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Sutton Radial station.1910
Sutton, Ontario, Canada
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Sutton Radial station.1910
Sutton, Ontario, Canada
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Sutton Radial station in winter.1920
Sutton, Ontario, Canada
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Sutton Radial station.1915
Sutton, Ontario, Canada
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Sutton Radial station.1920
Sutton, Ontario, Canada
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Bond Lake postcard.1910
Bond Lake, Ontario, Canada
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Up to the time of the radial, settlers and visitors arrived by foot, horseback, schooner, stagecoach, steamer, and railroad. It was this newest conveyance, however, that brought the tourists in droves. To the south along the radial line is Bond Lake, between Richmond Hill and Aurora. The Metropolitan bought land around the shores of this lake and created a park. Swimming, boating dancing and all manner of sport were to be had at this popular summer destination.34
Toronto and York Radial Railway Employee Twelfth Annual Picnic, Bond Lake. August 1st 19221 August 1922
Bond Lake, Ontario, Canada
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Up at the north end of the line, at Jackson's Point, similar attractions could be had, from annual regattas to church picnics. Locals with anything to celebrate did so at Jackson's Point, and likewise the toursts. The Village of Sutton council saw this too and when the railway eventually gave up its land at the Point, Council swiftly purchased it and the shelters to create a public park which exists as such to this day.36
Street scene in Keswick.1915
Keswick, Ontario, Canada
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Keswick up to this point, though situated on the Lake as well, did not see tourism like that at Jackson's Point. With the coming of the radial however, boarding houses and hotels popped up in the quiet town of Keswick.38
Main Street in Keswick.1915
Keswick, Ontario, Canada
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Elm Croft House, Keswick. $8 per week, 40 cents a meal.1915
Keswick, Ontario, Canada
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Elm Croft House, Keswick.1915
Keswick, Ontario, Canada
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