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Grand National Rink

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The Grand National Rink was an outdoor skating rink located in the Brockton Village neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 1896 to 1902. At the time, it was the largest open-air rink in the city. Its location is now the site of the McCormick Playground Arena at McCormick Park in the Brockton Village enclave of Little Portugal.

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Grand National Rink
Brock Avenue, Toronto

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Brock Avenue 154
M6K 1V0 Toronto
Ontario, Canada
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