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Originally Posted by elly63
I don't think that is necessarily true but there are far better solutions than, as you said, warehouses like Fargodome.
Canada really does need another all weather year round stadium. We have three and only one is capable of being used to it's full utility (BC Place). Montreal has its roof issues and SkyDome is basically baseball only. We can do better than that situation without having to go to NFL price levels.
I still say the combo fieldhouse/stadium is the way to go for Calgary, each has a need to be filled. People got all caught up in some early concept drawings, they didn't like. They should look at the early idea for Mosaic Stadium, not too similar to the final result.
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What is the real point of a domed stadium, though? The CFL and MLS seasons end before it gets truly too cold to be outside. The one MLB team here has a dome, so that's fine. I guess the NFL needs a dome if it's going to play in Canada right through January, but that is not on the horizon at all.
If Calgary gets a domed stadium, what will it use it for from November to June? You can hold track and field events in a much more modest fieldhouse without spending hundreds of millions on a roof for a stadium. The other stuff like car shows and home shows can just be held at a convention centre.
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