Lawrence (1934-1954)

Compiled by Jeffery Kay
From Transfer Points, Vol. XXII, No. 4, May 1996
with additional information from D.C. Bardeau and Peter Coulman, with thanks to Alan Gryfe

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May 1st, 1934

A new route is inaugurated, operated from Davenport garage, and running from Melrose & Elm via Elm, Lawrence Avenue and Ronan to Snowden, and return.

 LAWRENCE 

 MELROSE 
 SNOWDEN 

7 days a week, 18 hours a day

October 5th, 1936

Extra afternoon rush hour service added between Yonge Street and Melrose.

 LAWRENCE 

 MELROSE 
 SNOWDEN 

7 days a week, 18 hours a day

 LAWRENCE 

 MELROSE 
 YONGE 

Monday-Friday, PM rush hours

December 7th, 1936

Extra morning rush hour service added between Yonge Street and Melrose.

 LAWRENCE 

 MELROSE 
 SNOWDEN 

7 days a week, 18 hours a day

 LAWRENCE 

 MELROSE 
 YONGE 

Monday-Friday, rush hours

April 1st,1938

Operations transferred to Eglinton garage.

February 10th, 1941

Rush hour short turn eliminated. Additional rush hour service provided on whole route and extended on Elm north from Melrose to Roe.

 LAWRENCE 

 MELROSE 
 SNOWDEN 

7 days a week, 18 hours a day

 LAWRENCE 

 R O E 
 SNOWDEN 

Rush hours only, 6:00-8:56 a.m. &
Monday-Friday, 5:06-6:38 p.m.
Saturday, 12:11-5:05 p.m.

February 24th, 1941

Saturday Roe extension operates until 7:00 p.m..

 LAWRENCE 

 MELROSE 
 SNOWDEN 

Daily, 18 hours a day

 LAWRENCE 

 R O E 
 SNOWDEN 

Monday-Friday, rush hours
Saturday, noon to 7 p.m.

June 20th, 1942

Saturday afternoon extras run between Yonge Street and Roe.

 LAWRENCE 

 MELROSE 
 SNOWDEN 

Daily, 18 hours a day

 LAWRENCE 

 R O E 
 SNOWDEN 

Monday-Friday, rush hours
Saturday, noon to 7 p.m.

 LAWRENCE 

 R O E 
 YONGE 

Saturday, noon to 7 p.m.

November 1st, 1942

Service extended all day to Roe. Extra rush hour trips run between Yonge Street and Roe.

 LAWRENCE 

 R O E 
 SNOWDEN 

Daily, 18 hours a day

 LAWRENCE 

 R O E 
 YONGE 

Monday-Friday, rush hours
Saturday, noon to 7 p.m.

March 6, 1954

Last day of service in current form. NORTOWN trolley coach opens the next day, causing bus service to be routed off of Elm and Ronan. Modern configuration of the 52 LAWRENCE bus (route number assigned later) begins.


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