Maple Leaf Stadium

Maple Leaf Stadium

Maple Leaf Stadium
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LocationBathurst Street and Lake Shore Boulevard West
OwnerLol Solman, Jack Kent Cooke
OperatorLol Solman, Jack Kent Cooke
Capacityapprox 23,500
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1925
Opened1926
Closed1967
Demolished1968
Construction costapprox. CA$750,000 ($12.8 million in 2023 dollars)[1]
ArchitectChapman, Oxley & Bishop
Tenants
Toronto Maple Leafs baseball club (1926-1967)
Toronto Rifles football (1965)

Maple Leaf Stadium was a jewel box-style baseball stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located at the foot of Bathurst Street on the south side of Lake Shore Boulevard (formerly Fleet Street). It was built in 1926 by Lol Solman for his Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team of the International League. Previously, the Maple Leafs had played at Hanlan's Point Stadium. It continued to be the home of the Leafs for 42 seasons, until the team left town following the 1967 season. The stadium was demolished in 1968. Fans often referred to the stadium as the "Fleet Street Flats".

  1. ^ 1688 to 1923: Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021. and table 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-05-08.