Dufferin Gates

Three gates have stood at the north entrance to the CNE. The first, built in 1895, was a wooden structure which stood until the second, metal and brick ornate Beaux-Arts style triumphal arch was built in 1910. It was officially re-opened by Lord Dufferin in 1914, and stood until 1958 when it was demolished to make way for the Gardiner Expressway. The final modernist-style parabolic arch, designed by Philip R. Brock, was then built and stands to this day.

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• Address for Dufferin Gates: 14 Dufferin Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - M6K 3C3
• Latitude, Longitude for Dufferin Gates: 43.63390812069026, -79.42467285533614

 
 

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Historic photos of Dufferin Gates

1907		Crowds of people at the old wooden CNE Dufferin St. Gate 119 years ago - CNE - 1907 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1908		People gathering at the Dufferin Gates, CNE 118 years ago - CNE - 1908 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1908		Older wooden Dufferin Gate, Exhibition Place 118 years ago - CNE - 1908 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1908		Lowering the railway tracks in front of the 1895 Dufferin Street Gates 118 years ago - CNE - 1908 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1912		Construction work, Main Gates, Canadian National Exhibition. 114 years ago - CNE - 1912 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Library and Archives Canada)
1914		Troops at C.N.E. (Canadian National Exhibition) Dufferin gates 112 years ago - CNE - 1914 Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario)
1914		View south on Dufferin Street from Springhurst Avenue (view of 1910 Dufferin St. Gate) 112 years ago - CNE - Wednesday, June 17, 1914 Max temp: 23.3°C - Min temp: 6.7°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1914		Troops leaving CNE WWI camp through Dufferin Gates 112 years ago - CNE - 1914 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1914		Dufferin Memorial Gate under guard during World War 1 ( WWI ) 112 years ago - CNE - 1914 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1920		Dufferin St. Gate in full glory with fan and ornaments 106 years ago - CNE - 1920 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1922		Sunday opening, CNE Dufferin Gates 104 years ago - CNE - 1922 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1930		Dufferin Gates - CNE, luncheon group, Warriors Parade 96 years ago - CNE - Saturday, August 23, 1930 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1932		Dufferin St. Gate - Busy Factories Bring Better Times - illuminated sign 94 years ago - CNE - 1932 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1937		Railway bridge in front of the C.N.E. Dufferin Gates 89 years ago - CNE - Thursday, July 15, 1937 Max temp: 28.3°C - Min temp: 21.1°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1942		Military zone - 15 miles per hour - Crumbling Dufferin Gates 84 years ago - CNE - Monday, November 16, 1942 Max temp: 13.9°C - Min temp: 4.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1942		Dufferin Gates with fan, Exhibition Park 84 years ago - CNE - Monday, November 16, 1942 Max temp: 13.9°C - Min temp: 4.4°C (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1942		No centre piece in the Dufferin Gates, Exhibition Park C. N. E. 84 years ago - CNE - Friday, December 11, 1942 Max temp: 2.2°C - Min temp: 0.6°C - 2.3cm of snowfall (weather details) Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1953		Marching through the 1910 Dufferin Gates in the 1953 Labour Day Parade at the CNE 73 years ago - CNE - Tuesday, September 1, 1953 Link to archive record - Map location (From York University Archives)
1954		View of Dufferin Street in CNE at night, looking towards Dufferin Gate 72 years ago - CNE - Saturday, September 11, 1954 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1958		Demolition of 1910 CNE Dufferin Gates 68 years ago - CNE - 1958 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1958		Demolition of the 1910 CNE Dufferin Gates 68 years ago - CNE - 1958 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1958		The Dufferin Gates at the CNE - colourized postcard - adults 35 cents - Bulova clock 68 years ago - CNE - 1958 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1958		Dufferin Street gate decorated for the 80th anniversary of the CNE 68 years ago - CNE - 1958 Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario)
1963		Members of the Operative Potters Local 231 after marching through the Dufferin Gate (1959) of the CNE in the 1963 Labour Day Parade 63 years ago - CNE - Monday, September 2, 1963 Link to archive record - Map location (From York University Archives)
1990		Exhibition Place Dufferin Gate looking south 36 years ago - CNE - 1990 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)