Dundas Subway station

Dundas Subway station

Bob Dylan, Geddy Lee, Nickleback

The Dundas subway station is located on the Yonge-University-Spadina line of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC).  It was opened in March 1954 and serves about 50,000 people a day.  Located in the downtown core of Toronto, Dundas square is a public place for music, film screenings and public forums and was created as a result of commercial building demolitions in the area in 2002. 

Dundas and Yonge was a popular spot for me when I was a teenager and I have great memories here.  Nothing much has changed, the Hard Rock Café is still alive and well and they allowed us to come in a take some photographs today, which I thought was nice of them considering we didn’t order from the menu!  Of course Dundas is also the entrance to part of the Eatons Centre.  A spectacular shopping arena that extends all the way through to Queen street subway to the south.

Great Rock paraphernalia

For the Christmas season, historically Simpson's store used to have the most amazing window displays (ever seen “A Christmas Story” ) the movie?  Nowadays some displays I just don’t get, but for the most part, you will find pretty much anything and everything you are looking for, including for those hard to buy for people on your list.

Islington Subway Station

Islington Subway

The Islington subway station is located on the Bloor / Danforth line of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC).  It was opened in May 1968 and serves about 50,000 people a day.  Located in the Toronto neighbourhood called, "Islington".  The neighbourhood of Islington is the west end’s equivalent to “Financial District” of downtown Toronto.  Dundas Street West is the commercial street that runs through Islington and was once known as the Governors Road, which was the first highway that connected Toronto to London, Ontario along the escarpment.

Outside Islington Station

Montgomery Inn

There are plenty of places to eat around Islington subway station and historically many of the old meeting places still exist.  For example, Montgomery’s Inn, located on Dundas Street West, was built in 1832 and once served as a gathering place for the community.  It has been preserved and is now a museum and offers guided tours which includes many artifacts from that time period.  There is also a weekly farmer’s market there as well!

For details on the farmers market go here: Details to Montgomery Inn Market

Look at the size of those goldfish!

I ate at a Chinese buffet located off of Rexdale Blvd. which is a little younger than the Montgomery Inn, but hey the food is great! ;)