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41-478: Besides the current Humber Loop, there were two previous Humber loops. All three served different locations near the lower Humber River . The first Humber Loop opened on July 26, 1922, along Lake Shore Road east of the Humber River at Jane Street (today's South Kingsway). The loop was the terminus of a streetcar branch line that began at the intersection of Roncesvalles Avenue , King Street and Queen Street, crossed

82-561: A bridge over the rail corridor and descended downhill through Sunnyside to the loop. At the first Humber Loop, riders could transfer to the Mimico radial line to continue westward to Long Branch and Port Credit . By 1929, there was reduced traffic around the first Humber Loop, as streetcars of the Lake Shore streetcar route had replaced the radial cars to Long Branch, and most short-turns were handled by Parkside Loop at Parkside Drive further to

123-601: A few unofficial routings. Upon reaching Parliament Street, the morning eastbound streetcars turned north on that street and then west at Gerrard Street to follow and supplement the 506 Carlton route before returning to the Roncesvalles Carhouse . From the Roncesvalles Carhouse, the afternoon 506 streetcars travelled east on King Street past Parliament Street to Queen Street East, and looped via Broadview Avenue, Dundas Street East and Parliament Street before starting

164-588: A grist mill established on the Humber River. It was owned and operated by John Lawrence. Over the years, numerous mills have been operated along the river by such men as William Cooper , W. P. Howland, Thomas Fisher , John Scarlett , William Gamble and Joseph Rowntree . The last grist mill on the Humber, Hayhoe Mills in Woodbridge , closed in 2007. By 1860 the Humber Valley was extensively deforested. This decreased

205-517: A mission from Samuel de Champlain to build alliances with native peoples, but left no written record. The Trail became a convenient shortcut to the upper Great Lakes for traders, explorers, and missionaries. A major landmark on the northern end of the trail in Lake Simcoe was used to describe the trail as a whole, and eventually the southern end became known simply as "Toronto" to the Europeans. During

246-683: A passage from proceeding to the British in Fort Oswego . Known as Fort Toronto, the fort saw immediate success, with demand outstripping the supply of goods the Fort was able to provide. The success of the fort persuaded the Governor General of New France , the Marquis de la Jonquière to order the construction of a larger fort, with more trading capacity and military potential, in an effort to consolidate its hold of

287-778: A task force within the Authority was formed to further clear the Humber as a part of the Great Lakes 2000 Cleanup Fund. The Humber River begins at Humber Springs Ponds on the Niagara Escarpment in Mono , Dufferin County and reaches its mouth at Humber Bay on Lake Ontario in the city of Toronto. The West Humber River goes through the Claireville Conservation Area , joining the east branch at Summerlea Park . The Humber watershed

328-484: A weekday rush hour service running eastbound from Long Branch Loop during the morning rush hours and westbound from Broadview station during the evening rush hours. Service frequency is every 20 minutes. On January 6, 1992, the route began as an experiment to test how attractive it would be to riders. The TTC scheduled 3 runs for each of the morning and afternoon rush hours, signing eastbound streetcars as "504 Parliament" and westbound as "507 Long Branch". By February 1994,

369-612: Is a river in Southern Ontario , Canada. It is in the Great Lakes Basin , is a tributary of Lake Ontario and is one of two major rivers on either side of the city of Toronto , the other being the Don River to the east. It was designated a Canadian Heritage River on September 24, 1999. The Humber collects from about 750 creeks and tributaries in a fan-shaped area north of Toronto that encompasses portions of Dufferin County ,

410-515: Is a hydrological feature of south-central Ontario, Canada, principally in north and west Toronto. It has an area of 903 square kilometres (349 sq mi), flowing through numerous physio-graphic regions, including the Oak Ridges Moraine and the Niagara Escarpment. The watershed is bounded on the west by the Credit River , Etobicoke Creek and Mimico Creek watersheds, and on the east by

