01-25-2016, 09:27 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-25-2016, 09:30 PM by jordan2423.)
It's called the Rogers Centre. It hasn't been called the Sky Dome in over 10 years. lol.
And the Rogers Centre is located in Downtown Toronto. My whole spiel was that ours isn't located downtown, and having it downtown will create a vibrant - buzz downtown that Kitchener really lacks to be honest.
Also, if london could do what they did, I don't see why we can't do it. And it has been successful ever since.
"The London Ice House was an arena in London, Ontario, Canada. It was originally built in 1963 and was home to the London Knights ice hockey team from 1965–2002. The arena had a capacity of approximately 5,000 and was designed as a one level Boston Garden. The arena was originally named Treasure Island Gardens as the building was a part of the Treasure Island Plaza mall complex located in south London. The arena also included a second ice pad but was eventually closed.[1]
In 1994, the London Knights and the building were purchased by new owner Doug Tarry, who renamed building as the London Ice House.[1] Tarry upgraded the building in 1994, including replacing the seats on the sides and adding more emergency exits to bring the building up to the fire code, but once the refurbishing was complete the team and building went downhill steadily, as Tarry preferred to allow the building to deteriorate as part of his lobbying the city for a new arena, given that they were the only team in the OHL who owned their own building without municipal assistance and taxes in excess of $125,000 per year in 1999. The team was sold as the city warmed up to building a new facility. The London Knights underwent a renaissance after being purchased by Dale and Mark Hunter in a deal brokered by George Georgopoulos who was negotiating with the City for a multi-purpose entertainment centre and arena in Downtown London.
The team would leave the Gardens/Ice House after the 2001-02 season and relocate to the newly built John Labatt Centre (now currently named Budweiser Gardens) on the former Talbot Block in Downtown London the following season. "
I mean the Aud is even older than the London Ice house. It was built 1950, thats 66 years ago. The investment in downtown would be a major key.
And the Rogers Centre is located in Downtown Toronto. My whole spiel was that ours isn't located downtown, and having it downtown will create a vibrant - buzz downtown that Kitchener really lacks to be honest.
Also, if london could do what they did, I don't see why we can't do it. And it has been successful ever since.
"The London Ice House was an arena in London, Ontario, Canada. It was originally built in 1963 and was home to the London Knights ice hockey team from 1965–2002. The arena had a capacity of approximately 5,000 and was designed as a one level Boston Garden. The arena was originally named Treasure Island Gardens as the building was a part of the Treasure Island Plaza mall complex located in south London. The arena also included a second ice pad but was eventually closed.[1]
In 1994, the London Knights and the building were purchased by new owner Doug Tarry, who renamed building as the London Ice House.[1] Tarry upgraded the building in 1994, including replacing the seats on the sides and adding more emergency exits to bring the building up to the fire code, but once the refurbishing was complete the team and building went downhill steadily, as Tarry preferred to allow the building to deteriorate as part of his lobbying the city for a new arena, given that they were the only team in the OHL who owned their own building without municipal assistance and taxes in excess of $125,000 per year in 1999. The team was sold as the city warmed up to building a new facility. The London Knights underwent a renaissance after being purchased by Dale and Mark Hunter in a deal brokered by George Georgopoulos who was negotiating with the City for a multi-purpose entertainment centre and arena in Downtown London.
The team would leave the Gardens/Ice House after the 2001-02 season and relocate to the newly built John Labatt Centre (now currently named Budweiser Gardens) on the former Talbot Block in Downtown London the following season. "
I mean the Aud is even older than the London Ice house. It was built 1950, thats 66 years ago. The investment in downtown would be a major key.