High Park Loop is a

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and the western terminus of the

506 Carlton 506 Carlton (306 Carlton during overnight periods) is a Toronto streetcar route run by the Toronto Transit Commission in Ontario, Canada. It runs from Main Street station on subway Line 2 Bloor–Danforth along Gerrard, Carlton and College Str ...

streetcar line of the

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(TTC) in

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. Streetcars enter westbound straight from Howard Park Avenue across to the west side of Parkside Drive and into the loop at the east entrance to

High Park High Park is a municipal park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. High Park is a mixed recreational and natural park, with sporting facilities, cultural facilities, educational facilities, gardens, playgrounds and a zoo. One-third of the park remains ...

, turn anticlockwise through the loop, and return eastbound through the intersection. The building at the loop has facilities that include washrooms for operators and the public, and a sheltering canopy over the platform in front.

History

High Park Loop opened in 1893 and was rebuilt in 1922 by the newly created

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, which had taken over and amalgamated existing ageing streetcar systems within the city limits. More recently, in 2000, the shelter and track were modernized and rebuilt. Sometimes called Howard Park Loop, this is one of two TTC loops to have used ''High Park'' as the name of the destination, the other being the

Bloor streetcar line The Toronto Transit Commission operated the Bloor streetcar line along Bloor Street and Danforth Avenue, extending at its longest from Jane Street (Jane Loop) in the west end of the city to Luttrell Avenue (Luttrell Loop) in the east. Both Luttre ...

's ''Park Loop'', on the south side of Bloor Street at High Park Avenue.

References

External links

Route 506 - The Carlton Streetcar
{{TTCstations Toronto streetcar loops Railway stations opened in 1893