One of the longest bus
routes in
East York on the
TTC belongs to this run. Starting at
Broadview Station, you can ride the Cosburn Bus through the ex-
borough and view its aging self from many different
perspectives.
The entire trip Main Street Station takes about 35 minutes if you start at Broadview, however if you can take the 87A bus, you'll see even more points of interest. (Factor an extra ten minutes into your trip for this ride)
Sights on the 87 Cosburn
Pottery Road and the Bayview Extension (at Broadview and Pottery Roads)
The Cosburn
Ghetto - mmm...
dumpsters and
couches on the
lawns (east of the O'Connor drive turn)
Pape and Cosburn
Dieppe Park (east of Donlands Ave.)
East York Lawn Bowling Club/Cosburn Middle School
East York Collegiate Institute (at
Coxwell and Cosburn)
bungalows
Stan Wadlow Park/East York Arena (east of Woodbine Ave.)
East York
Curling Club (across from the park)
East York Acres (This is only seen if you take the 87A bus. Watch for running
seniors!)
444 Lumsden (two tall
apartment towers surrounded by
stucco townhomes and
idle thug teens)
The Eastdale
Curve (Lumsden ends and Eastdale Ave. begins. Many people have taken this
corner too
quickly and gone flying into the
valley. Note the
dented
guard rail.
Secord
Public School - Look at all the
portables! (at Barrington and Secord Avenues)
Main Street Station
Caution! Riding this
bus on runs that pick up
students at
dismissal can be very
trying on your
nerves. The 87 bus passes a middle school, a large
high school as well as a
junior high with students
notorious for their
shit disturbances in the
community. (I've seen
passengers cry and buses stripped of
ads during this
time)