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Originally Posted by CroFlames
I wish they could just take a carbon copy of LA Live and plop in down in either downtown CGY or where the current Saddledome is.
Nice modern arena, a plaza, a convention center, hotel and surrounded by restaurants. Easy peasy.
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
I was just in Glendale for the Coyotes/LA game. I'd settle for the Westgate Entertainment District.
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The problem with these concepts is sustainability. To keep these venues sustainable you need constant traffic. LA has 250 events and 4 million people visit their complex. That steady flow of customers keeps that district viable. Glendale is not quite so fortunate. On game nights that area is great. On other nights, its a ghost town. City of Glendale is not seeing the revenues they had hoped which is why they renegotiated the management contract for the arena. That district is not holding its own because of its horrible location and lack of traffic on non-event nights. It also gets crushed for concert events because of the number of other facilities available for this purpose. So when you wish for something like this you need to understand how this is going to be made sustainable.
To me, this is why the field house plays a major role in the development. You may not get the 10s of thousands of people every night but it guarantees foot traffic each and every night when the major events are not taking place. That constant traffic is what will make the district viable in the long term. That is the difference between a LA district and a Glendale district.