The continuation of our lecture series on Toronto’s Union Stations hosted by Derek Boles from earlier this month. This one will cover the history of the current Union Station from 1927 to the modern day and will be held on Thursday, October 1st.

After almost 25 years of planning and construction, Toronto’s fourth Union Station opened to great fanfare in August 1927 with a visit by the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII. Over the following decades, the station would witness the Depression, World War II, the railway’s transition from steam to diesel motive power, the decline of intercity and long-distance passenger trains, the near demolition of the building in the 1960s, and the repurposing of the station as commuter hub. After Union Station was acquired by the City of Toronto in the 21st century, a renovation and restoration process began that would take almost as long as its initial construction a century earlier. An extensive array of photographs, maps, diagrams and animations will illustrate the history of this National Historic Site.

The lecture will be presented digitally through the WebEx platform from 8:00pm to 9:30pm on Thursday, October 1st. It will be divided into two sections with a short break in the middle. You can register for this event by clicking here. Please review the Order Confirmation that you will receive from Eventbrite. It contains all of the relevant information needed to access our online event.