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Trillium Ferry
Photos and transcription by contributor Wayne Adam - Posted December, 2010
Photo Source - City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1244, Item 261A
This 2010 Heritage Toronto plaque, located inside the paid fare zone of the Ferry Docks Terminal at the foot of Bay Street, has this to say:
Coordinates: 43.640439 -79.375004 |
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Docked here at the mainland ferry terminal is Trillium, a rare side-paddle steam ferry launched in 1910. The double-end, double-deck ferry was built locally by Polson Iron Works at the foot of Sherbourne Street. Trillium was one of a fleet of ferries that transported residents, cottagers, and pleasure seekers to and from Toronto Island, a popular summer destination.
Trillium was privately owned by the Toronto Ferry Company until 1926 when ferry service became the responsibility of the municipal government. Steam-powered ferries were gradually replaced with modern diesel vessels and in 1956, Trillium was officially retired. The ferry was towed to a lagoon near Gibraltar Point where it remained for 16 years, until concerned citizens and politicians convinced Metropolitan Toronto to return it to service. In 1976, after two years of painstaking rehabilitation, Trillium began steaming across the harbour again with its original engine intact.
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