Ottawa SuperEX - Venues

Venues

SuperEx has a handful of buildings that survived re-development:

• Aberdeen Pavilion was built in 1898 by Moses C. Edey and designated as historic building
• Horticulture Building was built in 1914 to replaced Horticulture Hall from 1879 and 1888; it was a curling rink in the 1960s and faces demolition or relocated with re-development of the site
• Eddie Friel Building will be demolished after 2012 re-development of the site

Most other structures at the site have disappeared:

• Ladies and Arts Building - built c.1879, burned down in a fire in 1907
• Manitoba Hall - c.1880s
• Experimental Farms Building - burned down in a fire in 1907
• Stock and Poultry Building - built 1905 and replaced by Livestock Building in 1950
• Dairy Building - built c. 1880s and replaced in 1903 and 1905; last structure burned down in a fire in 1907
• Grandstand - built c.1888 and burned down in a fire in 1907
• Machinery Hall - built c. 1888 was replaced in 1920 (which burned down in 1944)
• Bandstand - built c. 1880s burned down in 1907 and replacement torn down for Frank Clair Stadium in 1967
• Press Building - built 1920
• General Purpose Building - built 1944 and later became curling rink 1961; this was demolished in the 1990s
• McElroy Building - built 1957 and became curling rink in 1963; it was demolished in the 1990s
• Manufacturers Annex - built 1953
• Pure Food Building - built 1955
• Demonstration Building - torn down for Frank Clair Stadium in 1967

With the re-development of Lansdowne Park, most of the remaining structures will be demolished after 2012. These plans may lead to residential condos replacing most of the vacant space. SuperEx will not be a tenant in the new development and will need to relocate.