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Maple Leaf Gardens is a historic building located at the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Church Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The building was originally constructed in 1931 as an indoor arena to host ice hockey games.
Maple Leaf Gardens, is the former home of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs have not played there since about 1999. The building has been designated a historical landmark by the city of Toronto.
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- 60 Carlton St, Toronto
Learn about the origins and legacy of Maple Leaf Gardens, the former home of the Toronto Maple Leafs and a National Historic Site of Canada. Discover how this iconic venue became a university athletic facility and a Loblaws store.
Maple Leaf Gardens National Historic Site of Canada, located at the intersection of Carlton and Church streets in downtown Toronto, was originally a state-of-the-art yellow-brick indoor arena built to house the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team.
- 60 Carleton Street, Toronto, Ontario
Jul 20, 2021 · Maple Leaf Gardens is located at 50 Carlton St (at Church St on the northwest corner), in the Church and Wellesley neighbourhood of downtown Toronto. Architecture of Maple Leaf Gardens. Known as one of the “cathedrals of hockey,” this landmark was built in 1931 by Toronto Maple Leaf owner Conn Smythe.
Although Maple Leaf Gardens was built as a hockey arena, throughout its history, it has hosted a wide variety of events, from wrestling to opera. As early as 1932, the Gardens hosted internationally renowned speakers, such as Winston Churchill.
It might be getting too old and too small for professional hockey, but for Canadian hockey fans, Maple Leaf Gardens is a place of pilgrimage. Since 1931 the ...
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