Demolished Buildings and Attractions
- Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, built 1961 as the joint home of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and the Hockey Hall of Fame. The latter moved in 1993, and the Sports Hall was partially demolished in 2006, with remaining sections to be incorporated into BMO Field, a new soccer stadium.
- Mighty Flyer, a wooden roller coaster, built in 1953 by Conklin Shows. It was a permanent fixture that lasted until the early 1990s.
- The Electrical and Engineering Building was built in 1928. The building was demolished in the 1970s, and the site is now occupied by the Direct Energy Centre.
- The Shell Oil Tower (1955–1986) was later known as the Bulova Tower. It was demolished in 1986.
- Alpine Way - A series of cable cars allowed visitors to view the Ex. The system consisted of four rows of cars (blue, green and red) carrying 4 passengers. The system was taken down in 1996 and placed into storage in 1998. This was the last of the permanent attractions built by Conklin Shows, and Jim Conklin described the dismantling of the attraction as a "heartbreak". Sam Sniderman shared equal sadness in the removal of the attraction, so much that he bought the ride sign and donated it to the CNE archives.
- Exhibition Stadium - For decades, the city's premiere outdoor sports and large concert venue (see above). Demolished 1999 and replaced with BMO Field.
- Manufacturers' Building was a building used to house exhibits of household appliances, fixtures and furnishings. Built in 1902, it burned down on January 3, 1961 and was replaced by the Better Living Centre.
- The Women's Building was built in 1908 as an addition to the Manufacturers' Building and burned along with it in 1961.
- The Process Building was built in 1905 and demolished in the early 1960s.
- Transportation Building, burned down on August 24, 1974 and now occupied by Bandshell Park.
- original Dufferin Gate - replaced by current gate in 1959; previous gates built in 1895 and again in 1910.
- original Food Products Building - built in 1921 and replaced by current building in 1954
- Gooderham Fountain built in 1910 and replaced by the Princess Margaret Fountain in 1958.
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