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Crowds of happy revellers gather in Nathan Phillips Square last night, skating on the rink and dancing around the brightly lit square to welcome in the New Year
Crowds of happy revellers gather in Nathan Phillips Square last night, skating on the rink and dancing around the brightly lit square to welcome in the New Year

Crowds of happy revellers gather in Nathan Phillips Square last night, skating on the rink and dancing around the brightly lit square to welcome in the New Year

Date1/1/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Crowds of happy revellers gather in Nathan Phillips Square last night; skating on the rink and dancing around the brightly lit square to welcome in the New Year
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0001868F
      Familiar face: This portrait of John Graves Simcoe, the first governor of Upper Canada, looks down from outside city hall on the revellers at Nathan Phillips Square yesterday
      Familiar face: This portrait of John Graves Simcoe, the first governor of Upper Canada, looks down from outside city hall on the revellers at Nathan Phillips Square yesterday
      Bull, Ron
      8/6/1984
      Skating the New Year in, New Year's Eve found hundreds flocking to Nathan Phillips Square for an evening on the floodlit rink
      Skating the New Year in, New Year's Eve found hundreds flocking to Nathan Phillips Square for an evening on the floodlit rink
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      1/1/1966
      Reflections of spring, As our warm spring weather brings skating season to a close at Nathan Phillips Square, the wet surface of the rink reflects the(...)
      Reflections of spring, As our warm spring weather brings skating season to a close at Nathan Phillips Square, the wet surface of the rink reflects the(...)
      Slaughter, Mike
      3/26/1986
      Youngsters are already enjoying outdoor skating on the rink in Nathan Phillips Square
      Youngsters are already enjoying outdoor skating on the rink in Nathan Phillips Square
      Bezant, Graham
      11/5/1973
      Japanese folk dancing attracted a crowd of 1,500 persons to Nathan Phillips Square Saturday night when more than 200 Japanese dancers from Toronto and(...)
      Japanese folk dancing attracted a crowd of 1,500 persons to Nathan Phillips Square Saturday night when more than 200 Japanese dancers from Toronto and(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      7/14/1974
      About 200 people gather in Nathan Phillips Square last night to mark 41st anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima
      About 200 people gather in Nathan Phillips Square last night to mark 41st anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima
      Beaty, Keith
      8/6/1986
      Kids crowded around Howie Meeker when he sited the outdoor rink at Nathan Phillips Square recently
      Kids crowded around Howie Meeker when he sited the outdoor rink at Nathan Phillips Square recently
      Meeker, Howie
      12/14/1973
      Triumphant return: Richard Beecroft jubilantly wheels across the finish line at Nathan Phillips Square as a crowd of well-wishers welcome him back from his global cycling odyssey
      Triumphant return: Richard Beecroft jubilantly wheels across the finish line at Nathan Phillips Square as a crowd of well-wishers welcome him back from his global cycling odyssey
      Beecroft, Richard
      8/18/1986
      Team Manager Roy Hartsfield thanks the crowd at Nathan Phillips Square for the warm welcome and the ''balmy weather'' after the Toronto Blue Jays base(...)
      Team Manager Roy Hartsfield thanks the crowd at Nathan Phillips Square for the warm welcome and the ''balmy weather'' after the Toronto Blue Jays base(...)
      Hartsfield, Roy
      4/6/1977
      Ringing in a brand new year. Whistles, party hats and balloons helped these New Year's Eve revellers at the Duke of Gloucester pub on Yonge St. welcom(...)
      Ringing in a brand new year. Whistles, party hats and balloons helped these New Year's Eve revellers at the Duke of Gloucester pub on Yonge St. welcom(...)
      Slaughter, Mike
      12/31/1985
      Square dancers do their stuff in the artificial Ice Rink area at Withrow Park, The dancing in city parks is sponsored by the city parks commission and is popular with the crowds as well as performers
      Square dancers do their stuff in the artificial Ice Rink area at Withrow Park, The dancing in city parks is sponsored by the city parks commission and is popular with the crowds as well as performers
      James, Norman
      7/4/1963
      Party mood, Louis Jannetta is all geared up for New Year's Eve, when revellers will cram his dinner-show room at the Royal York - at $85 a head. It's Jannetta's 38th year there
      Party mood, Louis Jannetta is all geared up for New Year's Eve, when revellers will cram his dinner-show room at the Royal York - at $85 a head. It's Jannetta's 38th year there
      Cooper, David
      12/18/1980