The Market Gallery presents the exhibition “Tunnel Vision: The Story of Toronto’s Subway” in partnership with the Toronto Transportation Society. The exhibition will highlight the building of Toronto’s subway system using photographs, maps and artifacts, and will explore the complexity and massive scale of Toronto’s subway’s operation.
Toronto’s subway system is much more than a few lines on a map or a list of numbers on a spread sheet. Every day for over 60 years, it has been the backbone of this city and has moved billions of passengers. The exhibit focuses on the enormous effort that it takes to keep the subway rolling, enabling visitors to better appreciate the vital role played by rapid transit in Toronto.
The exhibition runs from February 13 to June 11, 2016.
The Market Gallery is located on the 2nd floor in the South St. Lawrence Market. The gallery is accessible using either the elevator or the stairs in the lobby.
Hours:
Tuesday – Friday, 10 am – 4 pm
Saturday, 9 am – 4 pm
Closed Sundays, Mondays and holidays
Located on the 2nd floor of all that remains from Toronto’s original 19th century City Hall (1845-1899) that stood on this site on Front Street East, the main display area of the Market Gallery is the former City Council chamber.
This room had been boarded up and forgotten for almost 75 years after City Hall vacated this building in 1899 for ‘Old City Hall’ at Queen and Bay streets; the south market ‘barn-style’ building we see today was built in 1902. The council chamber was the only room of the 19th century City Hall saved from demolition in 1902. The original exterior brick walls and fan windows of the council chamber were enclosed by the new market building and overlook the main floor of the market whereas once they overlooked Lake Ontario.
view from The Market Gallery
