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Originally Posted by nik-
The dome pretty much exits onto 17th ... where there are a ton of bars ... which is why it's a natural gathering point. Which is why it's happening now and why it happened in 2004.
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Not really, it's a 10 minute walk from the dome just to get the start of 17th.
If you go down Olympic Way and make a few turns you can be at Stephen in the same amount of time. Now, thousands of people cutting through downtown could pose a problem vs everyone on 17th the whole way and they just have to shut it down.
You could also take the train which takes all of 5 mins from there.
The bars are not the same as they were in 2004. There are less of them and some have gone through massive changes. There are more bars on Stephen and they are closer together. Would make bar hopping much easier and more fun IMO.
And again, i really do find it odd that the Flames aren't pushing to get people over there and make FlamesCentral the main gathering point. I think TVs and food trucks (festival-like atmosphere) in Olympic park would be great.