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Originally Posted by James Owen
There are several problems with that idea of planting a new stadium on the Coca-Cola site:
- Not enough space to accommodate a large stadium along with the infrastructure necessary as the property is extremely landlocked.
- An active railroad line cuts right between the Fairgrounds and the Coke property. Removing and rerouting it would be cost prohibitive since the tracks are privately owned and maintained by the railroad operator.
- Southern Ave & Hollywood St would have to be widened, but right-of-way would need to be acquired to make that possible with traffic already a nightmare as it is on game days.
IMO, I think the old Coke property will likely be used for some kind of residential/mixed use development down the road as part of a longer-term plan for the Fairgrounds area along with what had already been proposed by the city. |
That's interesting especially since u have a current stadium adjacent to that property that has been functional for years with the rr at southern