Toronto Union Station

A 1930s postcard; one notes the Union Jack flying above the building, the Maple Leaf flag wasn't adopted until 1965.

Opened in 1927, this station, owned by the City of Toronto, is the busiest public transport facility in Canada, handling 200,000 passengers a day. The building comprises three distinct sections facing Front Street West and occupying the entire south side of the block between Bay Street in the east and York Street in the west. The building measures 752 feet (229 metres) long and the Front Street facade features 22 stone columns, each 40 feet (12 metres) high and weighing 75 tons, turned from Bedford limestone. The exterior of the building is constructed with Indiana and Queenston limestone and the building measures 87 feet (27 metres) high while the central portion is 112 feet (34 metres) high.

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