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Originally Posted by Pierre "Monster" McGuire
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.
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The thing is that unless you watched the Flames a lot, or knew the city, you likely wouldn't be able to answer that question about the Dome either (assuming the name doesn't tip you off).