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How to look down on the ex, A huge new thrill ride will have passengers shrieking when the Canadian National Exhibition opens next Wednesday
How to look down on the ex, A huge new thrill ride will have passengers shrieking when the Canadian National Exhibition opens next Wednesday

How to look down on the ex, A huge new thrill ride will have passengers shrieking when the Canadian National Exhibition opens next Wednesday

Date8/6/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: How to look down on the ex; A huge new thrill ride will have passengers shrieking when the Canadian National Exhibition opens next Wednesday.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0111865F
The 'Ex' opens in 8 days, It's only eight days until the opening of the Canadian National Exhibition
The 'Ex' opens in 8 days, It's only eight days until the opening of the Canadian National Exhibition
8/9/1976
Taking a flyer at the ex, Holding on tight, visitors to the Canadian National Exhibition start the downward plunge on the roller coaster, the Flyer, on of the many exciting rides on the midway
Taking a flyer at the ex, Holding on tight, visitors to the Canadian National Exhibition start the downward plunge on the roller coaster, the Flyer, on of the many exciting rides on the midway
8/25/1972
The Royal's not a bum steer, Manuel Bertoa touches up the huge figure of a steer near the Coliseum in Exhibition Park, where the Royal Winter Fair opens Nov. 9 and closes Nov. 19
The Royal's not a bum steer, Manuel Bertoa touches up the huge figure of a steer near the Coliseum in Exhibition Park, where the Royal Winter Fair opens Nov. 9 and closes Nov. 19
10/23/1973
Still a thrill, The Ex means the midway and its 86 stomach-churning rides to most young visitors - and these young women are no exception
Still a thrill, The Ex means the midway and its 86 stomach-churning rides to most young visitors - and these young women are no exception
8/21/1979
Soaring rides - and prices: When a trip to the midway at the Canadian National Exhibition becomes a major expense, reader argues, it ceases to be fun
Soaring rides - and prices: When a trip to the midway at the Canadian National Exhibition becomes a major expense, reader argues, it ceases to be fun
9/10/1979
Ontario place is the province's new 94-acre, man-made showplace that opens soon on the lake between Toronto Island and the Canadian National Exhibitio(...)
Ontario place is the province's new 94-acre, man-made showplace that opens soon on the lake between Toronto Island and the Canadian National Exhibitio(...)
5/5/1971
Workmen, real and stone: The eight huge figures outside the Electrical Building, just inside the Princes' Gates at the Canadian National Exhibition
Workmen, real and stone: The eight huge figures outside the Electrical Building, just inside the Princes' Gates at the Canadian National Exhibition
5/16/1972
CNE opens - and the good times roll again, The magic, magnetic midway and its mini-roller coaster ride were the first order of business for these chil(...)
CNE opens - and the good times roll again, The magic, magnetic midway and its mini-roller coaster ride were the first order of business for these chil(...)
8/18/1971
Children try out a high-flying Midway ride in special preview of the Canadian National Exhibition yesterday
Children try out a high-flying Midway ride in special preview of the Canadian National Exhibition yesterday
8/14/1973
It's a sister act at the ex, Smiling, the clarke sisters from Orillia skim on skis during the aquarama at the Canadian National Exhibition yesterday: (...)
It's a sister act at the ex, Smiling, the clarke sisters from Orillia skim on skis during the aquarama at the Canadian National Exhibition yesterday: (...)
8/26/1975
Heralding the 105th Canadian National Exhibition, the annual Ex Parade got off to a sunny start today at Queen's Park
Heralding the 105th Canadian National Exhibition, the annual Ex Parade got off to a sunny start today at Queen's Park
8/16/1983
Thrills: Who can forget his first ride on the CNE Flyer?
Thrills: Who can forget his first ride on the CNE Flyer?
11/4/1967