line. In June 1927, the Schomberg and Aurora line was closed. Between September 11–17, 1927, the TTC changed the Lake Simcoe line from standard gauge to Toronto gauge. The TTC also closed the Glen Echo shops and carhouse, and moved their function to the Eglinton Division carhouse. With the gauge conversion, it was possible to run radial cars into downtown Toronto, but except for night express cars and excursions to Bond Lake Park, the TTC took little advantage of this. The Glen Echo carhouse later became North York Township Market and then as Lawrence Motors Limited. The building was later demolished and now occupied by Loblaw's store. In 1928, the TTC added a turning loop at Bond Lake Park, on the east side of Yonge Street just north of the park entrance. This allowed single-ended streetcars to supplement the double-ended radial cars in carrying crowds of visitors to the park. On June 28, 1928, the TTC started a combined radial and bus service between Toronto and Beaverton, with a transfer between the radial cars and the bus at Sutton. A period ad suggested taking a Lake Simcoe radial car from the Toronto Glen Echo terminal at 1:40 pm, and transferring to the bus to Beaverton at 4:10 pm. On July 12, 1928, the Orange Order held its annual picnic in Sutton and chartered all available radial cars plus a number of streetcars specially modified for radial service. The streetcars included four six-motor trains (pairs of ex-Toronto Railway Company streetcars operated in multiple-unit pairs), ex-Toronto Civic Railways double-ended car 2160 (class H-2) and three Peter Witt motors. From Glen Echo to Sutton, this was the longest trip by city streetcars along the radial line. After the 1929 season, Bond Lake Park permanently closed. On March 16, 1930, the TTC closed the Lake Simcoe (formerly Metropolitan) line after radial car 74 from Thornhill arrived in Toronto at 1:15 am. The line had been losing money for years, and road competition was the major factor. Between 1925 and 1930, auto and truck traffic increased along Yonge Street from 4,925 to 11,163 per day, and bus traffic increased from 2 to 188 per day. Postscript On July 17, 1930, the TTC reopened a portion of the defunct Lake Shore line between Richmond Hill and Toronto as the North Yonge Railways. This line was owned by area municipalities and operated under contract by the TTC.