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LA is the only logical choice. This city is built for the olympics and a major chunk of our olympians are developed here. Perfect climate, topography, sports culture. Most of the existing venues are already here. It's a no brainer really.
As much as I hate to admit that I agree with this....I agree with this. Not that we should let them rape developing countries (Russia, UK, Canada, China, and Italy aren't "developing"...)...but I simply don't think it is worth the expense. Too much seems to be put on creating a lavish show....which is nice...but ultimately unnecessary IMO. The venues don't need to be *nice* or new...just safe.
Oh I agree with it, it's not the financial windfall it once was, most cities cannot handle the disruption which is more noticeable unlike the winter olympics where events are in the mountains.
I think IOC knows their future is tied to a strong partnership with the United States, put it in DC for a change n make Uncle Sam pay for it.
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I'd love to see it in Boston. It'd be perfect to develop the Olympic Village on the South Boston Waterfront, plus it'd definitely give the city to expand the subway system. Having rowing competitions on the Charles River would be super picturesque too.
Maybe they could build a nice mixed use/NFL stadium for the Patriots in the city like they were trying to do in the Southie Waterfront in the late 90's. Foxboro is kind of lame, location and amenity wise.
I have mixed feelings on Boston hosting, but there was an article in the Boston Globe today and the potential sites seem reasonable. Nothings official but some ideas were:
Olympic Village at the Bayside EXPO center. Use as dorms for UmassBoston after
Olympic Stadium on a collection of neighboring sites in Southie, off 93. Use for concerts and/or Revolution (soccer) stadium after
Media center at convention center, or new site in Seaport.
Indoor events at Harvard site in Allston.
TD Garden for Basketball
Boston Common for Beach Volleyball
Charles River for rowing (this wasn't mentioned but seems obvious)
Gillette Stadium for Soccer (this was the only site mentioned that's outside Boston)
Franklin Park for Equestrian events
This was really just the musings of the journalist, but I think at least some of these would be likely. Umass Boston has been talking about becoming less of a commuter school, so using the Olympic village seems like a good idea. I don't know about using the Olympic Stadium for the Revs though. The Revs need about a 20,000 person stadium, and Olympic stadiums are much larger. They would end up playing in an oversized stadium, which is a major complaint about Gillette.
I do not know much about LA, SF, or DCs plans but would love to if anyone wants to share.
I have mixed feelings on Boston hosting, but there was an article in the Boston Globe today and the potential sites seem reasonable. Nothings official but some ideas were:
Olympic Village at the Bayside EXPO center. Use as dorms for UmassBoston after
Olympic Stadium on a collection of neighboring sites in Southie, off 93. Use for concerts and/or Revolution (soccer) stadium after
Media center at convention center, or new site in Seaport.
Indoor events at Harvard site in Allston.
TD Garden for Basketball
Boston Common for Beach Volleyball
Charles River for rowing (this wasn't mentioned but seems obvious)
Gillette Stadium for Soccer (this was the only site mentioned that's outside Boston)
Franklin Park for Equestrian events
This was really just the musings of the journalist, but I think at least some of these would be likely. Umass Boston has been talking about becoming less of a commuter school, so using the Olympic village seems like a good idea. I don't know about using the Olympic Stadium for the Revs though. The Revs need about a 20,000 person stadium, and Olympic stadiums are much larger. They would end up playing in an oversized stadium, which is a major complaint about Gillette.
I do not know much about LA, SF, or DCs plans but would love to if anyone wants to share.
Charles River cannot be used for Olympic rowing according to FISA Rules. Bridges and Current. They will probably use the course Worchester, MA.
Same reason why the Long Beach Marine Stadium (built for the 1932 Games) can not be used. Olympic Training Center in Otay Mesa (near San Diego) would probably be used
DC will probably use the Occaquan Reservior, San Francisco will probably use Lake Natoma (which may also be a site for LA)
Charles River cannot be used for Olympic rowing according to FISA Rules. Bridges and Current. They will probably use the course Worchester, MA.
Same reason why the Long Beach Marine Stadium (built for the 1932 Games) can not be used. Olympic Training Center in Otay Mesa (near San Diego) would probably be used
DC will probably use the Occaquan Reservior, San Francisco will probably use Lake Natoma (which may also be a site for LA)
Thanks for the info. I had no idea. Any idea what locations might be used for sailing near these cities?
It would be kinda weird to use some of the facilities built for the '84 olympics for another olympics 40 years later, huh?
Actually a lot of the facilities that L.A. is planning on using were built (or completely redone) after the '84 Olympics, including:
Staples Center -- Indoor Volleyball, Artistic Gymnastics
Galen Center -- Boxing
Pauley Pavilion (completely revamped 2 years ago) -- Basketball
Nokia Theatre -- Fencing
Farmers Field (Planned) -- Basketball
Walt Disney Concert Hall -- Taekwondo
L.A. Memorial Coliseum (Complete Revamp by 2024) -- Track & Field
L.A. River -- Canoe & Kayak Slalom
StubHub Track Center -- Field Hockey
StubHub Tennis Center -- Tennis
StubHub Soccer Stadium -- Soccer, Rugby
So, it wouldn't really be "1984 part 2", and it's actually good that there isn't a lot of construction needed.
So, it wouldn't really be "1984 part 2", and it's actually good that there isn't a lot of construction needed.
I agree that the less construction needed the better. The US doesn't want to make the mistake of building white elephants like the World Cup stadium in Manaus. If new construction is needed I think there needs to be a clear plan what it would be used for after.
That being said, LA would be my last choice only because they hosted twice already. Both LA olympics were a success, and I think that LA would be a great location. However, there are so many other eligable cities in the US that haven't had a chance, I think it makes sense to spread it around. It's one thing when cities like Tokyo or London host it more than once, because they are the clear primate city in their country, but the US has lots of cities that deserve the Olympics (including SF, DC, Bos) so I'd rather see it go somewhere else.
I definitely agree that these are 4 good options though. It should come down to whoever has the best plan.
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