Sunday, February 03, 2019

Yes!!-----Super Bowl-Bound L.A. Rams Are Building the NFL's Most Expensive Stadium, Without Public Money - Hit & Run : Reason.com

Super Bowl-Bound L.A. Rams Are Building the NFL's Most Expensive Stadium, Without Public Money - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
  • There's no reason for taxpayers to finance athletic colosseums, and the Rams are providing a model for the next era of new stadiums.
"On Sunday evening, the Los Angeles Rams will battle the New England Patriots for National Football League supremacy—and they'll do in inside a brand new stadium in downtown Atlanta that cost Georgia taxpayers about $600 million to build (plus another $24 million for a useless pedestrian bridge nearby).
But back in Los Angeles, the Rams are demonstrating that it's possible to build a sporting cathedral without soaking the public with nine-figures of subsidies, taxpayer-funded bonds, or other corporate handouts.
The Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park figures to be the crown jewel of the NFL when it opens in 2020. 
...The entire footprint of the site is three times larger than Disneyland, and with estimated construction costs nearing $5 billion, it's likely to be the most expensive stadium in American history.
Most remarkable of all, it's being privately funded..."
Fascinating!
Read on!

No comments: