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Do you believe in Magic?, Heads turned on the Queen St

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Do you believe in Magic?, Heads turned on the Queen St

Date7/7/1978

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Mahler, John (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Do you believe in Magic?; Heads turned on the Queen St. side of Nathan Phillips Square yesterday as Rob Patterson; left; lav Mandarion and Kevin watts played a kind of slow-motion catch with skateboards that floated in mid-air. It looked like magic ? but the boards were floating on a strong updraft of air from vent in the underground garage.

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0097303F

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