Riverside Park, Montreal

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Riverside Park
Parc Riverside
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Location within Montreal
Type Urban park
Location LaSalle, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates 45°25′12″N73°36′41″W / 45.419946°N 73.611462°W / 45.419946; -73.611462
Operated by City of Montreal
Open7:00 a.m to 11:00 p.m.
StatusOpen all year
Public transit access Autobusmontreal.svg STM Bus: 58, 110, 123
Website Parc Riverside

Riverside Park (French : Parc Riverside) is a park in the LaSalle borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 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.

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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
Riverside Park, Montreal
Former namesRiverside Park
Location LaSalle, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Capacity Baseball - 1,000
Field size323 in left, 345 left centre, 360 center, 345 right centre, 323 right
SurfaceGrass
Opened1980

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References

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