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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
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession 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(...)
5/22/1971
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(...)
10/29/1970
Ontario place nearing completion, Deadline for completion of Ontario Place on the CNE waterfront is less than a month away with opening date scheduled for May 22
Ontario place nearing completion, Deadline for completion of Ontario Place on the CNE waterfront is less than a month away with opening date scheduled for May 22
4/22/1971
Weaving a cobweb dome at Ontario place, Workmen hang high in the lattice work of geodesic aluminum dome they are building to roof the theatre at Ontario Place on Toronto's waterfront
Weaving a cobweb dome at Ontario place, Workmen hang high in the lattice work of geodesic aluminum dome they are building to roof the theatre at Ontario Place on Toronto's waterfront
10/19/1970
Ontario Indian crafts, Linda Brant, 17, a Mohawk, shows some of the Indian crafts on sale in the First Nation Boutique at Ontario Place
Ontario Indian crafts, Linda Brant, 17, a Mohawk, shows some of the Indian crafts on sale in the First Nation Boutique at Ontario Place
6/8/1972
Ontario pavilion--A place to stand, Toting a ladder, a workman makes his way along the road to Ontario Place, the five-part pavilion the government is(...)
Ontario pavilion--A place to stand, Toting a ladder, a workman makes his way along the road to Ontario Place, the five-part pavilion the government is(...)
1/7/1970
Ontario place's 'pod' pavilions are ripening, The sun glints off the glass walls of two of the five exhibit pavilion pods of Ontario Place suspended o(...)
Ontario place's 'pod' pavilions are ripening, The sun glints off the glass walls of two of the five exhibit pavilion pods of Ontario Place suspended o(...)
8/18/1970
10 Acres of boats open today, Last-minute touches are given to some of the $20 million worth of boats, sails, engines and marine gadgetry at 20th annu(...)
10 Acres of boats open today, Last-minute touches are given to some of the $20 million worth of boats, sails, engines and marine gadgetry at 20th annu(...)
1/12/1973
New copper roof for Ontario place forum, Workmen are busy readying Ontario Place, the six-acre amusement park on Toronto's waterfront, for its eighth season-it opens May 20
New copper roof for Ontario place forum, Workmen are busy readying Ontario Place, the six-acre amusement park on Toronto's waterfront, for its eighth season-it opens May 20
4/13/1978
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Exhibitions - Ontario Place - Construction
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Exhibitions - Ontario Place - Construction
1/7/1970
The view from 'Ontario place', Aided by ideal weather, construction of the Ontario Government's new pavilion is speeding ahead
The view from 'Ontario place', Aided by ideal weather, construction of the Ontario Government's new pavilion is speeding ahead
3/24/1970
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Exhibitions - Ontario Place - Construction
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Exhibitions - Ontario Place - Construction
8/18/1970