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Originally Posted by GullFoss
It's not that arenas don't last. Its that arena design and arena revenue drivers fundamentally changed shortly after the saddledome was constructed in 1983. The saddledome isn't "old" so much as it's "outdated."
The revolutionary change in arena design occured in the late-1980s and early-1990s. It was centered around the luxury box and club seats.
An NHL arena built in 1995 could end up lasting 60+ years. But the saddledome was basically outdated within 10-20 years of construction.
The City of Calgary did a renovation of the saddledome in 1994 when the saddledome was just 10-years old...just to add luxury boxes and help keep the flames viable. And by 2004, that bandaid of a renovation was running on borrowed time.
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I mean, you're not wrong....except for the whole 'roof falling down' bit.
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