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Picture of couples dancing to a band at an outdoor dance hall. 
Sea-breeze open air dance floor, Sunnyside Beach, Toronto, Ont.
Picture of couples dancing to a band at an outdoor dance hall. 

Sea-breeze open air dance floor, Sunnyside Beach, Toronto, Ont.

Dateapproximately 1945
Names
FormatPicture
Notes
Sea Breeze opened in 1932. It was a large 2,000 square metre open air dance hall.
Subject
    GeographyBuilding Monument ParkSunnyside Amusement Park, 1922-1955
    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyNeighbourhoodSunnyside
    GeographyNorth-south streetRoncesvalles Avenue
    GeographyEast-west streetLakeshore Boulevard West
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Postcards
    DimensionsImage size: 9 cm x 14 cm (3 9/16 in. x 5 1/2 in.)
    Language
      ProvenanceGift of Norman Attikin
      CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberPC_4135
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