Leslie Street Spit under construction, Toronto, photograph taken between 1980 and 1998. Image: City of Toronto Archives.
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Resource ID
8428
Access
Open
Credit Line
City of Toronto Archives
Keywords
urban planning, Waterfront, Waterfront history, Tommy Thompson Park
Program Category
Tours
Rights
Copyright is held by the City of Toronto
Caption
Leslie Street Spit under construction, Toronto, photograph taken between 1980 and 1998. Image: City of Toronto Archives.
Description
Between 1974 and 1983, over 6,000,000 cubic metres of sand and silt were dredged from Toronto's harbour to form what would become the Leslie Street Spit and Tommy Thompson Park. In the 1970s, the area was further expanded by debris from subway, housing, and office tower construction. Much of the debris, such as bricks and concrete, that form the landmass on which Tommy Thompson Park sits were once part of Toronto buildings where people lived and worked. Tommy Thompson park serves as a reminder that the things humans make are not separate from nature but part of it.