Stadiums & Arenas of Canada, Part 3 - Page 149

wave46 · #1 Posted **Oct 5, 2019, 2:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dr Awesomesauce

If only the roof had worked properly...

....and it cost a third to half of what it did....

...and was better for the Expos and the Als...

Nicko999 · #2 Posted **Oct 6, 2019, 11:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by The Fisher Account

Annual Snowfall Montreal - 82.5 inches

Annual Snowfall Minneapolis - 45.3 inches

Average snowfall in April in Montreal: 12.9 cm (5.1 inches)

Average snowfall in April in Minneapolis: 6.1 cm (2.4 inches)

A whole 7 cm of snow difference!!!

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Originally Posted by Dr Awesomesauce

If only the roof had worked properly...

It did... for a while.

https://deu.archinform.net/projekte/7278.htm

Djeffery · #3 Posted **Oct 7, 2019, 1:16 AM**

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Originally Posted by Nicko999

Average snowfall in April in Montreal: 12.9 cm (5.1 inches)

Average snowfall in April in Minneapolis: 6.1 cm (2.4 inches)

A whole 7 cm of snow difference!!!

It did... for a while.

https://deu.archinform.net/projekte/7278.htm

That bottom left pic looks like an alien landing on the stadium lol

Andy6 · #4 Posted **Oct 5, 2019, 3:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by wave46

Not so much 'ahead of its time' as much as 'a future that never came'.

That future never came because the stadium alerted everyone to how ruinously expensive that future was. By the time it was (sort of) done, it was said to have cost more than every other existing domed stadium combined.

wave46 · #5 Posted **Oct 5, 2019, 2:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by Andy6

That future never came because the stadium alerted everyone to how ruinously expensive that future was. By the time it was (sort of) done, it was said to have cost more than every other existing domed stadium combined.

If it makes Montreal feel better, there have been more expensive stadiums built since then.

But yeah, once bitten, twice shy.

esquire · #6 Posted **Oct 5, 2019, 3:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by wave46

If it makes Montreal feel better, there have been more expensive stadiums built since then.

But yeah, once bitten, twice shy.

There have been more expensive stadiums built since then, but none to my knowledge have been so far out of whack with the 'going rate'.

It would be like building a stadium today for $10 billion or some other crazy number that is roughly 10x the cost of other stadiums that are comparable in terms of their function.

The Fisher Account · #7 Posted **Oct 5, 2019, 2:45 PM**

No roof? MLB is going to have to schedule their first home game in May, otherwise be prepared for multiple season openers to be cancelled

esquire · #8 Posted **Oct 5, 2019, 3:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by The Fisher Account

No roof? MLB is going to have to schedule their first home game in May, otherwise be prepared for multiple season openers to be cancelled

The Expos got by without a roof 1969-1986, did they have to cancel any season openers? (I don't actually know the answer, but I don't recall hearing of any...)

thenoflyzone · #9 Posted **Oct 5, 2019, 6:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by The Fisher Account

No roof? MLB is going to have to schedule their first home game in May, otherwise be prepared for multiple season openers to be cancelled

Not really. Look at the Impact/MLS. The Big O hosts some early season indoor matches for the Impact when the weather is still too cold to play at Saputo.

An eventual MLB team in Montreal could do the same.

Darkoshvilli · #10 Posted **Oct 5, 2019, 9:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by thenoflyzone

Not really. Look at the Impact/MLS. The Big O hosts some early season indoor matches for the Impact when the weather is still too cold to play at Saputo.

An eventual MLB team in Montreal could do the same.

Just play the first few series on the road, whats the big deal. It doesnt need to be until may. April 15 should be fine.

thurmas · #11 Posted **Oct 5, 2019, 9:35 PM**

If Minneapolis can have a roofless ballpark so can Montreal. Target Field should be the model the Expos 2.0 try to build off of.

Darkoshvilli · #12 Posted **Oct 5, 2019, 9:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by thurmas

Target Field should be the model the Expos 2.0 try to build off of.

It is.

The Fisher Account · #13 Posted **Oct 6, 2019, 8:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by thurmas

If Minneapolis can have a roofless ballpark so can Montreal. Target Field should be the model the Expos 2.0 try to build off of.

Annual Snowfall Montreal - 82.5 inches

Annual Snowfall Minneapolis - 45.3 inches

ZeDgE · #14 Posted **Oct 5, 2019, 6:41 PM**

Recent drone view of Atco Field. (Cavalry grounds)

Source:https://twitter.com/CPLCavalryFC/sta...457733120?s=20

Rollerstud98 · #15 Posted **Oct 7, 2019, 1:11 AM**

That 3rd position picture of the roof coming down looks like a scary cartoon face coming down.

MalcolmTucker · #16 Posted **Oct 7, 2019, 3:24 AM**

I bet with modern controls and sensors the roof would have worked reliably. Are they going with a fixed replacement?

Djeffery · #17 Posted **Oct 7, 2019, 10:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by MalcolmTucker

I bet with modern controls and sensors the roof would have worked reliably. Are they going with a fixed replacement?

Some of the stories suggest part of the roof might be retractable. Don't know if that's confirmed yet or not.

Acajack · #18 Posted **Oct 7, 2019, 10:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by Djeffery

Some of the stories suggest part of the roof might be retractable. Don't know if that's confirmed yet or not.

Removable not retractable. There is a difference.

Acajack · #19 Posted **Oct 7, 2019, 12:07 PM**

To elaborate a bit, the new roof that is being proposed for the Big O would be for all intents and purposes permanent, but removable with some degree of advance notice. (Not at the flip of a switch like SkyDome.)

For example, the 2026 FIFA World Cup which I believe requires outdoor stadiums.

elly63 · #20 Posted **Oct 7, 2019, 2:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by Acajack

For example, the 2026 FIFA World Cup which I believe requires outdoor stadiums.

You are forgetting there are no rules at FIFA only $$$. In the 1994 World Cup, games were played at the Pontiac Silverdome with turf installed over the artificial turf.