Playing By the Rules: Motion picture show, Parks Department's Perth Avenue Recreation Centre

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Motion picture show, Parks Department's Perth Avenue Recreation Centre

Motion picture show, Parks Department's Perth Avenue Recreation Centre, Perth Avenue Public School
15 March 1917
Arthur Goss, photographer
City of Toronto Archives, RG 8-52-665

The Parks Department was a frequent user of Board of Education property. Beginning in the winter of 1913-14, indoor "recreation centres" allowed summer work on the playgrounds to continue. After 1920, the City operated more summer playgrounds on school property than the Board did.