451-564: Is an east–west streetcar route in Toronto , Ontario, Canada, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). The route serves the downtown financial district operating between the western limit of the city, and the western edge of Toronto's east end. The route is a weekday rush-hour service. The route overlaps several other streetcar routes, including 507 Long Branch , 501 Queen , 504 King and 505 Dundas . From Long Branch Loop,

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492-680: The Garrison Creek , Don River and Rouge River watersheds, all six of which empty into Lake Ontario; on the north by the Nottawasaga River which empties into Lake Huron ; and on the northeast by the Holland River , which empties into Lake Simcoe. Unlike the Don to the east, the Humber remained relatively free from industrialization as Toronto grew. Since the flooding of Hurricane Hazel , it has been largely developed or redeveloped as parkland, with

533-697: The Regional Municipality of Peel , Simcoe County , and the Regional Municipality of York . The main branch runs for about 100 kilometres (60 mi) from the Niagara Escarpment in the northwest, while another major branch, known as the East Humber River, starts at Lake St. George in the Oak Ridges Moraine near Aurora to the northeast. They join north of Toronto and then flow in a generally southeasterly direction into Lake Ontario at what

574-524: The War of 1812 when many loyalists moved to the area, who were joined by immigrants from Ireland and Scotland who chose to remain in British lands. Upon his arrival in York, Simcoe was keenly aware of the need for a lumber mill and grist mill in the area. He had constructed a sawmill on the west bank of the river near present-day Bloor Street in 1793, which was operated by John Wilson. In 1797 Simcoe managed to get

615-519: The 1660s this was the site of Teiaiagon , a permanent settlement of the Seneca used for trading with the Europeans. Popple's map of 1733 shows a prominent river beside "Tejajagon" which is assumed to be the Humber. During late-17th and 18th century, the portage along this river was frequently used by the French traders as a short cut to the upper Great Lakes and the area north of Toronto. In an attempt to secure

656-506: The 501 route was temporarily split into two sections at Humber Loop. As of June 23, 2019, the section west towards Long Branch Loop operates mainly with shorter Canadian Light Rail Vehicles (CLRVs), while the section east to Neville Park Loop operates using mostly low-floor accessible Flexity Outlook streetcars. From January 8, 2017, streetcar service west of Roncesvalles Avenue was replaced by buses for about 15 months to accommodate various construction projects, including rebuilding

697-546: The 506 route runs along Lake Shore Boulevard West through Humber Loop , continuing via the Queensway . At Roncesvalles Avenue , it turns onto King Street into the downtown area, using the King Street Transit Priority Corridor . East of downtown, the route continues along King Street and a short distance along Queen Street before turning north to terminate at Broadview station . The route operates as

738-512: The Long Branch route (from Long Branch Loop ) and the Queen route (from Neville Park Loop ). Between 1967 and early 1977, two-car multiple-unit PCC trains served the Queen streetcar route between Neville Park Loop and Humber Loop. To facilitate the uncoupling of a PCC train at Humber Loop, a passing siding was added to the east-to-west loop. On January 1, 1973, the fare zone boundary at Humber Loop

779-620: The Palaeo-Indians who lived in the area from 10,000 to 7000 BC. The second wave, people of the Archaic period, settled the area between 7000 and 1000 BC and began to adopt seasonal migration patterns to take advantage of available plants, fish, and game. The third wave of native settlement was the Woodland period, which saw the introduction of the bow and arrow and the growing of crops which allowed for larger, more permanent villages. The Woodland period

820-474: The area, although did not permanently relocate there until 1792; when he established a trading post near the mouth of the Humber River. Rousseau piloted John Graves Simcoe 's ship into Toronto Bay to officially commence the settlement of York in 1793. Most of the British attention was focused to the east of the Humber, around the protected Toronto Bay closer to the Don River. Settlement was scattered until after

861-521: The bridge carrying streetcar tracks over the Humber River. At Humber Loop, there were several construction tasks including replacing track and overhead, building a new substation, making platforms accessible to accommodate Flexity streetcars and replacing the passing siding on the west-to-east loop with a stub siding. On April 1, 2018, streetcars returned to operate between Sunnyside Loop and Humber Loop. On June 24, 2018, streetcar service between Humber Loop and Long Branch Loop returned with riders coming from

