Caption: TTC CLRV 4052 waits eastbound on Queen Street at Church Street on a 504 King run (that's diverted onto Queen in order to short-turn at Church), as its operator manually switches the track with a large switch bar (out of frame) in order to divert the car down Church and back on-route at King Street to complete its late morning short turn.
In the background is one of camera and electronic chain Henry's Cameras stores: their Henry's Outlet Centre on Queen west of Church, a stone's throw from their main Toronto flagshop store on Queen east of Church. Many older rail photographers likely frequented both shops over the years to get the latest and greatest, or a deal or two on something older. From a few visits at the time, the outlet store sold mainly used items including no shortage of old film cameras and film-mount lenses. Judging by the sign, their School of Imaging may have been run out of the upper floors.
The outlet store was closed sometime between 2009-2011 (operations continued at the flagship store nearby), and TTC 4052 was retired in September 2019.
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