With the Jays playing a pre-season game in Montreal next year, there's been a lot more attention paid to one day returning baseball to Montreal. One of the biggest pre-conditions to an MLB return is a new stadium, since the Big O was, and would still be, the worst stadium in the MLB. So I started thinking to myself "What would be a good site for a new stadium?" This is what I've come up with:
The stadium would be built on the western tip of Ile St-Hélène, the site of Expo 67. The site is currently occupied by Lac des Cygnes. It's directly adjacent to the Jean Drapeau metro station, and has direct access to the Concorde bridge. It would be built on city-owned land. It's also walking distance to the Casino de Montreal, so there's a chance for a bit of an entertainment district there.
Realistically, there a very few sites in Montreal that are metro-adjacent and are pretty much a blank slate. That and the killer view of Downtown Montreal that this station would have, make it a pretty desirable site IMO. It would also be pretty cool to have the Expos playing AT Expo.
Here's a view of the stadium in a larger context:
For those interested, the stadium I used as a template is Citi Field, current home of the Mets, and one of the newest ballparks in the MLB. The images have been scaled, so that the stadium is at the same scale as the island. So yes, an MLB stadium, as long as it's not as big as the Big O, would fit comfortably on that site, although the plazas surrounding the stadium may have to be larger or smaller in certain spots in order to conform to the road pattern.
The stadium would be built on the western tip of Ile St-Hélène, the site of Expo 67. The site is currently occupied by Lac des Cygnes. It's directly adjacent to the Jean Drapeau metro station, and has direct access to the Concorde bridge. It would be built on city-owned land. It's also walking distance to the Casino de Montreal, so there's a chance for a bit of an entertainment district there.
Realistically, there a very few sites in Montreal that are metro-adjacent and are pretty much a blank slate. That and the killer view of Downtown Montreal that this station would have, make it a pretty desirable site IMO. It would also be pretty cool to have the Expos playing AT Expo.
Here's a view of the stadium in a larger context:
For those interested, the stadium I used as a template is Citi Field, current home of the Mets, and one of the newest ballparks in the MLB. The images have been scaled, so that the stadium is at the same scale as the island. So yes, an MLB stadium, as long as it's not as big as the Big O, would fit comfortably on that site, although the plazas surrounding the stadium may have to be larger or smaller in certain spots in order to conform to the road pattern.
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