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902-606: The east being required to change streetcars at the loop. For over two years starting March 31, 2021, Humber Loop was closed to streetcar traffic due to construction activity, including track replacement and an extension of the exclusive streetcar right-of-way on the Queensway west of Roncesvalles Avenue. Streetcar service at Humber Loop was restored for 501 Queen on October 29, 2023, and begun for 508 Lake Shore on October 30, 2023, and for 507 Long Branch on November 19, 2023. At that time, 301 Queen continued to operate overnight with temporary replacement buses. The TTC plans to relocate

943-481: The east. In 1931, the loop closed for rebuilding, reopening on July 29. The first Humber Loop closed permanently on September 12, 1939, in order to construct a ramp to the Queen Elizabeth Way which then ran to the Humber River. The second Humber Loop was opened on July 11, 1940, on the north side of then Lakeshore Road intersecting Queen Street (near present day Lakeshore Boulevard and Palace Pier Court and near

984-418: The experiment was deemed a success and additional afternoon rush-hour trips were added. On Sunday, March 26, 1995, the same date when route 507 Long Branch was merged into 501 Queen, the route received its 508 number, but rollsigns would not be updated until about 1999. Due to the streetcar shortage caused by the delayed deliveries of Bombardier Flexity Outlook streetcars, the route ceased operation after

1025-485: The extensive and important wetlands on its southern end remaining unmolested. Whereas the mouth of the Don is often clogged with flotsam and is obstructed by low bridges, the Humber is navigable and used for recreation and fishing. Today the majority of the Toronto portion of the Humber is parkland, with paved trails running from the lake shore all the way to the northern border of the city some 30 km away. Trails following

1066-409: The historic The Palace Pier ). Initially, the second Humber Loop had one east-to-west loop. However, on July 1, 1954, a west-to-east loop was added to split streetcar service at the loop to accommodate a fare zone boundary. Riders had to change streetcars at Humber Loop to travel between downtown and Long Branch. The two loops were nestled between the east- and westbound through-tracks, and all tracks at

1107-713: The loop to Park Lawn Road where it will better serve development growth in the Humber Bay Shores area. Although preliminary design work has been done, the project has not been funded due to reductions in the capital program. An enclosed waiting room is provided for passengers, as are separate facilities for operators. As of November 19, 2023, the TTC routes serving Humber Loop are: [REDACTED] Media related to Humber Loop at Wikimedia Commons Humber River (Ontario) The Humber River ( Ojibwe : Gabekanaang-ziibi , lit.   ' little thundering waters ' )

1148-471: The loop were located within a central reservation in the middle of Lake Shore Road. Construction of the Gardiner Expressway required the demolition of the bridge over the railway corridor south of Roncesvalles Avenue. Thus, streetcar tracks from that bridge westwards up to and including the second Humber Loop had to be relocated. This resulted in the closure of the second Humber Loop and the opening of

1189-424: The morning rush on June 19, 2015. Before the route was suspended in 2015, the westbound evening runs started at Church Street rather than Parliament Street. In July 2019, the TTC scheduled the reintroduction of 508 service for September 3, 2019, with five eastbound trips during the morning rush hour and five westbound trips during the afternoon rush hour, using low-floor Flexity streetcars. The 508 streetcars had

1230-590: The published route via King Street, the Queensway and Lake Shore Boulevard West to Long Branch Loop. On March 24, 2020, the 508 Lake Shore route was discontinued due to low ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic . With the completion of infrastructure work west of Roncesvalles Avenue, the TTC scheduled 508 Lake Shore to resume between Long Branch Loop and Parliament Street effective October 30, 2023. On weekdays (excluding holidays), 508 streetcars ran every 20 minutes in peak periods, leaving Long Branch Loop eastbound in

