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Big splash
Big splash

Big splash

Date8/31/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Big splash: Parents looking for an inexpensive way to entertain kids should give Ontario Place a try. After the admission fee; many attractions are free - like the Waterplay Area where they can splash around in many aquatic games.
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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_0112118F
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
All in at once for big C.N.E. Swim, Splash, and 80 men plunge for the 10-mile marathon swim at Ex - $ 350 has brought entries from all over the continent, hibition Park to-day
All in at once for big C.N.E. Swim, Splash, and 80 men plunge for the 10-mile marathon swim at Ex - $ 350 has brought entries from all over the continent, hibition Park to-day
8/31/1937
An unexpected splash
An unexpected splash
8/16/1979
Widely imitated: The highly imaginative equipment at Children's Village, such as this rope climb, is a big hit with kids
Widely imitated: The highly imaginative equipment at Children's Village, such as this rope climb, is a big hit with kids
5/17/1978
was a good 80 feet between the painter, top right, and the ground as he stretched far out to sla on the big white sphere above the door of the Manufac(...)
was a good 80 feet between the painter, top right, and the ground as he stretched far out to sla on the big white sphere above the door of the Manufac(...)
8/19/1939
First air views as the big 1947 Canadian National Exhibition got under way opening day are shown here
First air views as the big 1947 Canadian National Exhibition got under way opening day are shown here
8/23/1947
Big Foot makes his mark
Big Foot makes his mark
8/24/1986
A Big yellow mattress for bouncing on is one of the noisier attractions of the Children's Village at Ontario Place, which opened yesterday with more t(...)
A Big yellow mattress for bouncing on is one of the noisier attractions of the Children's Village at Ontario Place, which opened yesterday with more t(...)
7/2/1972
The kids of summer: Watching the fish through the glass wall at Metro Zoo, and (top picture) the rubber boats are always a big hit at Ontario Place
The kids of summer: Watching the fish through the glass wall at Metro Zoo, and (top picture) the rubber boats are always a big hit at Ontario Place
6/3/1987
An early fuel oil delivery wagon, a big attraction of Senior Citizens' Day Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
An early fuel oil delivery wagon, a big attraction of Senior Citizens' Day Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
11/10/1978
Metro's big wheels get their lumps, While Mayor Phil White (left) of York Borough, Mayor Mel Lastman of North York and Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey listen in
Metro's big wheels get their lumps, While Mayor Phil White (left) of York Borough, Mayor Mel Lastman of North York and Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey listen in
3/15/1974
Wet and wild: The park's last big year was 1985, when the Wilderness Adventure water ride was opened
Wet and wild: The park's last big year was 1985, when the Wilderness Adventure water ride was opened
7/4/1985