Quote:
Originally Posted by Regorium
What renovations have the Flames done since then? I'll give you a hint: The capacity of the Saddledome has been 19,289 since 1995. If it's so lucrative to own an arena, you'd think the Flames would renovate it and keep it modern/up to date.
|
2013 flood repair ring a bell? Compressing 5 months of work into 2? With crews in there within 2 days after the flood?
The refurb in 2004 of the nosebleeds, which were closed in the late 90's, and not opened until easrly 2004 when it looked as it the Flames needed.
Also, as an example, the ice plant has been replaced 4 times in the life of the building. It can't be made any better than it is, given everything else with the rest of the building, but its just as expensive to build and maintain in a brand new building.
Quote:
If the public HAS to chip in for this, put the new arena somewhere in the SE near Stoney (like Glendale arena in Phoenix). Worthless land that can be given away. Don't give away lucrative land like West/East village.
|
-Coyotes are likely moving from Glendale, to somewhere else in Phoenix, given the terrible proximity to anything.
- Lucrative land with the right developer. They've lined up for the past 2 decades and all fallen short when its time to put money down, not just pretty drawings (and Canals, just like Amsterdam!) on the East Village.
- West Village has had two car lots on it and a now shell of a building once a bus station, for the past 30+ years. Oh, and it has contaminated soil that has to be cleaned up. Lucrative indeed.