The Games in—and outside—the city! – Beyond the Games

In black and white, four women row a scull, while a fifth, the coxswain, faces them. Off in the distance, grandstands and the large spherical structure of the United States of America Pavilion from Expo 67 can be seen under an overcast sky. — Women’s rowing team in the Olympic Basin, May 25, 1976

To accommodate some of the events on the Games program, Montreal built the Olympic Basin on Notre Dame Island, the Claude Robillard Centre in Ahuntsic and the Étienne Desmarteau Centre in Rosemont.

The Rosemont venue was named after one of Quebec’s first Olympians, Étienne Desmarteau, who participated in the 1904 Games and won a gold medal in the 56-pound weight throw.

A group of guides and hostesses for the Olympic Games walks by a light grey concrete wall of the Claude Robillard Sports Complex. They are wearing solid red uniforms. — The Claude Robillard Centre, July 12, 1976

The Étienne Desmarteau Centre, July 12, 1976

Montreal already had several facilities that could be used for sports, like the Maurice Richard Arena and the Maisonneuve Centre, now known as the Pierre Charbonneau Centre in the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve area, the Forum in Ville-Marie, the Botanical Garden in Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie (used for running races, among other events) and university sports complexes (McGill University in Ville-Marie and Université de Montréal in Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce).

The domed roof of the Maurice Richard Arena stands against an overcast sky. Two ladders lean against the wall near the entrance flanked by stone bas-reliefs. Several cars are parked in front of the building. — Maurice Richard Arena, June 30, 1976

The wide, glassed entrance to the Centre Pierre Charbonneau is topped by a grey limestone façade. The rest of the large building is clad in yellow brick. A young woman wearing blue shorts and a red t-shirt is walking by the front of the sports complex. — The Pierre Charbonneau Centre, June 30, 1976

In black and white, crowds of people crisscross St. Catherine Street in front of the Forum. Hanging from the front of the building are the flags of Canada, Quebec and Montreal, along with those of the Olympic Games and the Montreal Olympic Games. — St. Catherine Street and the Forum, July 20, 1976

In black and white, the wrought-iron entrance to the Montreal Botanical Garden can be seen in front of the main building. A family, seen from the back, walks along the central path leading to the Art Deco style building. — The entrance to the Botanical Garden, about 1935

Other events had to be held outside Montreal, like the equestrian competitions in Bromont, archery in Joliette, football in Sherbrooke, and yacht races in Kingston, Ontario.