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Ghost Stadiums
Saw this story and thought it was cool.
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FINALLY! The wait is over.
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Politically Incorrect
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Teams should be FORCED to tear down those blighted old stadiums as part of the deal when they first build.
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Yep, the Astrodome still stands right next to NRG Stadium in Houston. On one hand it is cool to see up close, on the other, it is just sitting empty and deteriorating. It really needs to come down.
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The Astrodome was the coolest place I ever watched a game back in the day. It was pretty posh. It is amazing how far stadiums have come now.
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There's plans underway to save Kemper Arena for youth sports in the old stockyards in KC. Municipal Auditorium in Downtown KC has amazing history. It's hosted more NCAA final fours than any other building. And it's a beautiful art deco structure. Just an amazing place.
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Stay down bitch!
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They all still look better than where the Raiders play.
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Now you've pissed me off!
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In the same vein, images of former Olympic venues.
http://www.businessinsider.com/aband...into-disuse-33
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Down with Nino Brown
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I look at the Silverdome and see so much waste. That filed turf could have been torn up and used for nice youth field somewhere and all those seats could have been reused for something else. I had to see usable things like that wasted.
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I read 5 or 10 years ago that the Silverdome was sold at auction to a small company for $200,000. Then when they realized that it was going to cost them many millions in commercial taxes and maintenance they defaulted and filed bankruptcy. They couldn't even afford to demo it.
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When I was a kid-Arrowhead was a Ghost stadium.
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I though the Astrodome was owned by Joel Osteen. Guess not.
It is a shame how these places look. What will Sochi and the Olympic areas of China and Brazil look in 10 years?
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