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Ontario place closes in a blaze of glory
Ontario place closes in a blaze of glory

Ontario place closes in a blaze of glory

Date10/11/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Ontario place closes in a blaze of glory. Flaring rockets add a crowning touch to brilliantly lighted buildings of Ontario Place as it closes for the season last night. The $23 million entertainment showplace off the Canadian National Exhibition grounds has drawn more then 2;300;000 visitors since it opened on May 22. To top off the season yesterday; officials assembled a Thanksgiving Special; a resume of things that had happened all year.
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Dimensions15500 x 20600 mm (610 1/4 x 811 in.)
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0112158F
The Royal's not a bum steer, Manuel Bertoa touches up the huge figure of a steer near the Coliseum in Exhibition Park, where the Royal Winter Fair opens Nov. 9 and closes Nov. 19
The Royal's not a bum steer, Manuel Bertoa touches up the huge figure of a steer near the Coliseum in Exhibition Park, where the Royal Winter Fair opens Nov. 9 and closes Nov. 19
10/23/1973
Ontario place is making waves, An old pile of rubble in Lake Ontario off Ontario Place went up with a big bang and a big splash yesterday. The rubble (...)
Ontario place is making waves, An old pile of rubble in Lake Ontario off Ontario Place went up with a big bang and a big splash yesterday. The rubble (...)
7/22/1975
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 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'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
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
Netting fun at Ontario place, The nets to play on and swing in at Children's Village, in Ontario Place, provided a great time yesterday for 13 retarde(...)
Netting fun at Ontario place, The nets to play on and swing in at Children's Village, in Ontario Place, provided a great time yesterday for 13 retarde(...)
6/4/1975
The new look at ontario place, As Ontario Place starts its sixth year, the guides are outfitted in new uniforms , modelled by (from the left) Elaine Tenenbum, Pamela Burgoon and Sandy West
The new look at ontario place, As Ontario Place starts its sixth year, the guides are outfitted in new uniforms , modelled by (from the left) Elaine Tenenbum, Pamela Burgoon and Sandy West
6/4/1975
Ontario Place's cartoon characters took a last romp with the kiddies, winding down the cool afternoon at a hamburger stand. Ontario Place has a winter(...)
Ontario Place's cartoon characters took a last romp with the kiddies, winding down the cool afternoon at a hamburger stand. Ontario Place has a winter(...)
10/9/1978
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
The wilderness adventure ride is one of the new attractions at Ontario Place, an entertainment park built on three man-made lakefront islands. Ontario Place is in its 16th season
The wilderness adventure ride is one of the new attractions at Ontario Place, an entertainment park built on three man-made lakefront islands. Ontario Place is in its 16th season
6/19/1986