FlyboyMTL

The google maps link pointed to the wrong area. I was thinking more the area bounded by Wellington/Mill/Bridge....perhaps demolishing the costco. Still a no-go area?

I'm looking around the downtown area, trying to find a spot we could build a new stadium. What about this location just over the bridge on Wellignton in the area where the Costco, Loto-Quebec and Cereal Foods Canada are now... https://maps.google.ca/maps?q=Montreal&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=45.495205,-73.550949&spn=0.001438,0.003862&sll=49.257735,-123.123904&sspn=0.176793,0.494385&t=h&hnear=Montreal,+Communaut%C3%A9-Urbaine-de-Montr%C3%A9al,+Quebec&z=19&layer=c&cbll=45.495205,-73.550949&panoid=LMhnr9JlRrm8p4zKQIqOZA&cbp=12,169.57,,0,-2.17 I realize there's no metro, which is the biggest problem, but a station could be implemented into the stadium basement, making it ready for a possible future expansion. It could also be a valid expansion for the metro to accomidate the development in Griffintown. A tram could be setup to go along Peel/University, down along Wellington to serve Griffintown and over to the stadium to accomidate in the meantime. The other issue would be expropriating the existing enterprises which are there. Mostly wherehouses which shouldn't be too big a deal. But the big plus, this is a location close to downtown, with a great view of the city, river and mountain, which could be a great place for a ballpark. Can anyone tell me if this area is already slated for development? Would this be an impossible task to get rid of the company's already in the area?

Where will they be playing? Timing is very good for this to start, with the NHL lockout going on, ALS out of the Grey Cup, and the Impact coming off a good start to their MLS year. People looking for other forms of sports entertainment and could be a good solution for the winter blues. I think it depends where they play, and how good the league is. Montreal like winning teams, and strong leagues, so we'll see. Hopefully this can be a success, and lead the road for future NBA thoughts... GOOD LUCK!