Roaring Flames
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The Corral is scheduled to be demolished slowly bit by bit between October and March
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Edmcowboy11
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Very interesting facility, I look forward to seeing it built. One question though, will they be upgrading the hall space (outside of the exhibtion halls) in the older section closer to the lrt? Admittedly I haven't been to the building in a few years but if things are still the same, I always found that space very congested. I always though they could widen sections of the corridor.
Cyric
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haltcatchfire
Senior Member
Lucky for them they didn't have to put in any effort creating a temporary route for fans attending games at the Saddledome.
Nimbus
Active Member
Funny thing is my generation probably has more memories of walking on that +15 than of the Corral.
Roaring Flames
Senior Member
I wonder what they'll do with that entrance to the dome. Will they close it off or put in temporary stairs?
Chinook Arch
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Good question. The Dome is only going to be around for another 3 years or so.
Mountain Man
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They will probably close it off, putting any kind of a stair in would block access to Duttons.
haltcatchfire
Senior Member
Not to mention there are already main stairs up to the west entrance next to where the walkway was.
I propose we turn it into a trap door exit for visiting team fans. We could put a sign up like "Free Sweatpants This Way!".
I propose we turn it into a trap door exit for visiting team fans. We could put a sign up like "Free Sweatpants This Way!".
Cyric
Active Member
I had a walk past the site yesterday to go see the demo in person.
Cyric
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Yeah, I can't tell if the plan is to leave it up for the time being since you can see where they have installed a plywood wall but left the stairs open or if it is just a case of leaving worker access open for now. Eventually it will have to come down as I think the stairs would interfere with the footprint of the BMO expansion but they may not need that spot for a few years.
Mountain Man
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They will probably leave that part up since there are stairs, but the rest will be gone. I really wonder what the connection to the BMO Centre / Vic Park station will be like.
IceCreamMan
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On a related note, the station is going to be really nice and modern, and will fit with the design of the new convention centre. No more flyovers or elevated connections. I've seen the plans.
Makes sense. With the new LRT station ingress/egress being at grade, there isn't much need for the flyover. I never liked it anyway, it was bulky and cold, and always smelled of cigarette smoke.