Stadium/arena/ballpark general thread

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Tue Dec 19, 2017 3:35 pm

The second part covers all the additional GC's/GR's/escalation etc

Rams Fanny · Post by **Rams Fanny** » Tue Dec 19, 2017 4:28 pm

Pruitt wrote: who would ever believe the cost estimates that are given when a new stadium is planned?

Clark County Commission for one.

Post by **brian** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 12:06 pm

Las Vegas Sands/MSG/Dolan group to build 18,500-seat arena on the Las Vegas Strip.

Likely future home of an NBA expansion team or relocation from New Orleans (or some other dark horse city).

Las Vegas is already the only city in the world with four 12K+ arenas within three miles of each other, so this will just make five I guess.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 7:45 am

Drone footage of new Spurs stadium. Complete with smooth jazz soundtrack.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Apr 25, 2019 8:42 am

The Man Who Built Many English Stadiums

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Thu Apr 25, 2019 9:21 am

brian wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2018 12:06 pm Las Vegas Sands/MSG/Dolan group to build 18,500-seat arena on the Las Vegas Strip.

Likely future home of an NBA expansion team or relocation from New Orleans (or some other dark horse city).

Las Vegas is already the only city in the world with four 12K+ arenas within three miles of each other, so this will just make five I guess.

If you count outdoor stadiums Atlanta definitely has at least four within three miles not including the new braves stadium or Georgia tech basketball.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Thu Apr 25, 2019 11:34 am

brian wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2018 12:06 pm Las Vegas Sands/MSG/Dolan group to build 18,500-seat arena on the Las Vegas Strip.

Likely future home of an NBA expansion team or relocation from New Orleans (or some other dark horse city).

Las Vegas is already the only city in the world with four 12K+ arenas within three miles of each other, so this will just make five I guess.

This is the Sphere right?

Post by **brian** » Thu Apr 25, 2019 11:45 am

Baloney wrote: Thu Apr 25, 2019 11:34 am
brian wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2018 12:06 pm Las Vegas Sands/MSG/Dolan group to build 18,500-seat arena on the Las Vegas Strip.

Likely future home of an NBA expansion team or relocation from New Orleans (or some other dark horse city).

Las Vegas is already the only city in the world with four 12K+ arenas within three miles of each other, so this will just make five I guess.
This is the Sphere right?

Yeah, there's also a project to build a 17,000-seat arena on the north Strip (next to SLS, the former Sahara), but that one has sketchy financing though I keep hearing from people who know things that it's a lot more solid than the public perception.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Thu Apr 25, 2019 12:00 pm

brian wrote: Thu Apr 25, 2019 11:45 am
Baloney wrote: Thu Apr 25, 2019 11:34 am
brian wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2018 12:06 pm Las Vegas Sands/MSG/Dolan group to build 18,500-seat arena on the Las Vegas Strip.

Likely future home of an NBA expansion team or relocation from New Orleans (or some other dark horse city).

Las Vegas is already the only city in the world with four 12K+ arenas within three miles of each other, so this will just make five I guess.
This is the Sphere right?
Yeah, there's also a project to build a 17,000-seat arena on the north Strip (next to SLS, the former Sahara), but that one has sketchy financing though I keep hearing from people who know things that it's a lot more solid than the public perception.

My mate did some estimating on this,they are planning a similar one in London

https://www.casino.org/news/msg-sphere- ... ll-rolling

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 7:45 pm

(Hamilton) County officials are about to spend a lot of your money. They don't want to talk about it.

The (Cincinnati) Enquirer knows this because it asked to see county emails and related documents connected to the negotiations in October and November, in hopes of better understanding the costs and benefits to taxpayers.
Six months after the request was filed, county officials sent back 275 pages that had been almost completely blacked out. Every word, other than the date, subject line and names of email recipients, was gone. No noun or verb remained. No punctuation mark survived.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sun Jul 28, 2019 9:43 pm

Calgary Cut $60M In Social Services One Day After Endorsing $275M For A New Flames Arena

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Mon Jul 29, 2019 7:04 am

If you ever get the chance, check out a game at Ripken Field in Aberdeen, MD. The Ironbirds play there (short season A, NY Penn league). The org I work for hosted a lot of families there yesterday and it really is a great park. I got a chance to see Adley Rutschman play (first overall pick this year). He went 2-4 and threw out two base stealers.

