You can polish a turd but it's still a turd.
The turd broke ground in December 1959.Opened the doors October 23, 1962!
Has been renovated in 1986 and 2003. So now can add 2021 to the list.
Posted 24 November 2021 - 12:00 PM
You can polish a turd but it's still a turd.
The turd broke ground in December 1959.Opened the doors October 23, 1962!
Has been renovated in 1986 and 2003. So now can add 2021 to the list.
John Keegan, a renowned British military historian, has called World War II the greatest single event in the history of mankind. - Tom Brokaw, NBC special correspondent and author of "The Greatest Generation"
Posted 24 November 2021 - 12:08 PM
I don't love the solution... but after 20 years of false starts, something is better than nothing.
It will be a significant improvement, and that improvement needed to happen. I also like that they can get it done in a year.
Posted 24 November 2021 - 01:48 PM
Posted 24 November 2021 - 04:47 PM
The real estate it sits on is probably 10x more valuable than the building, thanks to its central location and adjacent to both the metro rail and light rail stops. Demo it and you'd probably have developers pitching all sorts of projects to do there; then you can go find a larger, cheaper parcel to build a sports/entertainment arena on and have a facility that has the space and feel of something that belongs in the 21st century. But it just goes to show you can never underestimate the willingness of people to throw good money after bad.
Posted 24 November 2021 - 07:01 PM
The real estate it sits on is probably 10x more valuable than the building, thanks to its central location and adjacent to both the metro rail and light rail stops. Demo it and you'd probably have developers pitching all sorts of projects to do there; then you can go find a larger, cheaper parcel to build a sports/entertainment arena on and have a facility that has the space and feel of something that belongs in the 21st century. But it just goes to show you can never underestimate the willingness of people to throw good money after bad.
Posted 24 November 2021 - 07:55 PM
Posted 24 November 2021 - 08:53 PM
Taxpayers not footing the bill for this is a great thing. Some rich people wanna upgrade the building, good for them.
Keep in mind, they'll be the ones keeping all those profits we heard about the place making for the City. Nothing is ever free.
Posted 24 November 2021 - 11:24 PM
Keep in mind, they'll be the ones keeping all those profits we heard about the place making for the City. Nothing is ever free.
Posted 25 November 2021 - 07:23 AM
Keep in mind, they'll be the ones keeping all those profits we heard about the place making for the City. Nothing is ever free.
Posted 25 November 2021 - 11:02 AM
The real estate it sits on is probably 10x more valuable than the building, thanks to its central location and adjacent to both the metro rail and light rail stops. Demo it and you'd probably have developers pitching all sorts of projects to do there; then you can go find a larger, cheaper parcel to build a sports/entertainment arena on and have a facility that has the space and feel of something that belongs in the 21st century. But it just goes to show you can never underestimate the willingness of people to throw good money after bad.
The time to do this (I agree 100% btw) would’ve been when the University of Maryland was expanding the Medical Center Campus (also the law school, come to think of it) the past 20 or so years. Basically, make the State of Maryland pay the city to take down the arena, and then go build it on cheaper land.
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