1271-558: The region. Fort Rouillé , located in present-day Exhibition Place (east of the Humber River), was completed in the spring of 1751. The fort continued to operate until 1759, during the Seven Years' War . Instructed to evacuate and raze the fort should Fort Niagara be captured, the garrison would vacate the area for Montreal after they were defeated at Fort Niagara in July 1759. The area

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1312-534: The river "passage de taronto", while Popple's map of 1733 shows the "Tanaovate River" beside the native settlement of Tejajagon. Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe named it the Humber River, likely after the Humber estuary in England. The Humber has a long history of human settlement along its banks. Native settlement of the area is well documented archaeologically and occurred in three waves. The first settlers were

1353-502: The stability of the river banks and increased damages done by periodic flooding. In 1878 a disastrous flood destroyed the remaining water-powered mills. As the Toronto area grew, the lands around the Humber became important farming areas; in addition, some areas of the river's flood plain were developed as residential. This led to serious runoff problems in the 1940s, which the Humber Valley Conservation Authority

1394-519: The third, current loop. Because of the construction of the Gardiner Expressway, streetcar tracks were relaid along the Queensway in a centre reservation to the current Humber Loop with a connection to Lake Shore Boulevard via a tunnel under the railway corridor and a highway. The third and current Humber Loop opened on July 20, 1957. Like the previous Humber Loop, the new loop was at a fare zone boundary requiring riders to change streetcars between

1435-525: The trade route from the British, the French established Magasin Royal , a trading post along the Humber River, near Baby Point . Completed in 1720, the trading post was abandoned shortly after the British fort in Oswego, New York was completed, as it diverted trade away from Magasin Royal. In 1750, the French built another fort near the mouth of the Humber River, with the intention of diverting aboriginals using it as

1476-465: The various branches of the river form some 50 km of bicycling trails, much of which are in decent condition. Similar trails on the Don tend to be narrower and in somewhat worse condition, but the complete set of trails is connected along the lake shore, for some 100 km of off-road paved trails. Source: Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, The Atlas of Canada. Other map sources: 508 Lake Shore The 508 Lake Shore

1517-543: Was also characterized by movement of native groups along what is known today as the Toronto Carrying-Place Trail , running from Lake Ontario up the Humber to Lake Simcoe and eventually to the northern Great Lakes . It is believed that Étienne Brûlé was the first European to encounter the Humber while travelling the Toronto Carrying-Place Trail. Brûlé passed through the watershed in 1615 on

1558-457: Was eliminated, passengers could transfer between the Long Branch and Queen streetcars at Humber Loop without paying an extra fare. On March 29, 1996, route 507 Long Branch was merged into 501 Queen , thus creating the longest streetcar line in North America running from Neville Park Loop to Long Branch Loop . It also eliminated the change of streetcars at Humber Loop. On January 3, 2016,

1599-403: Was established to address. But in 1954, Hurricane Hazel raised the river to devastating flood levels, destroying buildings and bridges ; on Raymore Drive , 60 homes were destroyed and 35 people were killed. The Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (MTRCA later TRCA) succeeded the Humber Valley authority in 1957 (the word "Metropolitan" was dropped in 1998). More recently,

1640-680: Was later secured by British forces in September 1760, when the British Army dispatched its chief scout and intelligence officer, Robert Rogers , along with 200 men and fifteen whale boats to take control of the former French fort. In 1772, Jean-Bonaventure Rousseau received a license to trade with the First Nations living within the vicinity of the mouth of the Humber River. His license was later inherited by his son, Jean Baptiste Rousseau , after his death in 1774. Rousseau maintained several contacts in

1681-473: Was once the far western portions of the city. The river mouth is flanked by Sir Casimir Gzowski Park and Humber Bay Park East. There are two indigenous names attributed to the Humber. One is "Cobechenonk", for "leave the canoes and go back", attributed to the area's most recent native inhabitants, the Anishinaabe . A second is “Niwa’ah Onega’gaih’ih,” “Little Thundering Waters.” A French map from 1688 called

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