It’s 25 years since the Forum closed
CTV is marking 25 years since the last hockey game at the Forum – and the ghosts still haven’t found a comfortable home at the Bell Centre.
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Kate
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Bill Binns 12:25 on 2021-03-12 Permalink
I think that the Forum being one of the holiest sites in the hockey religion is the only thing keeping the wrecking ball away. They never recovered after Future Shop left. If the cinema doesn’t survive Covid it’s difficult to imagine the building remaining open.
They will let the building sit empty and deteriorate for 10-15 years, announce the building is beyond repair and or unsafe and proceed to build a 20 story condo tower with a brass plaque tucked away somewhere indicating this was the site of the forum.
Kate 14:08 on 2021-03-12 Permalink
The Forum stood empty and decrepit for some years after the team left, I remember that well. The state it’s in now was somewhat rescued from being a hulk with no reason to exist. I’ve ranted on before about how it’s one of the ugliest buildings in the city (tied with Place Bonaventure and the Cégep du Vieux-Montréal on Ontario Street), so I’ll spare you the rant, but the building really has no redeeming features and I look forward to seeing it replaced eventually.