Mustapha
Senior Member
It's amazing that the old place lasted as long as it did. There is a Wiki
and a page at hockey.ballparks.com (where I found this photo).
I was only ever at the place once for a bit of ice skating on really dull skates on a small rink up in the girders of the old barn. I wish I'd seen more of the place. That would have been in the early 80's.
These other online shots of the old days do give a decent indication of size.
This is so cool!
dbailey62, that colour brochure is wonderful.
Is it me or does it seem to me that sports facilities/arenas/stadiums are always 'works in progress' even after they've been completed. New boxes, new rows of seats, tear outs and add ons never seem to stop. New cladding as a freshen up. BMO Field... now they are thinking of adding seats. Perhaps they shouldn't have torn down its predecessor Exhibition Stadium!
December 7 addition.
Then: December 24 1929 - coming up to 80 years. Shuter looking E from Jarvis. "Walnut Hall on the left; oft discussed in preservation conversations including here at Urbane Toronto.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut_Hall
I'll bet those skinny tires were good in the snow. But I digress.
Now: November 2009.