Old Arena Images & Beginnings

[adsfan]

I found a photo of the Bradley Center dated April 24, 2019.

 

[adsfan]

The Bradley Center from the April 22, 2016.

 

[JMCx4]

@adsfan: If an opening date in October 1988 qualifies as an "Old Arena," then the OP had better make room for a LOT more images in this thread.

 

[adsfan]

@adsfan: If an opening date in October 1988 qualifies as an "Old Arena," then the OP had better make room for a LOT more images in this thread.

I thought about that before I posted.

I had photos of a hockey arena that I shot from nearly the same spot when it was in use and when it was demolished.

The Bradley Center is a vacant lot after 29 years of existence. It is gone, just like Madison Square Garden I, II & III.

I don't have any photos from 1888 to post. Neither does the guy with the blue sweater who is also taking a photo.

You could have chosen to ignore the posts.

 

[JMCx4]

... I had photos of a hockey arena that I shot from nearly the same spot when it was in use and when it was demolished.

The Bradley Center is a vacant lot after 29 years of existence. It is gone, just like Madison Square Garden I, II & III. ...

Made me wonder whether anyone rescued those Miller Lite-themed light fixtures above the entryway before the wrecking ball swung. Somebody with a 3-story man cave could've made one helluvan upgrade.

I appreciate your discretion in reply.

 

[James Laverance]

The New Liskeard Hockey Team used to play in the Temiskaming Professional Hockey League (The first professional hockey league in Ontario) from 1906-09 and 1910-11 with their home Arena being the New Liskeard Skating Rink built in 1905 to around 1930.
The League consisted of teams from Cobalt, Haileybury, North Bay, and Latchford with
Ambrose O'Brien owning both the Haileybury Comets and Cobalt Silver Kings franchises.
In 1908 New Liskeard would win the league title for the first and only time.
The league challenged for the Stanley Cup twice in 1909 and was rejected twice by the Stanley Cup trustees because of the 'ineligible' players on Cobalt, the 1909 champion.

 

[James Laverance]

The Sydney Arena Rink housing the Sydney Millionaires was built in 1912-36 shown below from 1935 along with an article on the rink.

 

[greyraven8]

Listowel Memorial Arena roof collapse - 1959.

Story and more pics here:
Hockey arena disaster changed small town forever

News video here:
CFPL Videos: Listowel Tragedy - Arena Roof Collapses Killing Eight, 1959

Report done after collapse:
https://nparc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/view/accepted/?id=ec4e22d0-35f9-4ac6-ad88-fd53f4233682

Looks like the arena that replaced that one on the same site is set for demolition this year:
Listowel Memorial Arena set to be demolished in 2020
https://northperth.bidsandtenders.c...r/Detail/1540f4f4-7c52-4c26-a784-41390b981418

 

[tinyzombies]

1930

1937 Howie Morenz Memorial All-Star Game:

Opening Day Dec. 1924

Rocket's famous OT goal in 53 to eliminate Bruins:

 

[tinyzombies]

1945

Home opener 1966 - Orr's first game in Montreal, first game with overhead scoreboard.

1928

1934

1950

1944 - removing the ice after winning the Cup

1937 Morenz memorial

 

[tinyzombies]

1967 Montreal Forum

 

[tinyzombies]

MSG3 A third Madison Square Garden opened in a new location, on 8th Avenue between 49th and 50th Streets, from 1925 to 1968.
MSG3 on 50th St/Broadway (the arena before the current one)).

Opening Day: 15Dec1925-Burch_Morenz_MSG_opening_faceoff - Canadiens vs. NY Americans: first ever offical NHL game in NYC (at MSG3 on 50th St/Broadway (the arena before the current one)).

Opening Day- first ever NHL official game faceoff in NYC. Dec 15, 1925 between Billy Burch and Howie Morenz

 

[James Laverance]

This may be the Dey's Skating Rink on Gladstone Avenue and Bay Street from 1896 to 1920.

 

[James Laverance]

This for sure is the rink.

 

[James Laverance]

Sorry this is first Dey's Rink built in 1884.

 

[James Laverance]

View West from the Victoria Tower at Parliament Hill c. 1910. The neighbourhood North of Wellington St bounded by Vittoria, Lyon, & the Ottawa River.
Not sure if this is the rink?

 

[James Laverance]

Here's the street map comparison.

 

[Fenway]

 

[James Laverance]

An interior sketch of the Dey's Rink from 1906.
The Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
02 Feb 1906, Fri • Page 1

 

[James Laverance]

This is an interior view of an Arena though not sure which one it is and when?

 

[James Laverance]

^^^ This could be the Mount Royal Arena which opened in 1920 lasting until 1937 and home to the Canadiens from 1920-1926.
It had a capacity of 6,000 seated, 10,000 when including standing room. It was a natural ice rink without artificial ice machines.

 

[James Laverance]

Finally I found an interior of the Mount Royal Arena showing the Bank of Montreal Ladies’ Hockey Team, 1920-1921.

 

[James Laverance]

The Kenora Victoria Rink that was built in 1897 and burned down by 1915.

 

[James Laverance]

This photo was taken of Kenora around 1900 showing which could be the Victoria Rink.

 

[James Laverance]

^^^ Is the first rink in Kenora called the Princess Rink that was built in 1886 to 1897 replaced by the Victoria Rink from 1897 to 1915.