South Humber Park Pavilion plaque unveiling, November 6, 2021.
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Resource ID
8885
Access
Open
Credit Line
Image: Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
06 November 2021
Keywords
community advocacy, restoration, Modernism, Built Heritage, architectural history
People Depicted
Left to right: Christina Iacovino (Director, Client and Business Services, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation, Emilia Floro (Urban Design Director, City of Toronto); Stephanie Mah (VP, ACO Toronto), Joey Giaimo (Principal, Giaimo Architects), Dave Harvey (Executive Director, Park People), Peter Berton (Heritage Toronto Board of Directors)
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Caption
South Humber Park Pavilion plaque unveiling, November 6, 2021.
Description
Speakers unveil the South Humber Park Pavilion plaque at the event. Also known as the Oculus — the pavilion opened in 1959 in the heart of a new park created following Hurricane Hazel in 1954. The shelter, designed by Alan Crossley and Laurence Cazaly, encapsulated the optimism and positivity of the postwar era with its quirky UFO shape.
After years of neglect, the shelter was restored in 2021 by a community-initiative led by ACO Toronto and Giaimo, as part of Park People’s Public Space Incubator program. The goal was to transform the pavilion into a meeting and gathering place along the Humber River Recreational Trail.