Great Canadian Skyline Thread II - Page 381

esquire · #**7601** Posted **May 28, 2018, 2:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by isaidso

You're right. I should give Winnipeg city planners more credit. There's no way they would have built that ballpark without allowing for future expansion.

Beginning in 1999 and for their first few years in that park the Goldeyes sold out every game to the point where you pretty well always had to buy tickets in advance. As a result, they expanded the ballpark twice in the early 2000s.

Since then, demand has levelled off to the point where the team still draws relatively well, but sellouts are very much an exception. I don't think there will be any major expansion to Shaw Park anytime soon. The only way I could see that happening is if the Goldeyes somehow became a AAA team, but that's hard to imagine for a number of reasons. There isn't a ton of space between the existing park and the nearby rail line, but there is probably room for another tier if the need ever arose.

In the meantime, if they ever need to expand Shaw Park on a smaller scale, there is plenty of room beyond the right field fence for bleacher seating. That could easily bump the capacity up from 7,461 to around 9 to 10 thousand.

isaidso · #**7602** Posted **May 28, 2018, 3:57 PM**

I had an aerial look and seems like you're correct. One could build another tier especially since upper decks typically don't start where the bottom tier finishes, but with an overhang. I think you could build a 2nd tier as large as the existing one if not larger. You could also close that road off as there's another exit to downtown a block before it.