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Ontario Place; Forum

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1971 Image of the Forum (photograph by Bob Olsen, courtesy of the Toronto Public Library)

Construction of the Forum and Ontario Place in 1971 (photography by Graham Bezant, courtesy of Toronto Public Library)

1975 Aerial Photograph of Ontario Place; the Forum can be seen on the right-side of the image, on Ontario PlaceÂ´s East Island (photograph by Boris Spremo, courtesy of Toronto Public Library)

BUILDING INFORMATION

Name & Location:

Ontario Place; Forum
5 Burnfield Avenue Lake Shore Boulevard West
Toronto
Fort York-Liberty Village

Year Destroyed:

1994

OTHER IDENTIFICATION

Notes:

Watch The History of Ontario Place, a new video exploring the architecture of Ontario Place, brought to you by ACO Toronto and Old Toronto Series.

The Forum was Ontario Place\'s original concert space. Located on Ontario Place\'s East Island, the outdoor ampitheatre had a circular design surrounded by hills. It accomodated 2500 people in bench seat, and the surrounding hills provided seating for an additional 8000 people.

In 1994, the Forum was demolished and replaced with the Molson Ampitheare (now Budweiser Stage), an outdoor ampitheatre.

Status:

Demolished

Map:

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Companies:

The following companies are associated with this building

Architect - Craig Zeidler Strong Architects <-- More buildings by this architect.

BUILDING DATA

Building Type:

Arena

Current Use:

Abandoned

Former Use:

Arena

Sources:

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1975 Aerial Photograph Source
Author - Toronto Public Library
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1971 Bob Olsen Photograph Source
Author - Toronto Public Library
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1971 Graham Bezant Photograph Source
Author - Toronto Public Library
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Ontario Place Forum
Author - The Canadian Encyclopedia
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The Rise & Fall (and Future) of Ontario Place
Author - Indie 88
Notes - Timeline of Ontario Place history.
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Ontario Place
Author - Zeidler Architects
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The History of Ontario Place
Author - ACO Toronto & Old Ontario Place Series
Date - 7 March 2019
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Breaking The Building Mould
Author - Pat Johnson
Date - Tuesday May 26, 1970
Page - 24
Notes -
Article in The Telegram about Ontario Place

Document - The Telegram_26May1970
They Designed Ontario Place
Author - Peterborough Examiner
Date - Saturday May 22, 1971
Notes -
News paper article in the Peterborough Examiner about Ontario Place

Document - PeterboroughExaminer_22May1971

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