Exhibition Stadium

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Exhibition Stadium was a multi-purpose outdoor sports venue in Toronto, Canada, best known as the original home of the Toronto Blue Jays before the opening of the SkyDome (now Rogers Centre).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf multi-purpose stadium
outdoor sports venue
stadium
alsoKnownAs CNE Stadium
Canadian National Exhibition Stadium
architecturalStyle open-air bowl
capacityBaseball 43000
capacityFootball 54000
city Toronto
constructionCompleted 1959
coordinates 43.633°N 79.418°W
country Canada
demolished 1999
firstMLBGameDate 1977-04-07
firstMLBGameOpponent Chicago White Sox
hostedEvent Grey Cup
Major concerts by international artists
hostedLeague Canadian Football League
Major League Baseball
North American Soccer League (1968–1984)
surface form: North American Soccer League

World Hockey Association
locatedIn Ontario
Toronto
locatedOn Exhibition Place
notableFor cold weather baseball games
exposed and windy conditions
opened 1959-08-05
originalHomeOf Toronto Blue Jays
owner Toronto
surface form: City of Toronto
predecessor Exhibition Place
surface form: Grandstand at Exhibition Place
provinceOrState Ontario
replacedBy Rogers Centre
SkyDome
sport Canadian football
baseball
ice hockey
soccer
surface natural grass
tenants Toronto Argonauts
Toronto Blizzard
Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Falcons
Toronto Metros-Croatia
Toronto Toros
usedFor Canadian National Exhibition events
concerts

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Toronto Blue Jays formerHomeBallpark Exhibition Stadium
Argos formerHomeStadium Exhibition Stadium
subject surface form: Toronto Argonauts
Toronto Argonauts previousHomeStadium Exhibition Stadium