Maple Leaf Gardens Demolition by Priestly Demolition Inc.

Only one company to call when you're dealing with an iconic Toronto landmark. Priestly handles the demolition of the famous Maple Leaf Gardens

[@stevebray71]

I'm from the UK 🇬🇧 and I must admit that to see the way that the demolition work was done is fantastic. The planing & everything to get it through to the finished item was just maraculous. Well done to all the people involved who made an amazing salvation of a fantastic landmark for people to still use & not for it to be completely forgotten by being just bulldozed & a new building 🏢 being put in its place

[@andrewbrown8216]

They did not forsee the crane not fitting @7:11!

[@kevinflood7495]

Im from Scarborough/ Toronto but moved to Scotland when i was 20 so ive been in the gardens more than a few times but i can honestly say this broke my heart seeing a "castle" getting brought to its knees😢 but its better than being knocked down altogether

[@TheBillaro]

yep. they don't understand history in toronto. lovely country scotland tho!

[@johnc94]

I will always remember going to Maple leaf gardens to watch the Leafs I seen so many great hockey games in there I took a trip to Toronto during the demolition I must admit I had a tear in my eye and one of the construction actually gave me a blue brick from the Maple Leafs dressing room and it is actually buried with my Dad my dad used to referee some Toronto Marlies OHL Hockey Games in Maple Leaf Gardens

[@briangbga2619]

Priestly did a great job here. I had the pleasure of utilizing their services on one of my jobs and they were very professional. Kudos to Ryerson too on a great athletic centre and a nice rink that preserves the old roof and somewhat feel of the old barn.

[@dustylover100]

None of the classic hockey arenas are gone now, and I believe Madison Square Garden from the 60's is the oldest.

[@MrRp25]

Awesome venue. Went to many events there including Sunday afternoon Marlie games

[@wiedep]

Makes what was done to The Forum seem pretty tame

[@BeeRich33]

Leafs went through a full generation of streetcars without a cup.

[@67Lucky67]

My old stomping grounds sure have changed in the last 36 years,

[@nukeman360]

The music in this video is so over the top funny lol Call of Duty and Daft Punk Music, the 2000s and early 2010 decade were so funny and weird in Canada

[@DotDotkins]

To quote Ken Dryden "A past cannot sustain a future"

[@robbay1308]

Watching this in 2021 and still very hard to see. Going there now just doesn’t feel the same as it used to. Only true hockey fans will truly understand. Nothing original exists here now except the 4 exterior walls and the metal beams holding up the roof. Essentially, it was MLSE themselves who called for this fate, as they refused to sell to anyone who would use MLG as a competing venue to the ACC (now Scotiabank Area). In other words, they wanted it to undergo adaptive reuse.

[@sean367]

Way to go guys you ripped down a shrine

[@jamesgilgallon3888]

glad to see it still standing

[@stevenhaynes3366]

This is so hard to watch. Its like watching a family member pass on right in front of your eyes, and I'm not even a Leafs fan.

[@geoffreylee5199]

The rink of Ryerson looks great, as does the indoor field, and basketball court.

[@63256325N]

Kinda sad to see a bit of history taken apart, but that's life, out with the old, in with the new. At least it wasn't turned into a bank..... Thanks for the video.

[@hunterton4310]

Duncan Mac are you watching all the videos?lol I I’m to

[@63256325N]

@@hunterton4310 Yup, all caught up.

[@leemark63]

That was no earthquake...it was Harold rolling over in his grave.

[@dewaynewhite2928]

That's a big damn building

[@RikuDude88]

Fascinating feature.

[@99ronmarsh]

So sad to see it ripped apart like that.

[@steveobee3488]

I agree i played in a hockey tournament there once when i was on a traveling hockey team when i was a kid it was a high honor to be at the gardens home of my favorite hockey team win or loose leafs for life .dont like my home team at all the red wings go leafs go

[@bb-gc2tx]

the question is did they demolish harold ballads old apartment or is it sealed like a time capsule?

[@sabster55]

Good on you guys, Great job!

[@timtom7097]

i hear Daft Punk as background music.

