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Phillips Square scene of 'Wade-In', Protesting the lack of a wading pool and other recreational equipment at Regent Park, mothers and children from th(...)
Phillips Square scene of 'Wade-In', Protesting the lack of a wading pool and other recreational equipment at Regent Park, mothers and children from th(...)

Phillips Square scene of 'Wade-In', Protesting the lack of a wading pool and other recreational equipment at Regent Park, mothers and children from th(...)

Date7/17/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: Phillips Square scene of 'Wade-In'; Protesting the lack of a wading pool and other recreational equipment at Regent Park; mothers and children from the housing project conducted a wade-in at the reflecting pool in Nathan Phillips Square last night.
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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_0111262F
Up he popped - and down it dropped, A cigar clenched in his teeth, Don Searway pops his head out from beneath Nathan Phillips Square in time to see th(...)
Up he popped - and down it dropped, A cigar clenched in his teeth, Don Searway pops his head out from beneath Nathan Phillips Square in time to see th(...)
4/20/1967
A bridge over bubbled waters, This temporary wooden bridge over the Toronto City Hall reflecting pool is the latest addition to Nathan Phillips Square
A bridge over bubbled waters, This temporary wooden bridge over the Toronto City Hall reflecting pool is the latest addition to Nathan Phillips Square
9/23/1985
Making a splash on two wheels, Gem Blanston takes Laurie Deviney for a cooling spin in his bike basket carrier around the reflecting pool at Nathan Phillips Square
Making a splash on two wheels, Gem Blanston takes Laurie Deviney for a cooling spin in his bike basket carrier around the reflecting pool at Nathan Phillips Square
6/20/1987
The lunch break is looking up, The reflecting pool in Nathan Phillips Square drew a lot of sun-worshippers and girl-watchers yesterday - and one man bent on fitness
The lunch break is looking up, The reflecting pool in Nathan Phillips Square drew a lot of sun-worshippers and girl-watchers yesterday - and one man bent on fitness
5/27/1975
Some reflections on tourists who duck into town, A pair of ducks, who make the reflecting pool at Nathan Phillips Square one of their regular stopover(...)
Some reflections on tourists who duck into town, A pair of ducks, who make the reflecting pool at Nathan Phillips Square one of their regular stopover(...)
4/16/1969
Candid camera on Copter, While helicopter hovers only five feet above Nathan Phillips Square, cameraman Jeep Boyko films the Toronto scene
Candid camera on Copter, While helicopter hovers only five feet above Nathan Phillips Square, cameraman Jeep Boyko films the Toronto scene
8/11/1965
Reflection of a wet summer. An unusually quiet children's wading pool casts a perfect reflection of Budapest Park on Toronto's western waterfront at M(...)
Reflection of a wet summer. An unusually quiet children's wading pool casts a perfect reflection of Budapest Park on Toronto's western waterfront at M(...)
7/14/1992
Toronto's new wading pool for children, at Bellwoods Park
Toronto's new wading pool for children, at Bellwoods Park
8/16/1929
Midsummer harvest: Four-year-old Bryan Walsh is plenty proud of the head of cabbage his mom helped grow in the tiny garden plot tended by single mothers in Regent Park housing project
Midsummer harvest: Four-year-old Bryan Walsh is plenty proud of the head of cabbage his mom helped grow in the tiny garden plot tended by single mothers in Regent Park housing project
8/13/1987
Examining regent park plan to turn paved playgrounds and several parkland, and build a community centre and swimming pool, Mrs. Betty Strand (left) an(...)
Examining regent park plan to turn paved playgrounds and several parkland, and build a community centre and swimming pool, Mrs. Betty Strand (left) an(...)
10/27/1970
Civic leaders on wheels. Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey gives Toronto Mayor David Crombie a ride on a bicycle around Nathan Phillips Square to promote th(...)
Civic leaders on wheels. Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey gives Toronto Mayor David Crombie a ride on a bicycle around Nathan Phillips Square to promote th(...)
4/9/1974
Soaking their aching feet, Bonnie Smyth, 14, left, and Wendy Jackson, 14, sit on the edge of the pool in Nathan Phillips Square after completing the 4(...)
Soaking their aching feet, Bonnie Smyth, 14, left, and Wendy Jackson, 14, sit on the edge of the pool in Nathan Phillips Square after completing the 4(...)
5/8/1977