But nostalgia rarely makes for good decision making. Keep the tower and repurpose it as a tourist destination. With the money saved, we can erect a better stadium serving the city’s current and future needs. Not all landmarks are sacred. When fire consumed the Notre-Dame cathedral, they raced to replace the roof; Montreal’s Olympic Stadium is not Notre-Dame. — The Walrus
Quebecers face a vexing choice: Keep the stadium or pursue an even costlier demolition that would erase the landmark, which late architect Roger Taillibert called a “poem in concrete,” owing to its location over two underground metro stations. The new, $870 million replacement roof that is being made transparent to let in natural light for the first time won't be completed by 2028. (The original Kevlar roof partially collapsed in 1999 and has suffered several smaller tears since being constructed in the late-1980s.)
Montreal has been floated as a potential location for a new MLB expansion franchise for the past few years. Our preview of the new BIG and HNTB-designed home of the relocating Oakland A's franchise in Las Vegas (another city that was on the league's expansion list) can be found here.
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I love that tower. So graceful.
I was in montreal last week. My hotel room had a great view of the stadium... I still recall seing an EXPO game in there as a child.
I was fortunate enough to tour the stadium weeks before the 1976 Olympic Summer Games. It was a beautiful and powerful experience that I have not forgotten. This is a once in a lifetime building that would be a shame to lose.
I was fortunate enough to tour the stadium weeks before the summer Olympic games in 1976. It was a beautiful and impressive experience I have not forgotten. It would be a shame to lose such an iconic facility that is a once in a lifetime achievement. I recommend you visit it and experience it for yourself. It's worth the trip.
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