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Originally Posted by Acajack
The inside of the Civic Centre is weirdly interesting. In the 3rd photo you can quite clearly see the supports of the north side grandstand of the football stadium.
http://www.ohlarenaguide.com/67s.htm
I've been inside the arena when there was a rock concert in the stadium, and the shaking was a bit disconcerting.
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I remember attending my first event in the arena in 1991, a playoff game between the 67s and Belleville Bulls... I distinctly recall how odd the whole layout appeared to me. One side reminded me of the Keystone Centre in Brandon and the other side was the Northlands Coliseum. But it worked. I went back in 2000 for another 67s game and it was weird to look around and think "this used to be a NHL arena"...
As efficient as it may be, I suppose the fact that the two facilities are conjoined twins also creates some real headaches... you can't really do anything significant with one of the venues without affecting the other. It will be interesting to see what happens with it in the near future... I'd be sad to see it get demolished but I could totally understand why that might happen.