We had 15-20k people show up for it back in 1991. . . hate to see the facility like that. At least they found some use for it.
Not a bad use for the Silverdome. I always thought it would be a cool paintball arena, but this works.
It would be cool if Red Bull helped you repair broken down old stadiums, along with giving you wings.
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I don't support finding stadiums with tax revenue. That thing was only used for 30 years and then left to rot.
Meanwhile, the Roman Colosseum is still hosting events 1,900 years after it was built.
Colosseum construction was financed by sacking the temple in Jerusalem and hasn't been used as intended for ~1400 years.
But it has been used for various purposes over the centuries. And even if it wasn't used for the past 1,400 years, that still means that it was in use for about 500. Romans built stuff to last. If there was the political will to do it in Italy, it could be restored to exactly how it was in 80 AD and be used again today.
Mainly pointing out that it's a very bad example of "not taxpayer financed" (and this comment about political will here backs that up too) but I'd also bet there's no chance it could be restored to a working amphitheater.
I'm pretty sure the Colosseum no longer hosts sporting events. It doesn't even have a floor anymore.
However, some of the other Roman arenas in the Mediterranean region still host events. I've visited the one in Nîmes, France, which is still used for concerts and bullfighting.
Wait why did they fill the arena up with statues? Or w/e those stone things are...
Do you mean where the floor was? Those are walls of the (formerly) underground passages and rooms.
IIRC, they kept the animals (and the people who had to fight them) in those subterranean passages.
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Lot of memories there.
Never really been interested in BMX, but after watching that video, I have a LOT more respect for those athletes and what they can do on their bikes. Damn!
I remember going to Piston games there, when they had that giant blue curtain covering up half the stadium. Some nights you could go for free if you brought in an empty can of coffee.
See the big chunk of concrete in the seating area he does tricks against? That looks like its' fallen from an overhead support. All the other stuff is easily fixed, but if the superstructure has sustained damage, it'd be hard to make a financial case for restoration.