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A Dragon Dance in Nathan Phillips Square. Many people look on.
Bobbing and weaving, this 60-foot-long dragon cavorts on Nathan Phillips Square yesterday before leading a colorful parade through the streets to open Chinatown's Dragon Mall
A Dragon Dance in Nathan Phillips Square. Many people look on.

Bobbing and weaving, this 60-foot-long dragon cavorts on Nathan Phillips Square yesterday before leading a colorful parade through the streets to open Chinatown's Dragon Mall

Date29 August 1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Bobbing and weaving: This 60-foot-long dragon cavorts on Nathan Phillips Square yesterday before leading a colorful parade through the streets to open Chinatown's Dragon Mall. Elizabeth St. has been closed off to traffic for the nine-day Chinese Festival of Life. Money raised during the festival will go to Mon Sheon Foundation, a community group which is building a home for the aged in Toronto.
Subject
    GeographyBuilding Monument ParkCity Hall
    Dragon Mall (Toronto, Ont.)
    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyNeighbourhoodDowntown
    GeographyNorth-south streetBay Street
    GeographyEast-west streetQueen Street West
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Black-and-white photographs
    Language
      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0110880F
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