Ivor Wynne Demolition Progress

Budget Demolition has been awarded the responsibility of tearing down historic Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton Ontario.  A new stadium will be built on the site and is scheduled to be ready in time for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2014 season.  Demolition is scheduled to begin December 2012 and you can see images of the progress below. 

Most Recent Images

Below are some of the most recent images of the Ivor Wynne demolition project.  Click on an image for a larger view of the gallery photos.

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Past Photo Galleries

The project has just begun, as times goes by we'll post regular updates for you to see.  You'll be able to view images from previous weeks of the Ivor Wynne demolition project by clicking on any of the weeks below.

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Ivor Wynne Demolition Videos

Click Here to see videos of the demolition of Ivor Wynne Stadium.

 

Historical Timeline of Ivor Wynne Stadium

• Civic Stadium was built in 1930 to host the British Empire Games, original capacity was about 2,000 seats.
• The Hamilton Tiger-Cats became permanent tenants in 1950.
• Capacity was increase in 1959 for the Tiger-Cats with the construction bleachers on the north side adding 15,000 seats.
•  In 1970 it was renamed to honor Ivor Wynne, a notable contributor to the Physical Education program at McMaster University.
• Renovations in 1970 increased capacity to 30,000 seats at a cost of $2,000,000.  Artificial turf was also added making Ivor Wynne Stadium the first in Canada to use an artificial playing field.
• Additional renovations took place in 1976 and 1983 resulting in upgraded scoreboard and turf among other things.
• 1996 renovations in advance of hosting another Grey Cup resulted in increased temporary seating capacity to 40,000 seats.

Other News and Stories about Ivor Wynne Stadium

http://chch.com/home/item/11284-whats-left-of-ivor-wynne

http://www.thespec.com/opinion/editorial/article/859131--ivor-wynne-s-rocky-history-turns-to-rubble

http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/857635--graphic-how-they-are-demolishing-ivor-wynne

http://www.thespec.com/videozone/857568--video-ivor-wynne-demolition

http://www.cbc.ca/hamilton/news/story/2012/12/17/hamilton-ivor-wynne-demolition.html

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/11/20/ticats-closer-to-playing-out-of-guelph-in-2013

http://www.thespec.com/opinion/letters/article/830954--memories-of-ivor-wynne

http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/872097--what-s-wrong-and-right-about-the-new-stadium-design

http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/872079--video-ivor-wynne-neighbours-sentimental-as-stadium-comes-down