Leslie Lookout Park opened Saturday, featuring an artificial beach and large lookout tower.
The park will also be available to host year-round pop-up events, including concerts, according to the city.An old industrial lot in Toronto's Port Lands is now the city's newest park, complete with a public beach and a lookout tower with views of the downtown skyline and harbour.
Mohammed Khan says the park was an 'industrial wasteland' for a long time, and he's glad he has a new public place near his house to take his kids now. "The city has reclaimed it and given it back to the community to use," Chow told reporters at the opening ceremony Saturday.Leslie Lookout Park is located at the east end of Toronto's Shipping Channel in the Port Lands, connecting the Leslie Spit to the mainland of the city.
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