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Originally Posted by jammer139
LOL! Grand Rapids! Having been thru GR a number of times and even stayed overnight once, I was not aware of their world famous aquarium, soccer field, amphitheater and zoo. Quite the tourist traps those are.  . |
So if you read my post you’d find out that they are just finishing building the 12,000 seat concert amphitheatre, currently building the 8500 seat soccer stadium for an MLS 2 team and considering the aquarium. I guess they don’t exist if you didn’t notice them? The fact is they are doing something to improve their city and London has looked to GR as a model before.
Amphitheatre
https://meetingsmags.com/michigan/mi_news/grand-rapids-amphitheater-on-track-for-2026/
Stadium
https://www.grandaction.org/current-projects/amway-stadium
Aquarium
https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/...-waterfront-aquarium.html?outputType=amp
Having more residential downtown is great but it’s not everything. Tourism and conventions are big business and support restaurants, retail, hotels and a healthy downtown.