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Montreal Olympic Stadium: The ‘Big Owe’ Nearing 40 Years Old

by Tom
November 26, 2013May 25, 2018

Slated to be finished in time for the 1972 Major League Baseball season. Partially but sufficiently completed just in time for the 1976 Olympic Games. Finally completed in 1987. Often in the news for massive hunks of concrete falling… Montreal Olympic Stadium: The ‘Big Owe’ Nearing 40 Years Old

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is Straight Compared To This

by Tom
August 18, 2011August 18, 2011

Construction began on the Stade Olympique in Montreal, Quebec in 1973. The facility was a deadline finish for the 1976 Olympic Games with the main tower left incomplete. Eleven years later, the Montreal Tower was… The Leaning Tower of Pisa is Straight Compared To This