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Old 11-04-2013, 08:44 PM
 
Location: Denver/Atlanta
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On the following cities below, comment how you think it would go if the Summer Olympics came to each city and if you think it would work out or not. Success or Flop?

Chicago:
New York City:
Minneapolis/St. Paul:
Dallas/Ft. Worth:
San Francisco:
Miami:
Seattle:
Detroit:
Houston:
Boston:

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Old 11-04-2013, 09:17 PM
 
Location: Willowbend/Houston
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For Dallas and Houston, people would die of heat stroke.
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Old 11-04-2013, 09:42 PM
 
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Scale of 1-5 with 5 being a China successful and 1 being an Atlanta fail.

Chicago: 4
New York City: 5
Minneapolis/St. Paul: 2
Dallas/Ft. Worth: 3
San Francisco: 3
Miami: 1
Seattle: 3
Detroit: 1
Houston: 4
Boston 4
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Old 11-04-2013, 10:01 PM
 
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Scale of 1-5 with 5 being a China successful and 1 being an Atlanta fail.

Chicago: 4
New York City: 5
Minneapolis/St. Paul: 2
Dallas/Ft. Worth: 3
San Francisco: 3
Miami: 1
Seattle: 3
Detroit: 1
Houston: 4
Boston 4
Houston a 4, and SF a 3?
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Old 11-04-2013, 10:25 PM
 
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Well, if "New York City" were to ever host an Olympics I guarantee you most of the events and even lodging would wind up being in NJ. Kind of like the Super Bowl.
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Old 11-04-2013, 10:28 PM
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Location: Fort Worth
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Dallas/Ft. Worth:
Yeah, it's just not gonna happen with us.

We fought over events during the Super Bowl. Just imagine what it would be like for the Olympics...
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Old 11-04-2013, 11:01 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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I imagine for Detroit, it'd be great for the duration of the events and with the new construction generated to build the facilities, especially since there's so much room to pretty much build anything. But afterwards, the facilities would probably sit vacant and it'd just become another burden on the city unless enough businesses and residents move in (before, during, or after) to actually make the improvements useful.
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Old 11-05-2013, 02:37 PM
 
Location: Georgia
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Scale of 1-5 with 5 being a China successful and 1 being an Atlanta fail.

Chicago: 4
New York City: 5
Minneapolis/St. Paul: 2
Dallas/Ft. Worth: 3
San Francisco: 3
Miami: 1
Seattle: 3
Detroit: 1
Houston: 4
Boston 4
How was Atlanta a fail?
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Old 11-05-2013, 03:15 PM
 
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Houston a 4, and SF a 3?
I wear sweaters and sweatshirts in San Fran in July.
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Old 11-05-2013, 03:25 PM
 
Location: Houston
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Chicago: 4
New York City: 5
Minneapolis/St. Paul: 1
Dallas/Ft. Worth: 1
San Francisco: 5
Miami: 4
Seattle: 3
Detroit: 1
Houston: 1
Boston: 1

The Olympics in NYC or San Francisco would be amazing! I can't think of a greater way to showcase our country. The Olympics in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Detroit, Houston, and Boston would be boring. The Olympics in Chicago, Miami, or Seattle would be ok but nothing exciting.
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