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Originally Posted by DoubleK
I would hope that the Flames don't build a rink in Cochrane. I think that's the analogy you were trying to draw.
As for the facilities themselves they are quite nice. Saying that they are awful is factually incorrect.
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It's about a dozen chain restaurants and a giant movie theatre. Similar concepts were built in many American cities (Houston, Dallas, Nashville are ones I can think of) with no connection to an arena.
It caters to tourists vs, citizens and requires massive space, parking etc. IMO it's nice in a way if you think giant new shopping malls are nice. But you could plop an area like that downtown (which no one would because of its giant footprint) and you would still get limited use.
I thought Calgary was looking for more of an urban space, that incorporates multi use facilities (residential, parks, shopping, gathering places etc.). The Glendale concept screams white elephant in today's world.