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After 18 months of work and $13 million, Ontario Place is taking shape as a 90-acre playground, a watery haven of beaches, lagoons, boutiques, enterta(...)
After 18 months of work and $13 million, Ontario Place is taking shape as a 90-acre playground, a watery haven of beaches, lagoons, boutiques, enterta(...)

After 18 months of work and $13 million, Ontario Place is taking shape as a 90-acre playground, a watery haven of beaches, lagoons, boutiques, enterta(...)

Date10/28/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: After 18 months of work and $13 million; Ontario Place is taking shape as a 90-acre playground; a watery haven of beaches; lagoons; boutiques; entertainment and boats. Premier John Robarts expects it to open May 24; 1971.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0112117F
      Cruising through Ontario Place, a large canoe is paddled by a group of youths along one of the many lagoons on the 96-acre site. Boat traffic along th(...)
      Cruising through Ontario Place, a large canoe is paddled by a group of youths along one of the many lagoons on the 96-acre site. Boat traffic along th(...)
      Geo, Mario
      5/22/1971
      The old spinning wheel gets pride of place in one of the boutiques at the Wimodausis Club's annual Toronto Antique Show which opened for its preview l(...)
      The old spinning wheel gets pride of place in one of the boutiques at the Wimodausis Club's annual Toronto Antique Show which opened for its preview l(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      11/12/1974
      People place: The city's main square boasts a collection of outdoor artists, sidewalk cafes and boutiques
      People place: The city's main square boasts a collection of outdoor artists, sidewalk cafes and boutiques
      Spremo, Boris
      8/27/1987
      Picture of a lagoon surrounded by trees. 
      A beauty spot on one of the many lagoons, Centre Island, Ontario, Canada
      Photogelatine Engraving Company‏
      approximately 1940
      Ontario place rises from the lake, Ontario Place, a $13 million futuristic playground on and between four man-made islands off Exhibition Park, is rea(...)
      Ontario place rises from the lake, Ontario Place, a $13 million futuristic playground on and between four man-made islands off Exhibition Park, is rea(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      10/29/1970
      Jack Dubiner's industrial supply shop is closing after 53 years, giving way to boutiques and art galleries on King St. E. The last items from five floors of stuff will be sold off over the next few weeks.
      Jack Dubiner's industrial supply shop is closing after 53 years, giving way to boutiques and art galleries on King St. E. The last items from five floors of stuff will be sold off over the next few weeks.
      Griffin, Doug
      11/22/1989
      Two of the four tugs grounded in lagoons and kept 200 to 300 people shivering on the docks from half an hour to an hour and a half. These people final(...)
      Two of the four tugs grounded in lagoons and kept 200 to 300 people shivering on the docks from half an hour to an hour and a half. These people final(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      16 December 1948
      Image shows two officers at the Harbour.
      In their open boat, Warren Dunlop and Dave Maskell patrol the waterfront, harbor and island lagoons
      Goode, Jeff
      12/14/1973
      The Island Lagoons are showplaces for boats of all kinds and sizes when it's weather for sailing, now snow covers one upturned on the shore where boys(...)
      The Island Lagoons are showplaces for boats of all kinds and sizes when it's weather for sailing, now snow covers one upturned on the shore where boys(...)
      Bezant, Graham
      1/3/1975
      Howie Seiden, 18, works with Camera writing essay on math. Grade 13 student at Bathurst Heights Secondary School worked two months on film
      Howie Seiden, 18, works with Camera writing essay on math. Grade 13 student at Bathurst Heights Secondary School worked two months on film
      Lennon, Frank
      2/5/1968
      Lifesaving situation cleared up, Toronto's beaches are once again safe playgrounds for thousands at Sunnyside as shown here. Many made trip to Toronto's islands
      Lifesaving situation cleared up, Toronto's beaches are once again safe playgrounds for thousands at Sunnyside as shown here. Many made trip to Toronto's islands
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      8/14/1947
      Catherine and David Nugent, whose company distributes Alfred Sung perfume, with Holt Renfrew's director of boutiques, Krystyne Romer Griffin, right, holding a faux floral bouquet
      Catherine and David Nugent, whose company distributes Alfred Sung perfume, with Holt Renfrew's director of boutiques, Krystyne Romer Griffin, right, holding a faux floral bouquet
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      5/9/1988