Caption: Cruising along Queen Street West on a sunny afternoon finds TTC PCC 4687 (an A12-class secondhand ex-Cleveland car built by St. Louis Car Co in 1946) stopping to let off a group of passengers at the corner of Queen Street West and Shaw Street, operating on a westbound Queen run heading for Humber Loop. Note the "New" Corvale Restaurant on the left (open since the early 60's at least). The highrises of downtown Toronto await in the distance, but a turn right down Shaw would find the photographer behind the wheel in the still-industrial Liberty Village/Parkdale area (the building on the right is part of farm implement manufacturer Massey Ferguson's sprawling industrial complex).

Today, the older storefronts and industrial buildings of gritty 70's "West Queen West" shown here have all been replaced with glass highrises, and more than a few extra tall buildings line the downtown skyline in the distance. Newer Bombardier LRV's have replaced the ALRV/CLRV fleet that replaced much of the PCC's in the 80's.

James L. Alain photo, Dan Dell'Unto collection slide.