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Opening in 1966 as part of the initial part of Line 2, Bathurst Station is a major transfer point for both buses and streetcars. The 511 Streetcar route goes from the station all the way down to the Exhibition grounds, and is packed solid, day and night, during the CNE. Located at Bathurst and Bloor, the station provides access to both The Annex and Koreatown neighbourhoods, and is located very near what used to be Honest Ed's Warehouse - a source of bargains, knick-knacks and souvenirs for decades in Toronto before it's demolition back in March of 2018. Like many of the older stations, Bathurst has several businesses that operate within the station itself. These businesses are only accesible to passengers that have paid their fare already, but are quite convenient for regular commuters. At Bathurst, there is a dry cleaners (shown here), a bakery, a convenience store, and the TTC Photo ID Office.
Kelso.
The Anglican Church and historic cemetery of Kelso are well worth a visit. Historic buildings include Kelsoville historic house which dates from 1840 and Woolstone House built in 1880. The Anglican Church, the oldest away from the Sydney coast, dates from 1835. It is a fine Gothic style red brick church. By the Macquarie River is the site of the former Chinese market gardens on the Macquarie River flats. Kelsoville, a fine Georgian house was built by Thomas Kite in 1840. Like many other eventual leaders of the Bathurst district Thomas Kite was transported as a convict in 1814. He was one of the group of convicts who worked under Cox whilst building the road across the Blue Mountains. Governor Macquarie gave Kite (and the others) a land grant of 80 acres on the Macquarie River flats in 1818. Kite married a 16 year old girl in 1820 when he was 30 years old. They had 9 children. Soon Kite had purchased a further 150 acres and become the licensee for the first hotel in the district. In that year the governor gave him a further grant of 640 acres for his hard work and advancement of the district and a team of four assigned convicts to work for him. His original house built in 1820 was incorporated into the new Kelsoville House which he built in 1840.By then had owned 50,000 acres of land. He had amassed 200,000 acres by the time of his death in 1850. He is buried in the Anglican cemetery at Kelso. It was one of his sons who built the Italianate style mansion of Woolstone in 1880. So a former convict became one of the great and owners of the district. The Anglican cemetery also contains the graves of one of the First Fleeters who arrived at Botany Bay in 1788.
Friday 29th August 1980. Not long before, the Garricks pub had been known as the Bathurst Hotel. Soon afterwards it became The Smugglers and it is now known as the Louisiana. During the 80s the area was gentrified and the houses were painted in twee pastel hues. Repro cobblestones, capstans and other fraudulent quayside impedimenta were put down.
Bathurst wharf with timber being unloaded .In the background the bonded wharehouses are still in evidence .
My Toyota Camry on Pole position at the Mount Panorama (Bathurst) track. (The track is a 'normal' road when not being used for motor racing
Bentley GT3 pitstop practice at the Bathurst 12 Hour endurance race, 2015. Did not finish, crashed with 15 laps remaining.
The quay of Bathurst Wharf is on the far side of the shed on the right. The sign above the doorway on the left says, "Turner Edwards & Co. Ltd. Bond no. 1". Beyond the parked car is Wapping Road. The shed in the distance still exists and houses the industrial museum. All the buildings in the foreground were demolished not long after the photo was taken on Friday 29th August 1980.