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Originally Posted by valo403
If it wasn't named the saddledome people would barely equate it with any sort of western ideal. Do you think people in Sweden or Russia think their stadiums, with near identical roofs, represent some sort of cowboy image?
Calgary has some cowboy heritage, and that's great, but it's far more than that. Refusing to acknowledge that is a great way to leave the city with a reputation as some goofball cowtown, which it really doesn't deserve.
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Fair enough.
I still think it's cool to have a saddle-shaped building in a western heritage city. That's all I'm saying. As Joborule posted earlier, I'd like to see another western theme if it adds to the new building.
But people have brought up good reasons not to go with the saddle shape again. Roof issues, monotony of building the exact same thing, having a unique arena for the next 30+ years that will stand the test of time.
I guess as an 'outsider' who has lived in BC for my whole life, I see the 'Dome and its shape (regardless of the name) as a unique identifier of the city and its heritage. There are so many plain looking arenas around the league and I just don't want to see Calgary turn into a plain bland vague city without an idiosyncratic feature to it.
For example, can you tell me what St. Louis' unique feature is? Phoenix? Minneapolis? Again, I just want to see Calgary keep it's heritage and all I see is Calgarians getting sick of the 'cowtown' stigma.