Post by **brian** » Fri Aug 02, 2019 11:34 am

Going to my first game at the new Las Vegas Ballpark tonight.

Post by **brian** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 11:30 am

New Raiders stadium in Las Vegas will be....

"Allegiant Stadium" (naming rights purchased by the airline).

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 11:43 am

What a shit airline.

Post by **brian** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 11:50 am

govmentchedda wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 11:43 am What a shit airline.

Yup. But they're based in Las Vegas and most of their business is flying to and from Vegas, so I suppose it makes some sense, especially for a team that is counting on "home" fans flying from northern and southern California to attend "home" games.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 11:59 am

brian wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 11:30 am New Raiders stadium in Las Vegas will be....

"Allegiant Stadium" (naming rights purchased by the airline).

The everlasting flame for Al Davis is a perfect monument to the ultimate carpetbagger.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 12:03 pm

brian wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 11:50 am
govmentchedda wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 11:43 am What a shit airline.
Yup. But they're based in Las Vegas and most of their business is flying to and from Vegas, so I suppose it makes some sense, especially for a team that is counting on "home" fans flying from northern and southern California to attend "home" games.

I fly it once or twice a year to either Des Moines or Asheville (just returned), because it's the only direct option from the area (PIE). While it doesn't scare me as much as it once did, with all of the delayed and cancelled flights for airplane malfunctions, it is essentially Grayhound of the skies. I think only AirTransat has been a worse experience.

That being said, it is pretty damn cheap.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 12:16 pm

Saw in ENR the other week that the projected cost is now $1.9b

Post by **brian** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 12:20 pm

Baloney wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 12:16 pm Saw in ENR the other week that the projected cost is now $1.9b

That's pretty much been the cost since it broke ground. The Raiders wanted to add some amenities that added about $75M to the cost, so it went from $1.8B to $1.9B. $750M paid for by the taxpayers of Clark County.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 12:39 pm

brian wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 12:20 pm
Baloney wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 12:16 pm Saw in ENR the other week that the projected cost is now $1.9b
That's pretty much been the cost since it broke ground. The Raiders wanted to add some amenities that added about $75M to the cost, so it went from $1.8B to $1.9B. $750M paid for by the taxpayers of Clark County.

I've been following it on

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 12:47 pm

brian wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2019 11:34 am Going to my first game at the new Las Vegas Ballpark tonight.

Read this one today
As of last month, the Marlins were averaging 9,533 fans and the Las Vegas Aviators were averaging 9,396.

Post by **brian** » Mon Aug 05, 2019 12:50 pm

wlu_lax6 wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 12:47 pm
brian wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2019 11:34 am Going to my first game at the new Las Vegas Ballpark tonight.
Read this one today
As of last month, the Marlins were averaging 9,533 fans and the Las Vegas Aviators were averaging 9,396.

It's a beautiful minor league park. Has just about any amenity you could want and it's really not uncomfortable despite the 100+ degree heat. The seats have venting and there's good airflow throughout the stadium. The concessions are 10 times better than T-Mobile or any other arena in Las Vegas.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 9:46 am

Get a first look at MSG Sphere construction in Las Vegas

https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/ ... s-1808997/

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Aug 13, 2019 5:26 pm

brian wrote: Mon Aug 05, 2019 11:30 am New Raiders stadium in Las Vegas will be....

"Allegiant Stadium" (naming rights purchased by the airline).

My awareness level of this airline was near zero. Didn't even consider them for a flight to Las Vegas or elsewhere. So, I suppose this is good marketing for them vis a vis folks like me. (Not that I'll be going to any Raider games!)

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Tue Aug 13, 2019 6:19 pm

One of the first replies to that made me laugh:

Post by **brian** » Mon Sep 16, 2019 5:37 pm

Up to $1.97B now for Allegiant Stadium. No way this fucker doesn't go over $2 billion.

