H. Burt William's omnibus at the Red Lion Inn, painted by Owen Staples, 1914. Courtesy of the Toronto Public Library.
File information | File dimensions | File size | Options |
Original TIF File | 2350 × 1751 pixels (4.11 MP) 19.9 cm × 14.8 cm @ 300 PPI |
12.4 MB | Restricted |
High resolution print | 2350 × 1751 pixels (4.11 MP) 19.9 cm × 14.8 cm @ 300 PPI |
1.8 MB | Restricted |
Low resolution print | 2000 × 1490 pixels (2.98 MP) 16.9 cm × 12.6 cm @ 300 PPI |
1.3 MB | Restricted |
Screen | 1074 × 800 pixels (0.86 MP) 9.1 cm × 6.8 cm @ 300 PPI |
399 KB | Restricted |
Resource ID
6393
Access
Open
Credit Line
Toronto Public Library
Date of Creation
1914
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Public Domain
Caption
H. Burt William's omnibus at the Red Lion Inn, painted by Owen Staples, 1914. Courtesy of the Toronto Public Library.
Description
Yorkville has been an important centre for transit for more than 150 years.
The first public transit to serve the area was a horse-drawn "omnibus" service owned by cabinetmaker, upholsterer, and furnishing undertaker, H. Burt Williams, in 1849. His buses carried passengers and mail between the St. Lawrence Market and the Red Lion Inn at Yonge and Bloor Streets, a landmark in the independent Village of Yorkville.