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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
With the right partnerships, investment and development plan you can build a pretty sweet entertainment district pretty much anywhere. To hope that happens organically around new arena could be risky. A big advantage of an established area with existing amenities is that patronage for businesses is not solely reliant on game night.
Will businesses want to be part of a development if the arena is only active half the year (42 Flames games, a few dozen concerts, 40-ish Hitmen/Roughnecks games and a few other events throughout the year)?
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100% this. Especially true for Calgary and the winter when most hockey games will be held.