Riverside Park, Montreal

Riverside Park
Parc Riverside

Location of Riverside Park in Montreal

Location LaSalle, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates 45°25′12″N 73°36′41″W / 45.419946°N 73.611462°W / 45.419946; -73.611462Coordinates: 45°25′12″N 73°36′41″W / 45.419946°N 73.611462°W / 45.419946; -73.611462
Operated by City of Montreal

Riverside Park (French: Parc Riverside) is a park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the borough of LaSalle. It is bordered by Centrale Street to the south, 35e Avenue to the west, Raymond Street to the east and a school and an adult education centre to the north.

Features

The park features various sports facilities including: swimming pools, two tennis courts, a baseball field, a basketball court, a Canadian football field, a soccer field, a running track and outdoor ice rinks during the winter.[1]

The park also contains two sports venues, Éloi Viau Stadium and Keith Ewenson Stadium.

Éloi Viau Stadium

Éloi Viau Stadium (French: Stade Éloi-Viau) is home to Les Cardinals de LaSalle of the Ligue de Baseball Élite du Québec (LBEQ). The park's dimensions are 323 feet (98 m) along the lines and 360 feet (110 m) in centre field.[2]

Éloi Viau Stadium
Former names Riverside Park
Location LaSalle, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Capacity Baseball - 1,000
Field size 323 in left, 345 left centre, 360 center, 345 right centre, 323 right
Surface Grass
Opened 1980

References

  1. "Parc Riverside". Ici LaSalle. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  2. "Stade Éloi-Viau". LBJEQ. Retrieved 19 May 2013.


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