Canadian Northern Railway Eastern Lines locomotive shop looking southwest/Toronto archives
The old rail yard and maintenance building on Laird Ave. continue to await approval of a plan to redevelop the nearly nine-acre site. The plan calls for a retail and commercial centre with more than 900 parking spaces, seven new buildings and the “adaptive re-use” of the Canadian Northern Railway Eastern Lines locomotive shop. This building may be seen today from Laird and was photographed above at a time when the yard was apparently in full operation. The building has 12 large doors for locomotives to enter for repair. The City Planning Division of the North York District has told us recently that the project continues to be under review from a policy and design viewpoint.
