After I read what the enormous total cost was, and before I saw the end product for the first time, I assumed that was a part of it. For that money, a lot of clap-trap housing and old business fronts must have been acquired and torn down, to facilitate improved access and some semblance of parking, this for one of the hardest to access a…
After I read what the enormous total cost was, and before I saw the end product for the first time, I assumed that was a part of it. For that money, a lot of clap-trap housing and old business fronts must have been acquired and torn down, to facilitate improved access and some semblance of parking, this for one of the hardest to access and egress venues in the west, and probably some cooperative venture to get some semblance of a modern hotel presence nearby. It was an obvious to anyone who had tried to navigate the terrible streets and lack of parking and facilities need. And low and behold, on the first trip back after the project, none of that was done. And the stadium was a poor man's early 70's endeavor.
Also just seems basic. If you are going to build a project that will attract a lot of people, you want to buy the neighboring lots, to capture the increase in value. Otherwise you are just gifting those folks a windfall
After I read what the enormous total cost was, and before I saw the end product for the first time, I assumed that was a part of it. For that money, a lot of clap-trap housing and old business fronts must have been acquired and torn down, to facilitate improved access and some semblance of parking, this for one of the hardest to access and egress venues in the west, and probably some cooperative venture to get some semblance of a modern hotel presence nearby. It was an obvious to anyone who had tried to navigate the terrible streets and lack of parking and facilities need. And low and behold, on the first trip back after the project, none of that was done. And the stadium was a poor man's early 70's endeavor.
Also just seems basic. If you are going to build a project that will attract a lot of people, you want to buy the neighboring lots, to capture the increase in value. Otherwise you are just gifting those folks a windfall