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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1907		Crowds of people at the old wooden CNE Dufferin St. Gate 117 years ago - CNE - 1907 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1908		People gathering at the Dufferin Gates, CNE 116 years ago - CNE - 1908 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1908		Older wooden Dufferin Gate, Exhibition Place 116 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 116 years ago - CNE - 1908 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1912		Construction work, Main Gates, Canadian National Exhibition. 112 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 110 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) 110 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 110 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 ) 110 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 104 years ago - CNE - 1920 Link to archive record - Map location (From the Toronto Public Library)
1922		Sunday opening, CNE Dufferin Gates 102 years ago - CNE - 1922 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1930		Dufferin Gates - CNE, luncheon group, Warriors Parade 94 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 92 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 87 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 82 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 82 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. 82 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)
1954		View of Dufferin Street in CNE at night, looking towards Dufferin Gate 70 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 66 years ago - CNE - 1958 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1958		Demolition of the 1910 CNE Dufferin Gates 66 years ago - CNE - 1958 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)
1958		Dufferin Street gate decorated for the 80th anniversary of the CNE 66 years ago - CNE - 1958 Link to archive record - Map location (From Archives of Ontario)
1990		Exhibition Place Dufferin Gate looking south 34 years ago - CNE - 1990 Link to archive record - Map location (From the City of Toronto Archives)