMMERHILL SPADINA
Monday to Saturday, 18 hours/day
ROSEDALE	SUMMERHILL BLOOR
Sunday & holidays, 15 hours/day

June 17th, 1946

Evening terminus cut back to Sherbourne & Bloor instead of Spadina & Harbord.

WELLESLEY ROSEDALE	SUMMERHILL SPADINA
Monday to Saturday, 12 hours/day
ROSEDALE	SUMMERHILL BLOOR
Monday to Saturday evenings Sunday & holidays

Winter 1946-47

ROSEDALE buses again operated in evenings to Spadina.

WELLESLEY ROSEDALE	SUMMERHILL SPADINA
Monday to Saturday, 18 hours/day
ROSEDALE	SUMMERHILL BLOOR
Sunday & holidays, 15 hours/day

February 17th, 1947

ROSEDALE buses discontinued on Sundays, being replaced by SHERBOURNE buses.

WELLESLEY ROSEDALE	SUMMERHILL SPADINA
Monday to Saturday, 18 hours/day
SHERBOURNE	SUMMERHILL K I N G
Sunday & holidays, 15 hours/day

April 19th to May 20th, 1948

Split service operated due to Rosedale bridge closing for repairs. North end looping at Rosedale Loop. South end service looping clockwise via Sherbourne, west on Isabella Street, north on Huntley Street and east on Bloor.

April 24th to June 26th, 1950

Sherbourne bridge declared unsafe. Service again split in two as in 1948.

June 26th, 1950

Sherbourne bridge permanently closed to heavy traffic. Service diverted via west on Elm Avenue, south on Huntley (now Mt. Pleasant), west on Bloor and south on Jarvis Street to regular route. After 6:30 p.m. during summer vacation periods each summer, buses loop clockwise via west on Isabella, north on Church Street and east on Charles Street.

December 2nd, 1950

Charles made one-way westbound. Church Street looping operated in the reverse direction.

December 28th, 1953

New Sherbourne bridge reopened to buses. Routing returned to Sherbourne from Jarvis. Sunday and holiday service provided by SHERBOURNE buses.

March 30th, 1954

Last day of operation. Rerouted SHERBOURNE buses now provide daily service north of Bloor to Glen Road & South Drive. ROSEDALE buses rerouted west on Crescent Road to Rosedale station, then south on Yonge and west on Wellesley to Spadina.

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