Major League Baseball left Montreal, Quebec in 2004 when the Expos relocated to Washington, DC to become the Washington Nationals.  The Expos had called Montreal home since 1976. However, the team had only been playing at Olympic Stadium since 1977. The team formerly played at Jarry Park Stadium. Olympic Stadium was erected in 1976 for the purpose of housing the 1976 Summer Olympics. Like Turner Field, former home of the Atlanta Braves, the stadium wasn't built specifically for baseball which forced the Montreal Expos organization to explore the possibility for a brand new stadium. It was common knowledge that Olympic Stadium was outdated and many structural issues with it's design. The Montreal taxpayers and government officials objected because Olympic Stadium still hadn't been fully paid for. 

The last two Montreal Expos seasons led the team to experiment with home games in San Juan, Puerto Rico since their home games drew such lousy attendances. In 2001, the team drew less than 700,000 fans for the entire season; one of the worst season attendance records in Major League Baseball history. During the 2014 and 2015 Spring Training seasons, the Toronto Blue Jays hosted the New York Mets and Cincinnati Reds at Olympic Stadium in Montreal as an exhibition. The four games drew nearly 200,000 fans. It's clear that Montreal sports fans seem interested in having a Major League Baseball team again but the feeling isn't mutual with the MLB front office. Montreal Expos owner Jeffrey Loria sold the Expos to the MLB and turned around and purchased the Miami Marlins where he has had similar problems with payroll and attendance.

With that said, our staff wouldn't to give fans of the Montreal Expos a chance to walk down memory lane and see some of the old shots and memories of Olympic Stadium. Enjoy!

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 Hall of Famer Andre Dawson while playing for the Montreal Expos.

 

 

 

View of the playing field from the press area at Olympic Stadium.

 

 

 

View of the playing field from the upper level at Olympic Stadium.

 

 

 

The 1994 Montreal Expos 20th Anniversary ceremony at Olympic Stadium. 

 

 

View of the playing field from the lower level seats at Olympic Stadium.

 

 

 

View of the playing field from the outfield seats at Olympic Stadium.

 

 

The final Montreal Expos home game at Olympic Stadium. 

 

 

 

Exterior view of the Olympic Stadium grounds.

 

 

 

Hall of Famer Pete Rose while with the Montreal Expos.

 

 

 

 

View of the playing field behind the home plate at Olympic Stadium.

 

  

 

 

View of the playing field from behind the home run wall at Olympic Stadium.

 

 

 

View of the lower level concourse at Olympic Stadium. 

 

 

 

View of the upper level concourse at Olympic Stadium.

 

 

The final 7th Inning Stretch at Olympic Stadium. 

 

 

 

Former great Vladimir Guerrero while with the Montreal Expos.

 

 

 

 

View of the Montreal Expos locker room at Olympic Stadium.

 

 

 

Hall of Famer Randy Johnson while with the Montreal Expos.

 

 

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Former Montreal Expo great Tim Raines heading for home.

 

 

Former Montreal Expos Orlando Cabrera and Vladimir Guerrero.

 

 

 

Exterior view of Olympic Stadium.

 

 

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