Exhibition Place
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Exhibition Place is a publicly owned mixed-use district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located by the shoreline of Lake Ontario, just west of downtown. The 197-acre (80 ha) site includes exhibit, trade, and banquet centres, theatre and music buildings, monuments, parkland, sports facilities, and a number of civic, provincial, and national historic sites. The district's facilities are used year-round for exhibitions, trade shows, public and private functions, and sporting events.
The Princes' Gates are the eastern entrance of Exhibition Place.
View of Exhibition Place, looking west from the CN Tower in 2013. The site is situated in center distance, left (south) of the elevated freeway, starting immediately beyond the last tower block.
The Palace of Industry, designed after the Crystal Palace in London, was erected for the 1858 fair.
The Dufferin Gates were replaced with a more elaborate archway in 1910.
Grand Prix of Toronto
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The Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto is an annual Indy Car race, held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Originally known as the Molson Indy Toronto, it was part of the Champ Car World Series from 1986 to 2007. After a one-year hiatus, it has been part of the NTT IndyCar Series schedule since 2009. The race takes place on a 2.874 km (1.786 mi), 11 turn, temporary street circuit through Exhibition Place and on Lake Shore Boulevard. Toronto is classified as an FIA Grade Two circuit.
2003 Molson Indy pit lane and front straight.
Looking towards the Direct Energy Centre during the 2013 race. Team Penske pits are at the bottom of the image.
1997 Molson Indy Toronto
Ron Beauchamp, Jr. practicing for the 2010 Jumpstart 100