On with the destruction of history? =/

So first, there was that Av du Parc/Park Ave issue still rumbling and now, according to this Montréal blog, there might possibly be a referendum to discuss the enlargement of Molson stadium (aka Bell Centre).

Why am I mad at this? Possibly because Molson Stadium was built ontop of rail that CP used to use back in the 90s (That might've been the Bell Centre too) and was built right near my mum's old office in CP's old and longtime HQ since the 1880s. More specifically, the expansion of Molson stadium/Bell Centre may mean the destruction of the old Windsor Station building. Me =/= happy.

I could go on with pages and pages of great times I had wandering around the old station and the little shop. Oh and the BIG christmas tree that used to be put up for people to drop gifts in for the needy which some of the workers took to charities. In some spots, you would be actually standing where the old train platforms might've been and the old signage for the train times is still up there last I checked.

So what is it with this apparent obsession with replacing bits of Montréal's history? Montréal's classic buildings and historic streets are it's crown jewel. (among other things)

There will be a meeting for the public to come in but I have no idea if the Montrealers who live around there will care about it as much. I mean, I do, perhaps mum's co-workers do (they all worked there I suspect from the 70s or 80s until our move in '96)...but do they? *is hoping that the "emotional attachment to historic monuments" factor prevails*

Molson Stadium: It's where the Alouettes play. I remember when it went up. I was pretty darned confused as to why it looked like it was ontop of the railways.

If there's less than 120 signatures, they'll go ahead with expansion. If not, there'll be a referendum on the matter. (And it's not like it's got asbestos or anything, CP's rail engineers still work in a little corner of the building at the moment.)

I'm hoping a bit for the latter.

Windsor Station: Located right across from the Queen Elizabeth hotel, only a few minutes walk from Central Station, right beside the Bell Centre and an old church.

Blog entry is here. Building from 1885 possibly refers to Windsor Station which is the only building I can think of that would be demonlished (It's the nearest historic building to the Molson Centre)

Windsor Station