Post by **brian** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:55 am

Washington U's field renamed to reflect Olympic legacy.

It becomes the only stadium in the United States approved by the IOC to include "Olympic" in the name.

Post by **Shirley** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 12:11 pm

brian wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:55 am Washington U's field renamed to reflect Olympic legacy.

It becomes the only stadium in the United States approved by the IOC to include "Olympic" in the name.

When you visit, don't forget to check out the Irwin Olympic Long Jump Pit!

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 12:57 pm

brian wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:55 am Washington U's field renamed to reflect Olympic legacy.

It becomes the only stadium in the United States approved by the IOC to include "Olympic" in the name.

Huh. So that's why we don't have an "Olympic Stadium" anywhere in the US?

Post by **brian** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 1:24 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2019 12:57 pm
brian wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:55 am Washington U's field renamed to reflect Olympic legacy.

It becomes the only stadium in the United States approved by the IOC to include "Olympic" in the name.
Huh. So that's why we don't have an "Olympic Stadium" anywhere in the US?

In theory it's possible. I always thought the University of Utah should have renamed their stadium Rice-Eccles (sp?) Olympic Stadium.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 1:45 pm

brian wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2019 1:24 pm
Steve of phpBB wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2019 12:57 pm
brian wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:55 am Washington U's field renamed to reflect Olympic legacy.

It becomes the only stadium in the United States approved by the IOC to include "Olympic" in the name.
Huh. So that's why we don't have an "Olympic Stadium" anywhere in the US?
In theory it's possible. I always thought the University of Utah should have renamed their stadium Rice-Eccles (sp?) Olympic Stadium.

Yeah I don't know if the Eccles family would keep donating tens of millions to the University if they did that.

Plus, as cool as that would be for me, there are plenty of other stadia in the US that have hosted the Olympics. I don't know why Rice-Eccles would deserve it more than the LA Coliseum or Turner Field / Georgia State Stadium.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 1:52 pm

The LA Coliseum does have Olympic Rings at the entrace, although I don't know about Turner Field/Georgia State.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 1:55 pm

Rice-Eccles doesn't have rings prominently shown, but they have the cauldron from 2002 out front, plus a museum that has the rings on the sign for it.

Edit: No idea if this will work but: https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7585891 ... 312!8i6656

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 3:51 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2019 1:52 pm The LA Coliseum does have Olympic Rings at the entrace, although I don't know about Turner Field/Georgia State.

Were they always headless, or did some frat boys pull a Bart Simpson?

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 5:03 pm

Pruitt wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2019 3:51 pm
L-Jam3 wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2019 1:52 pm The LA Coliseum does have Olympic Rings at the entrace, although I don't know about Turner Field/Georgia State.

Were they always headless, or did some frat boys pull a Bart Simpson?

I'm pretty sure they were headless when they were made for the '84 games. There was some controversy about it at the time.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 1:06 pm

I kinda like Dickies Arena

https://www.cladglobal.com/CLADnews/arc ... m=facebook

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 1:12 pm

That looks pretty opulent for Fort Worth! TCU is the only thing going on there, so this is a bit surprising.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 5:17 pm

sancarlos wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2019 1:12 pm That looks pretty opulent for Fort Worth! TCU is the only thing going on there, so this is a bit surprising.

Not true. Ft Worth has some well-renowned museums along with the popular Van Cliburn competition. I’m not a fan of Dallas at all, but just commented last weekend driving through it that I wouldn’t mind living there. Of course I’m also white and wouldn’t be shot through my window. But that could happen anywhere.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Oct 30, 2019 5:33 pm

Giff wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2019 5:17 pm
sancarlos wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2019 1:12 pm That looks pretty opulent for Fort Worth! TCU is the only thing going on there, so this is a bit surprising.
Not true. Ft Worth has some well-renowned museums along with the popular Van Cliburn competition. I’m not a fan of Dallas at all, but just commented last weekend driving through it that I wouldn’t mind living there. Of course I’m also white and wouldn’t be shot through my window. But that could happen anywhere.

I should have clarified. I meant that I believe Fort Worth has little besides TCU going on that would take place in a sports arena, such as the one they just built.