Union Station, Front St. West, Toronto, 1873. Image: Toronto Public Library.
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Resource ID
7936
Access
Open
Credit Line
Toronto Public Library
Date of Creation
1873
Keywords
infastructure, Railway, Built Heritage, architecture, transportation, transit, railroad, train, travel, station
Program Category
Marketing and Communication
Rights
Public Domain
Caption
Union Station, Front St. West, Toronto, 1873. Image: Toronto Public Library.
Description
The first Union Station opened to the public in 1858. The station was located one block south of where the station now stands, and was operated by the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR). Torn down by GTR in 1871, a new Union Station opened in the same location in 1873, seen in this image. The Great Western Railway merged with GTR in 1873. The station was later renovated by GTR in the 1890s to include a new office building on Front Street in the Romanesque Revival style. In 1914, ten years after the Great Fire that swept Toronto in 1904, construction started on a third version of Union Station located between Front and Harbour Streets. After years of construction issues and shortages, the new Union Station officially opened in 1927.