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Originally Posted by upperloge77
I don't have exact measurements, but I'd honestly say why not look at putting the football stadium smack dab in the middle of the stampede grounds and replacing the chuckwagon grandstand. From what I can gather about infield dimensions, the chuckwagon/infield would fit in the width of a cfl field. Keep the endzones open and you have a 33,000-35,000 stadium for the Rangeland Derby.
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Fun fact, the original 1988 Olympic Bid put the speedskating oval in the middle of the Stampede Park infield.
That would have been an ugly disaster in my eyes. Thank goodness Dr. Jackson come up with a plan for a covered oval at the UofC.
(another fun fact: the original bid in 1980 designed that hockey venue as the Olympic Coliseum which only had international sized ice and I believe it was to be located in the Firestone Park area. The location bounced around a few places after the games were awarded.)
