| 词条 | Memorial Stadium (St. John's) |
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| stadium_name=Memorial Stadium | image= | location=20 Lake Avenue, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada | broke_ground=1952 | opened=1955 | closed=2001 | demolished=2006 (interior only) | owner=City of St. John's | construction_cost=$7,000,000 | architect= | former_names= | tenants= St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL) (1991–2000) | seating_capacity=Hockey: 4,190 }}Memorial Stadium was a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena, in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. St. John's previous indoor arena, Prince's Rink, burned down in November 1941, but the demands of the Second World War prevented the city from replacing it until well after the war ended. In 1948, a Citizens' Committee was established to raise funds to build a new arena to be named in honour of Newfoundlanders who lost their lives in that war. Fundraising went slowly until in 1954, St. John's City Council floated a bond to finance the facility, which then became property of the city. It officially opened in 1955.[1] It is the former home of the St. John's Maple Leafs of the American Hockey League (1991–2001). The stadium played host to many events, such as an exhibition game featuring the local senior hockey team, the St. John's Caps and the Soviet Red Army. It also played host to two NBA exhibition games and musical acts, as well as Pope John Paul II. Wooden bleachers were used throughout the building's earlier life, and plastic seats were installed later, towards the beginning of the stadium's AHL tenure. Memorial Stadium closed in 2001, replaced by Mile One Centre. Dominion Memorial MarketThe interior structure of the building was later torn down, and in July 2006, after much controversy,[2] construction started on a new Dominion supermarket. Coincidentally, the parent company of Dominion in Newfoundland, Loblaw Companies, converted part of Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, the former stadium of the Maple Leafs' parent club, to a Loblaws supermarket; both projects were approved despite grassroots protests. On September 21, 2007 Mayor Andy Wells cut the ribbon opening Dominion Memorial Market. The converted stadium is unlike any other supermarket in Atlantic Canada. Some features include underground parking, escalators, and shopping cart conveyors. The store also retains the scoreboard from the stadium's days as a hockey arena. See also
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~melbaker/citycouncil.htm|title=A History of St. John's City Council, 1888 to 1981|first=Melvin|last=Baker|publisher=Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol. 2 (1984)|accessdate=23 April 2011}} {{St. John's landmarks}}{{Coord|47|34|32.97|N|52|42|07.83|W|region:CA-NL_type:landmark|display=title}}{{George Weston Limited}}{{Canada-icehockey-venue-stub}}{{Newfoundland-struct-stub}}2. ^{{cite news |title=Dominion Memorial gets mixed reaction |author= Steve Bartlett|url=http://www.thewesternstar.com/Business/Retail-%26amp%3B-services/2007-09-22/article-1465234/Dominion-Memorial-gets-mixed-reaction/1 |newspaper=Western Star |date=September 22, 2007 |accessdate=23 April 2011}} 10 : Defunct Ice hockey arenas in Newfoundland and Labrador|Defunct indoor ice hockey venues in Canada|Sports venues in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|Defunct indoor arenas in Canada|St. John's Maple Leafs|Monuments and memorials in Newfoundland and Labrador|World War II memorials in Canada|Sports venues completed in 1955|1955 establishments in Newfoundland and Labrador|2001 disestablishments in Newfoundland and Labrador |
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