Montreal plows ahead with arena renovations
The city is hoping Ottawa and Quebec will contribute two-thirds of the projected $89.5-million cost of broader renovations in 15 arenas.
Still, the executive committee last week approved spending of $1.6 million for renovation plans and blueprints in eight of the arenas most in need of better refrigeration for ice rinks.
The arenas are: Camilien Houde (Ville Marie), Howie Morenz (Villeray-St. Michel-Park Extension), Ahuntsic (Ahuntsic-Cartierville), Père Marquette (Rosemont-La petite Patrie), Doug Harvey (Côte des Neiges-Notre Dame de Grâce), Mont Royal (Plateau Mont Royal), Verdun (Verdun) and Martin Brodeur (St. Léonard).
...................Do these seats look 'Aud' to you,...........hahahahaha certainly don't look compfortable for a 3 hr hockey game, but there we sat watching the Verdun Maple Leafs,.( the only Maple Leafs I ever liked,.....).......................HF&RV
8 comments:
Les,
I agree, they could have cleaned and redone the brick joints, repair and paint the windows or change them. This would have uplifted the whole building at a fraction of the cost and save the taxpayers money, thats you and me.
Guy
I don't know Guys, I like the look of the new facade. The old one brings back memories, but the new one looks rather sleek! I'll have to check it out next time I'm in town....Diane.
I guess I like the old, so long as it is well kept.Those old buildings are a gem and should be maintained whenever possible.
Guy
I will try to find a different angle of the new building ,because ,looking at the front of the Aud, directly on,it can look sleek or meodern ,but if you see it from the side it looks (or looked) like it had a big phony high front on it,like buildings in the old west ,and it looked weird,also it looked like aluminum siding,,,,,,I guess I just thought it doesn't fit,I would rather see the inside modernized,with better seats etc etc .. Remember aside from Hockey GAmes of course ,that Verdun used to have a Winter Carnival in there each year,...and the place would be packed.......................(ok that's another subject..lol)
Just added a photo at the bottom of the post ,showing the old seats from the Auditorium, I imagine they still have these ??? Anyone know for sure,...??
Wich brings to mind, the old Forum wich was "Modernized" with an exteror steel framing wich I think looks horrible. With the millions of dollars that it cost they could have done a better job.
Guy
I Remember when they did that,Guy it was '68 and it was ready for the '68-'69 season,it was also done to not only increase the interior space ,by several thousand,but it was also to eliminate the old iron support beams in the old Forum,....the front was rather inovative by making the two escalotors in the front of the building look like two hockey sticks,I always thought that looked pretty neat,.so there you go,different thoughts.....on the same building: HF&RV
Just like all us old Verdunites eh Guy!
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