Jarry Park
Le Parc Jarry

Location	Montréal, Quebec
Opened	April 14, 1969
Closed	September 26, 1976
Capacity	28,000
Owned By	City of Montréal
Architect:
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Jarry Park (Le Parc Jarry) was a Montréal baseball stadium and home to the Montréal Expos; Major League Baseball's first Canadian franchise from 1969-1976. It served as a temporary home (for 8 seasons) until the domed Olympic Stadium was finished and made available to the Expos. The park's name in English tended to spoken as a homonym of "Jerry". City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 366. ... Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular football field to an oval for cricket games A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly... Les Expos de Montréal (The Montreal Expos) were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1969 to 2004. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Stade Olympique (English: Olympic Stadium) is a multipurpose stadium located in Montreal. ...

The stadium began as a ballfield in Montréal's north end (Villeray) in a public park known as Jarry Park. The only structure was the small unroofed grandstand behind the home plate and backstop area, that sat maybe 3,000. Villeray is a neighbourhood in the northern part of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...

When the Expos were announced as an expansion franchise in 1968, finding a site proved to be a challenge. The old minor league park, Delorimier Stadium, had a capacity of around 20,000, which was not large enough to meet Major league standards, and was eventually demolished in 1971. Initially it looked like the Expos would be using the Autostade from the fair, Expo 67, which had inspired the new club's nickname. That idea proved unworkable, and the Expos had to find another site quickly. The decision was made to convert the Jarry Park ballfield to something approaching major league standards. Delorimier Stadium on the cover of the 1949 Montreal Royals program Delorimier Stadium was a 20,000-seat sports stadium at Delorimier Avenue and Ontario Street in downtown Montreal, Canada that was home to the Montreal Royals International League baseball team from 1928 to 1960 and from 1946 to 1953... Built in 1966, The Autostade (officially known in English as the Automotive Stadium, although this name was not much found in common usage) was a Canadian football stadium that formerly stood at 475 Pine Street West in Montreal, Quebec, at the north-west corner of the Cité du Havre sector... The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, or simply Expo 67 was a Worlds Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1967 to coincide with the Canadian Centennial that year. ...

Once the ballfield was announced as the home of the expansion club, the site was likewise expanded. Unroofed extensions were built from the original stand to the left and right field corners, a large bleacher was constructed across left field, and a scoreboard was built behind the right field fence. This work brought the park's capacity to a serviceable 28,000 or so, and the park was deemed ready for the Expos.

Beyond right field was a pre-existing swimming pool in the city park. Long before the "splash hits" at AT&T Park in San Francisco, there were occasional "splash hits" here. The idea of the swimming pool itself was later replicated in Chase Field in Phoenix). AT&T Park (formerly SBC Park and Pacific Bell Park) is an open-air baseball stadium, home to the San Francisco Giants of the National League. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The City by the Bay; The City That Knows How; Golden Mountain (historic Chinese name) Location Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: , Government City-County San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Geographical characteristics Area     City 600. ... Chase Field, also known as The BOB (after its original name, Bank One Ballpark), is a stadium located in Phoenix, Arizona. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Valley of the Sun Location Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Arizona Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,230. ...

The stadium was rather sparse, given that it was intended to be only a temporary home - though it took far longer to build the Olympic Stadium than was initially anticipated, so much so that even then there was talk of moving the franchise - and the stadium was very much open to the elements, which was a particular problem at the beginning and end of the season, given the short Montreal summers.

Although the centre field distance was posted as 420 feet, it was actually 417 feet to straightaway centre, and 420 feet to the deep left and right centre field corners.

Stade Uniprix
Le Parc Jarry

Location	Montreal, Quebec
Opened	August 7, 1995
Capacity	12,000
Owned By	Tennis Canada
Managed By	City of Montréal
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After the Expos

The stadium was used for various civic events in the years after the Expos moved out. It was gradually converted into a tennis stadium, with one corner of the court located at the old backstop. The stadium was renamed in honor of Pope John Paul II to mark his visit to Montréal and the park on September 11, 1984. The venue was renamed du Maurier Stadium in 1987. It has since been renamed again, to Uniprix Stadium (Stade Uniprix). Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef WojtyÅ‚a [1] (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005) reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from October 16, 1978 until his death, more than 26 years, making his the second-longest pontificate in modern times after Pius IXs... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Du Maurier may be Daphne du Maurier, writer George du Maurier, writer Gerald du Maurier, actor Du Maurier Classic Du Maurier Stadium This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stade Uniprix is the main tennis court at the Canada Masters tournement in Montreal, Quebec. ...

Les Expos de Montréal (The Montreal Expos) were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1969 to 2004. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Montreals Olympic Stadium (French Le Stade Olympique) was the main venue of the 1976 Summer Olympics and was the home ballpark of Major League Baseballs Montreal Expos from 1977 until the franchise was moved to Washington, DC after the 2004 season. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• [1] - official site
• [2]- Jarry Park Today