[@TheManLab7]

You took the words out of my mouth. 8:00 n it's from Tron legacy which is one of my favourite films n one of the favourite daft punk album. There's also T2 in there as well 10:13

[@ryanr2833]

Way to go guys! Now the only thing original about this historic monument is the 4 outside walls that keep it standing, that's it! When you took the project to this degree, it's not a true restoration, rather, it's an adaptive reuse. What a shame!

[@sudsysutherland359]

I think they should have put the hockey hall of fame at maple leaf gardens.

[@robbay1308]

Agreed!

[@ukickmeikicku]

my eyes burned just looking at their eyes

[@zangolli1963]

How many concerts? God I can't count!

[@marcomacias3960]

you use the Terminator 2 theme in the other half of the video

[@null5909]

Marco Macias and CODMW2

[@andrewbrown8216]

@7:11 why didn't they think of that before?😯😮😐😕

[@awickware1]

Really cool.

[@brenthill3241]

Absolutely horrific and shameful what was done to this building. I once wanted to visit this landmark now I couldn't care less if it was demolished. I would just as soon see it put out of its misery than leave it like this.

[@Supesfan88]

It still pisses me off that they (MLSE) let the Gardens turn into a damn grocery store.

[@jlelliotton]

+Supesfan88 Better than having it torn down. The only other offer was to turn it into a Home Depot. As Loblaws they have preserved a lot of the history and there is still an arena up high for the use of Ryerson University.

[@jimbodiced5979]

It's still used for hockey upstairs, so it's really not that bad when it's a multipurpose facility that made sure to utilize the very thing that the building was always intended for. They preserved plenty, maintained the entire roof & exterior, while also giving it a snazzy vintage styled marquee. Nothing lasts forever, but this was a great way to keep the building relevant in multiple ways. The only people who would let this majorly successful rejuvenation of a historical landmark piss them off is those who are against the notion of any and all progress.

[@sighpocket5]

Nice!!!

[@coltonmason5891]

Hockey's temple??

[@forrestnorris]

Man I'm still mad about this but interesting video should of kept it as a museum an for shows if u ask me .

[@sudsysutherland359]

T Norris ; I think they should have put the hockey hall of fame at maple leaf gardens.

[@OutlierConcepts]

Why did they use the menu screen music from call of duty lol

[@andrec8352]

and the theme from T2 ha ha

[@lanterisalvatore6692]

i"m from montreal i just love what they did to maple leaf gardens .giving it a second life seeing what they did with what they did with the forum i wanna cry im disgusted and angry .not 1 memorabilia or keepsake left in that iconic building . maybe just a few seats it turned into shit. its saddening what they turned this iconic landmark into a 22 cinema broke through the walls ripped out the banners got rid of the iconic forum score board sick and saddening what $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ can replace forum cannot be replaced !!!!! remembered but never replaced shame on the city administration the same administration we kick our tax dollar to and they couldn"t find a better solution to preserving this iconic landmark ? SHAME !!!!! i would have had thousands of ideas turned it into a museum a hall of fame for our beloved hockey team or simply 2500 seat arena for our junior team montreal juniors now in blainville rocket richard built this house and it should have been better taken care of SHAME !!!! SHAME !!!! SHAME !!!! SHAME !!!! kudos on city of toronto for better conserving this landmark cause nobody in this day and age will ever come upon another building like this

[@dewaynewhite2928]

rip maples gardens

[@jakewhittle444]

Kitchener waterloo ontario

[@worstusername]

A grocery store ... For shame ... MLG deserves better

[@worstusername]

Bill Williams Just as sure that your two cents were equally as valuable jackass.

[@hellinterface6721]

Worse than the decimation and perversion of medieval gothic cathedrals throughout the renaissance..

[@raran44]

"Hockey's Temple." That would be the Montreal Forum. Truth hurts, Laffers.

[@alvask8z2000]

They did a great job preserving that shit hole...oh wait never mind

[@hurtinkids]

Maple leaf gardens is in the corner of church street? Wtf never go to that street.

[@markuspmiltenburg]

Youre a moron.

[@johnsavignano2339]

Disgrace

[@dwaynemclaren7160]

toronto won cups? lol

[@garnunce786]

only one company will be remembered for tearing down this holy site. arseholes.