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Originally Posted by kool maudit
Port Credit looks surprisingly grim for a lakefront town three commuter stations from Union. I would have assumed it would have been a bit more... bid up by things.
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A lot of the old houses were replaced by apartment buildings during the 60s, so parts of it look like Cooksville or Rexdale or something. It's actually a nice place though, especially during the summer.
Keep in mind, the Lakeshore line had only hourly off-peak service until recently, and Port Credit station is not heavily used compared to Clarkson station. In 2001, Clarkson had 4,938 daily boardings, Port Credit only had 2,352. Besides Bronte station, Port Credit was the worst performing station outside of Toronto with all-day service on the Lakeshore line.
Because of past GO fare policies, the stations closest to Union were the least used due the high fares for shorter distances. So ridership of Port Credit station suffered because it the closest station to Union on the Lakeshore line outside of Toronto. So the train station probably did not attract as much development as it should have.
This reminds me I need to revisit Port Credit and try photographing it again. I'm not sure during the pandemic is the best time to try to capture it though, so maybe next year.
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Thee entire neighbourhood is currently under construction simultaneously and will look a lot denser once filled in. All entirely between 4 and 15 storeys once complete... 
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