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Canadian National Exhibition Stadium
Exhibition Stadium CNE Stadium The Ex
Exhibition Stadium in 1988
Location
Lake Shore Boulevard West & Ontario Drive Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Left Field – 330 ft (101 m) Left-Centre – 375 ft (114 m) Centre Field – 400 ft (122 m) Right-Centre – 375 ft (114 m) Right Field – 330 ft (101 m) Backstop – 60 ft (18 m)
Surface
Grass (1959–1971) AstroTurf (1972–1989)
Construction
Built
1948 (grandstand) 1959 (football bleachers) 1976 (football and baseball seats)
Opened
August 5, 1959
Closed
1996
Demolished
January 31, 1999
Construction cost
$3 million (1948 north grandstand)[1] $650,000 (1959 south bleachers)[1] $17.5 million (1976 renovations)[2]
Architect
Marani and Morris (1948) Bill Sanford (1976)
Tenants
Toronto Argonauts (CFL) (1959–1988) Serbian White Eagles (NSL) (1973–1974) Toronto Blue Jays (MLB) (1977–1989) Toronto Blizzard (NASL) (1979–1983)
Canadian National Exhibition Stadium (commonly known as Exhibition Stadium or CNE Stadium and nicknamed The Ex[3]) was a multi-purpose stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on the grounds of Exhibition Place. Originally built for Canadian National Exhibition events, the stadium served as the home of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1959 to 1988, the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1977 to 1989, and the Toronto Blizzard of the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1979 to 1983.[4][5] The stadium hosted the Grey Cup game 12 times over a 24-year period.
The grandstand (known as CNE Grandstand) was used extensively throughout the summer months for hosting concerts.[6]
In 1999, the stadium was demolished and the site was used for parking until 2006. BMO Field was built on the site in 2007 roughly where the northern end of the covered grandstand once stood.
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^Beard, Randy (April 25, 1979). "Blizzard Hope Revenge Snowballs The Rowdies". Evening Independent. p. 1C. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
^Beard, Randy (May 4, 1984). "Down 3 more teams, but NASL is stronger". Evening Independent. p. 6C. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
^"1985 CNE Grandstand Performers". Cnearchives.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
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