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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)
      Object 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
      Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
      8/9/1976
      For the first time in Canadian aviation history, wolves were carried as paying passengers when Trainer Laflamme brought his team from Gogama to Sudbury on the first lap of an exhibition tour which will take him to Montreal, Boston and New York
      For the first time in Canadian aviation history, wolves were carried as paying passengers when Trainer Laflamme brought his team from Gogama to Sudbury on the first lap of an exhibition tour which will take him to Montreal, Boston and New York
      LaFlamme, Joe, 1889-1965
      1/26/1939
      CNE opens. The newly hirsute Elton John, photo at left, opens the Ex concert season at 8 p.m., $25, Exhibition Stadium (870-8000), the CNE runs to Sep(...)
      CNE opens. The newly hirsute Elton John, photo at left, opens the Ex concert season at 8 p.m., $25, Exhibition Stadium (870-8000), the CNE runs to Sep(...)
      John, Elton
      9/27/1989
      Seven years of work and $500,000 have saved the 89-year-old steamship Segwun and next summer she will once again start carrying passengers on romantic(...)
      Seven years of work and $500,000 have saved the 89-year-old steamship Segwun and next summer she will once again start carrying passengers on romantic(...)
      Brennan, Pat
      9/12/1976
      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
      Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
      8/25/1972
      Loading children into the back of his station wagon for a trip home from nursery school, bus operator John Davis says he is breaking the law but he must do it to make a living and I have learned how to carry children in the safest possible way. Police vigilance has been increased since a recent accident that involved a school bus in which 11 child passengers were shaken up.
      Loading children into the back of his station wagon for a trip home from nursery school, bus operator John Davis says he is breaking the law but he must do it to make a living and I have learned how to carry children in the safest possible way. Police vigilance has been increased since a recent accident that involved a school bus in which 11 child passengers were shaken up.
      Bull, Ron
      4/10/1974
      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
      Goode, Jeff
      10/23/1973
      Sad anniversary, Susheel Gupta, 16, of Etobicoke looks at a picture of his mother, Ramwati Gupta, one of 329 passengers who were killed when an Air In(...)
      Sad anniversary, Susheel Gupta, 16, of Etobicoke looks at a picture of his mother, Ramwati Gupta, one of 329 passengers who were killed when an Air In(...)
      Air India
      6/21/1989
      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
      Bezant, Graham
      8/21/1979
      A backlog of 1,700 cases and a projected calendar of about 650 cases a month face officials when Scarborough's new court building opens next month on Eglinton Ave
      A backlog of 1,700 cases and a projected calendar of about 650 cases a month face officials when Scarborough's new court building opens next month on Eglinton Ave
      Mahler, John
      1/24/1978
      New $15.5 Million courthouse, It will be overcrowded when it opens next June
      New $15.5 Million courthouse, It will be overcrowded when it opens next June
      Roworth, Eddy
      9/22/1965
      A revolution in cruising is afloat as huge ships which carry up to 2,200 passengers come into Caribbean service
      A revolution in cruising is afloat as huge ships which carry up to 2,200 passengers come into Caribbean service
      Spremo, Boris
      11/14/1987