Toronto Leslie Lookout Park | ?m | ?s | CreateTO

[DSC]

Where is this park exactly?

Though the UT database page is great. If you used Google you would see TONS of info and location info.

 

[skycandy]

A friend ‘snuck’ in (and he wasn’t alone) this afternoon and snapped a few pics. The second pic is a heavily cropped image without revealing his image (Mitch Meredith), but I wanted to highlight the lovely dedication to Claude Cormier inside the viewing platform.

 

[kotsy]

 

[skycandy]

In spite of the lake stratus-fog that crept in, it’s been a pleasant opening. Will have to come back for distant skyline views.

Paula F on the circuitous walkway to the tower.

Lighting up top.

 

[Northern Light]

The news release for today's opening:

City of Toronto opens new Leslie Lookout Park with stunning views

News Release September 14, 2024 Today, Mayor Olivia Chow was joined by Councillor Paula Fletcher (Toronto-Danforth), representatives from CreateTO and City of Toronto staff to officially open the City’s newest park in Toronto’s Port Lands. Located on the Martin Goodman Trail near the entrance to...

www.toronto.ca

From the above:

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[christiesplits]

Dropped by this afternoon.

Couldn’t take many pictures of the beach or observation pod as it was teeming with families. It appears to be a hit.

 

[rdaner]

Love it!

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[rdaner]

Alert! According to someone involved with the design the sunsets are spectacular as they are over the water! I can’t get back but anyone who gets an image will get a virtual hi-five!

 

[JamesKoole]

My running crew ran over to the park from downtown this morning. What a great addition to the area. Never thought to look up when we were in the lookout...next time! The water fountain, bottle filler and the bike tools are much appreciated in that area too. Well worth the wait for this little gem of a park.

 

[globalexpress]

More to come. For now though, a tribute to a brilliant Landscape Architect.

 

[Towered]

Looks nice - is there anything to do here for a kid?

 

[mburrrrr]

Nice park! Well done.
Sunday sunset.

 

[toast_and_tea]

Looks nice - is there anything to do here for a kid?

There were lots of families at the park on Sunday, this is what I observed the kids doing:

• Building castles etc. in the sand
• Checking themselves out in the silly-mirror
• Running around playing tag etc.
• Checking out the tower
• Splashing water everywhere
• Having picnics with their folks
• Jumping off the benches into the sand
• Falling off the benches into the sand/onto the asphalt

And the thing that looked the most fun, and therefore the most dangerous: rolling down the grassy hills and nearly smashing their brains out on the wooden benches that have been placed at the bottom. I've named the steepest hill next to the stairs "Concussion Knoll".

 

[rdaner]

Nice park! Well done.
Sunday sunset.
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Great image! And when one of the designers mentioned that the sun sets in the middle of the channel he must have meant at a different time of year!

 

[evandyk]

Possibly around early December and mid-January? Close to the shortest day of the year? The sunset aligns with the street grid roughly at the end of October and middle of February, and the channel has a more southern orientation than the street grid.