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| - You know what? I like this streetcar. You know what else? I think I LOVE this streetcar. That's right. Sure it's full of characters, and takes abominable detours when you least expect it. And yes, there are like a thousand different places that this car can short turn (Parliament, Church, Broadview, et al) and ruin your day.
But IMHO you can't get a better cross-section of the city than than the one carved by this streetcar. It takes you through the highs and dizzying lows of Hogtown. This route is almost 30 clicks, starting as far West as Etobicoke, slicing its way along High Park, through Parkdale, West Queen West, then past the Eaton Centre, and into the depths of gritty Moss Park and Cabbagetown ascending (literally and socioeconomically) across a bridge and the DVP into Riverside and Leslieville ultimately terminating in the Beach and the nifty Neville Loop.
In a lot of ways, this streetcar is a metaphor for this wonderful town, and for that I can't give it less than five stars. And unlike Toronto, it runs 24 hours a day.
Obligatory Title Pun: Gimme FIVE!
Menu Readability: NOPE.
Need to mention: Time will actually slow down on the stretch between University and Yonge during rush hour. You might as well walk it.
What this place teaches me about myself: I can be oddly forgiving of the Charlie Foxtrot that is the TTC.
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