Olympic Stadium, Montreal, PQ

Approaching Montreal's ominous-looking Olympic Stadium

Approaching Montreal's Olympic Stadium, "The Big Owe," April 2002. 26 years old and the taxpayers are still paying for it...

Jackie Robinson statue, Olympic Stadium

Jackie Robinson statue outside Olympic Stadium -- Robinson made his Organized Baseball debut as a member of the Montreal Royals in 1946

Expos players signing autographs before the game

Expos players signing autographs before the game

All the ballpark signs are in French...

All the ballpark signs are in French -- even at the stand run by "Monsieur Smoked Meat"

Ugly blue roof cover, hideous overhanging roof, exposed wires...ugh!

Olympic Stadium's worst features, all in one handy image: hideous blue cover over what used to be an openable roof, depressing concrete roof extending for miles over seats cantilevered far from the field, miscellaneous wires extending over the field

View from the general admission seats

View from the general admission seats behind the left field wall

View from behind the plate toward the outfield

Looking toward center field from behind the plate

Bilingual scoreboard with pitcher's stats

Bilingual scoreboard with pitcher's stats

Some messages don't need a language...

"Don't throw things" and "don't block the view," rendered schematically

Vlad Guerrero starting his swing, Mike Piazza catching

Action shot of two future Hall of Famers: Vlad Guerrero starting his swing, Mike Piazza catching

Youppi!

Youppi!, the Expos' mascot


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