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Barton Street Arena. / 43.25694°N 79.84639°W / 43.25694; -79.84639. Barton Street Arena, also known as the Hamilton Forum, was the main sports arena located in Hamilton, Ontario, on Barton Street between Sanford Street and Wentworth Street. It was built in 1910 at what was at that time the east end of the city by Andrew Ross (original ...
Jun 14, 2020 · Hamilton Red Wings. Arena Name: Hamilton Forum Capacity: 3,800 Built: 1913 Torn Down: 1976 Address: 500 Barton St. East, Hamilton, ON, L8L 2Y8 Ice Surface Size: Unknown OHL Championships: 2, in 1961-62 & 1975-76
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Barton Street Arena, also known as the Hamilton Forum, was the main sports arena located in downtown Hamilton, Ontario Canada, on Barton Street between Sanford Street and Wentworth Street. It was built in 1910 at what was the east end of City at the time, by Andrew Ross (original owner) who was a local Hamilton businessman.
Originally, the Arena had a seating capacity of 4,500 and standing room for roughly 500 people. By 1977 it had a seating capacity of 2800 people. It was torn down in 1977 when the ice-making equipment broke down and the city decided it would be cheaper to demolish the arena than replace the old machinery. Today, there is residential housing on the site.
There were six entrances—three on Barton, and three on Bristol Street. The north side of the arena (the Barton Street side) housed the coat-check and the ladies' washroom. The five dressing rooms were located on the Bristol Street side, as well as a "smoking room", where patrons could enjoy the soothing weed (we assume they meant tobacco).
The Press Box was also on the south side, above the stands. The building was steam heated so patrons could watch the game in comfort. The ice surface itself, one of the largest in Canada at 200-feet by 80-feet, was lit by twenty-eight five-hundred-candle-power lights. After the first National Hockey League game was played in the arena between Hamilton and Montreal Canadiens; Montreal owner George Kennedy commented:
•The OHL Arena & Travel Guide - Hamilton Forum
•Hamilton's Hockey Tigers, Sam Wesley w/ David Wesley (James Lorimer & Company Ltd., 2005)
•20th Century Hockey Chronicle, Stan Fischler, Shirley Fischler, Morgan Hughes, Joseph Romain, James Duplacey (Publications International Ltd., 1999)
•Dictionary of Hamilton Biography, Vol III.(1925–39), Thomas Bailey Melville (W.L. Griffin Ltd., 1981)
Dec 28, 2022 · The city and the Forum reached an agreement, and the building was rebuilt from the ground up. 150 men worked tirelessly, sixteen hours a day, for over three months to reconstruct the arena, brick by brick, at a cost of between $500,000 and $750,000. On October 1st, 1953, the Hamilton Forum opened to over 4000 people.
Dec 29, 2022 · The city and the Forum reached an agreement, and the building was rebuilt from the ground up. 150 men worked tirelessly, sixteen hours a day, for over three months to reconstruct the arena, brick by brick, at a cost of between $500,000 and $750,000. On October 1st, 1953, the Hamilton Forum opened to over 4000 people.
FirstOntario Centre. / 43.25917°N 79.87250°W / 43.25917; -79.87250. FirstOntario Centre (originally Copps Coliseum) is a sports and entertainment arena at the corner of Bay Street North and York Boulevard in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1985, it has a capacity of up to 19,000.
Barton Street Arena (also called the Hamilton Forum) was a sports arena located in Hamilton, Ontario. The arena used to serve as the home for the Hamilton Tigers of the National Hockey League (NHL). The arena also hosted the Hamilton Tigers of the Canadian Professional Hockey League (CPHL), the Hamilton Tiger Cubs of the Ontario Hockey ...
