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Originally Posted by GullFoss
It's not that arenas don't last. It’s 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 The saddledome isn't "old" so much as it's "outdated”
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I think you’re misunderstanding the primary issue with the Dome. It’s not so much “old” as it is “temporarily defying gravity”. Literally speaking, it won’t last.
Now that’s not to say that the roof is about to collapse any time soon, but without significant and very expensive mitigation, the rate of deterioration will continue to accelerate. Frankly, I’d be very surprised if it was still open to the public beyond its 50th birthday.