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Originally Posted by valo403
How is there no room? I haven't been by in a year or so, but I don't recall seeing anything filling up the massive spaces surrounding the stadium, which assumes that any outward expansion would even be necessary. Plenty can be done to renovate existing stadium structures, as is evidenced by the countless examples of it around the globe. The assessments here of what McMahon is, and what a renovation could do, are incredibly myopic.
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Sometimes, it's just cheaper to tear down and re-build given the associated costs with cyclical renovation projects. Mechanical, structural, electrical, civil geotechnical and sustainability concepts are severely limited in maximizing efficiency when working with outdated infrastructure. New trends in bowl design, concourse design support facilities, associated amenities, sports technology, parking and traffic flow have rendered McMahon obsolete... and that was probably the case even thirty years ago.
There's so much that goes into the 'experience' now that when Calgary gets their new arena and/or stadium, citizens will understand what they've been missing all along.