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The A. M. Orpen Memorial Wading Pool

In 1954, Fred Orpen, the owner of the race track that used to sit where the Dufferin Mall is now donated $10,000 for the construction of a wading pool in Dufferin Grove Park. The wading pool is named after Fred's father, Abe, who founded the race track in 1907. An excerpt from Abe Orpen's 1937 obituary is posted here.

You can read a brief history of the track here. To look at Toronto archives photos of the old track, click here.

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Race track founder Abe Orpen about 1930

Sod-turning ceremony for the Orpen wading pool, April 26, 1954

Sod-turning ceremony for the Orpen wading pool, April 26, 1954

Sod-turning ceremony for the Orpen wading pool, April 26, 1954

Plaque in memory of Abe Orpen - race track owner

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