The glorious CNE has returned to Toronto to add colour, action and gastronomic treats to the late-summer weeks of 2013. It turned out that the 7500-calorie burger was less than advertised, and some of the other gastronomic treats contained too many calories, but the midway remains wild, animated and colourful. Some Torontonians may ignore the Ex, but any event that attracts over a million visitors in its 18-day run, certainly has something going for it. For those who are younger, the midway is a big part of Ex’s attraction. The rides may not equal those at at more modern amusement parks, but the thousands who flock to them do not seem to care.
Below are a few of the popular rides of the 2013 Ex.
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For links to previous posts about the CNE
Memories of the CNE of yesteryears.
tps://tayloronhistory.wordpress.com/2011/08/22/memories-of-the-cnetoday-and-yesterday/
The old CNE fountain was a copy of those in Rome’s St. Peter’s Square
https://tayloronhistory.com/2011/09/05/the-fountain-at-the-cne/
Ten suggestions to improve the CNE
https://tayloronhistory.com/2011/09/05/ten-suggestion-to-make-the-cne-great/
Attending the 2011 Ex.
Memories and photos of the Grandstand shows of the 1950s
https://tayloronhistory.com/2011/09/03/the-magnificent-grandstand-shows-of-the-1950s/
Postcard views of the CNE from the 1940s
https://tayloronhistory.com/2011/08/29/postcard-views-of-the-1947-cne-part-one/
More postcard views of the CNE from the 1940s
https://tayloronhistory.com/2011/08/30/postcard-views-of-the-1947-cne-part-two/
The historic fountain at the CNE that has now disappeared
https://tayloronhistory.com/2012/09/01/memories-of-the-cnemeet-me-at-the-fountain/
A post about the sculpture in butter of Rob Ford
https://tayloronhistory.com/2012/08/31/if-rob-ford-is-a-turkey-at-least-hes-a-butterball/
Visiting the 2012 CNE
https://tayloronhistory.com/2012/08/28/try-viewing-the-2012-cne-through-new-eyes/
To view previous blogs about movie houses of Toronto—old and new
The Odeon Carlton Theatre
https://tayloronhistory.com/2013/08/09/torontos-great-old-theatresthe-odeon-carlton/
The Revue Theatre at 400 Roncesvalles Avenue
The Cineplex Odeon Varsity Theatre at Bloor and Bay
https://tayloronhistory.com/2013/06/24/torontos-architectural-gemsthe-cineplex-odeon-varsity/
The “Bloor Hot Docs Cinema” on Bloor Street West
https://tayloronhistory.com/2013/06/09/torontos-architectural-gemsthe-bloor-hot-docs-cinema/
The Vaughan Theatre on St. Clair Avenue
https://tayloronhistory.com/2013/05/15/torontos-lost-treasuresthe-vaughan-theatre-on-st-clair-ave/
Toronto’s first movie screening and its first movie theatre
https://tayloronhistory.com/2013/03/13/torontos-first-movie-screening-and-first-movie-theatre/
The ultra-modern Scotiabank Theatre at Richmond and John Streets
https://tayloronhistory.com/2013/04/04/torontos-architectural-gemsthe-modern-scotiabank-theatre/
Cineplex Theatre at Yonge and Dundas Streets
The Ed Mirvish Theatre (the Pantages, Imperial and Cannon)
The Downtown Theatre (now demolished) at Yonge and Dundas
The Orpheum Theatre on Queen St., west of Bathurst
https://tayloronhistory.com/2013/02/07/torontos-old-movie-theatres-the-orpheum-on-queen-st-w/
The Bellevue Theatre on College Street that became the Lux Burlesque Theatre
https://tayloronhistory.com/2013/01/14/the-bellevue-theatre-lux-burlesque-theatre-on-college-street/
Old movie houses of Toronto
https://tayloronhistory.com/2011/06/27/old-movie-houses-of-toronto/
The Victory burlesque and movie theatre on Spadina at Dundas:
https://tayloronhistory.com/2012/09/08/the-sinful-victory-burlesque-theatre-at-dundas-and-spadina/
The Shea’s Hippodrome Theatre on Bay St. near Queen
Attending a matinee in the old movie houses of Toronto during the “golden age of cinema”
The University Theatre on Bloor St., west of Bay Street.
https://tayloronhistory.com/2012/02/24/the-opening-of-torontos-university-theatre-on-bloor-street/
Archival photos of the Imperial and Downtown Theatres on Yonge Street
The Elgin/Winter/Garden Theatres on Yonge Street
https://tayloronhistory.com/2012/05/31/torontos-architectural-gemsthe-elgin-winter-garden-theatres/
The now vanished Avon Theatre at 1092 Queen Street West
https://tayloronhistory.com/2012/12/10/torontos-lost-movie-theatresthe-avon-at-1092-queen-west/
To view other posts about the history of Toronto and its buildings:
122 persons perish in the Noronic Disaster on Toronto’s waterfront in 1949
Historic Victoria Memorial Square where Toronto’s first cemetery was located, now hidden amid the Entertainment District
https://tayloronhistory.com/2012/01/09/victoria-square-in-torontos-entertainment-district-is-a-gem/
Visiting one of Toronto’s best preserved 19th-century streets-Willcocks Avenue
The 1930s Water Maintenance Building on Brant Street, north of St. Andrew’s Park
Toronto’s architectural gems-photos of the Old City from a book published by the city in 1912
Toronto’s architectural gems in 1912
https://tayloronhistory.com/2012/12/04/torontos-architectural-gems-in-1912/
Toronto’s architectural gems – the bank on the northeast corner of Queen West and Spadina
https://tayloronhistory.com/2012/12/02/torontos-architectural-gemsbank-at-spadina-and-queen-west/
Photos of the surroundings of the CN Tower and and the St. Lawrence Market in 1977
The St. Lawrence Hall on King Street
https://tayloronhistory.com/2012/04/28/enjoying-torontos-architectural-gems-the-st-lawrence-hall/
Toronto’s streetcars through the past decades
https://tayloronhistory.com/2012/03/26/memories-of-torontos-streetcars-of-yesteryear/
History of Trinity Bellwoods Park
https://tayloronhistory.com/2012/04/09/the-history-and-beauty-of-trinity-bellwood-park/
A history of Toronto’s famous ferry boats to the Toronto Islands