Comment 57334

By MattM (registered) | Posted January 21, 2011 at 11:05:39

I am actually sweetening to the idea HamiltonFan suggested of an entertainment/theatre precinct at the West Harbor, but even given that I am still highly cautious of the Ivor Wynne thing given BY's usual absentee numbers and "just trust me" statements. The more I think about it, the less I see a 22,000 seat stadium as a good fit for the harbour. I vision something more like Toronto's Molson amphitheatre, with a shopping district. Not sure about an arena, as I feel those should always be built right in the core with connected infrastructure. Although Copps is rather dated, you couldn't possibly find a better location than where it is now with it's connections to Jackson Square/Sheraton/Farmers Market/Library/City Centre/AGH/Convention Centre/etc. Very much like what is now happening with the ACC in Toronto and how Maple Leaf Square and Longo's are going up, directly connected to it. Arena's just don't work in isolation. They have to be snug with other destinations in the core.

tl;dr: West Harbor stadium not too good, Ivor Wynne deal worse. Lets see some numbers.

Comment edited by MattM on 2011-01-21 11:07:18

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