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Super Bowl City Closed After Reaching Maximum Capacity
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Super-Bowl-City-Closed-Reaches-Maximum-Capacity-SFPD-367900611.html ^ | 2/5 | Terry McSweeney and Kristofer Noceda

Posted on 02/06/2016 11:50:51 AM PST by nickcarraway

Friday night's program featured a fireworks show and a One Republic concert.

San Francisco police turned away thousands of people from Super Bowl City late Friday when the event reached maximum capacity.

The popular free event along the Embarcadero on Friday night drew a crush of visitors and NFL fans looking to soak up the excitement over Super Bowl weekend. The night was headlined by a fireworks show and a performance from One Republic.

An officer patrolling Super Bowl City estimated at least 15,000 people inside the event late Friday.

Many who planned to attend the event were disappointed when police turned them away.

"I was bummed out," said Norris Rivers, who came from Stockton. "It didn't work out, but we're here having fun." Some people took Friday's early closure in stride.

"For safety reasons you have to limit the number of people," said Sia Langi, a San Francisco resident. "But there is another night tomorrow."

Super Bowl City resumes Saturday and pop star Alicia Keys is scheduled to perform in the evening.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: keepowt; nfl; santaclara
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Why? Cause Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, Grant, and especially Benjamin.


21 posted on 02/06/2016 12:38:50 PM PST by Rebelbase (Best election ever. Sick of it already, but best election ever.)
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To: boycott
The Mythical Invasion of the Superbowl Hookers

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22 posted on 02/06/2016 12:41:08 PM PST by Company Man (Try to remember, when Free Republic wasn't infested with Mobys and paid operatives.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Because the NFL excels at spectacle. All NFL games have more pomp and celebration than they truly deserve. The commercials are really Apple’s fault, they’re the ones who put a commercial in the SB they never put anywhere else (except of course it gets played in any show about SB commercials) and turned it into a venue. Of course with those ratings advertisers do want to put their best foot forward, but Apple blew it up.


23 posted on 02/06/2016 12:42:13 PM PST by discostu (This is a different kind of flying... all together.)
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To: Company Man

It’s about the money. These few groups makes millions off taxpayers and donations.


24 posted on 02/06/2016 12:45:42 PM PST by boycott (--)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

It is kinda funny. When they had the first Super Bowl in the Detroit area, Pontiac. Went for a late night service call for one of the downtiwn Pontiac banks. Usually a very boring trip. Well you would not believe the parade of cars driving down the main boulevard. And/or the woman sitting on them. Kept wondering to myself, do they even know where they are ?


25 posted on 02/06/2016 12:51:08 PM PST by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

I was in Superbowl City last weekend for business.
Someone would have to pay ME $1000 to go again.


26 posted on 02/06/2016 12:57:43 PM PST by Zathras
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To: DoughtyOne

NFL was brilliant to give us an annual spectacle to break up the mid-winter blues and blahs


27 posted on 02/06/2016 1:01:39 PM PST by WilliamIII
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To: Kirkwood

Good point. Doesn’t bother me a bit.


28 posted on 02/06/2016 1:14:08 PM PST by DoughtyOne (the Free Republic Caucus: what FReepers are thinking, 100s or 1000s of them. It's up to you.)
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To: Alberta's Child; Kirkwood

Another good point.

These are all the same types of events though. I wouldn’t consider Mardi Gra to be an “all American activity”, but it actually is another American event that folks celebrate en mas.

It’s a social gathering of people from all over. It’s great.

It’s the American culture on parade. We should relish all these things.


29 posted on 02/06/2016 1:16:32 PM PST by DoughtyOne (the Free Republic Caucus: what FReepers are thinking, 100s or 1000s of them. It's up to you.)
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To: WilliamIII

Works for me.

I have been informed there are other even bigger events, and those are great too.

We should celebrate these manifestations of American culture.

Rub in in some people’s faces, if you catch my drift.


30 posted on 02/06/2016 1:17:35 PM PST by DoughtyOne (the Free Republic Caucus: what FReepers are thinking, 100s or 1000s of them. It's up to you.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
When I was a kid, Christmas didn't start until after Thanksgiving and Halloween was one-night for kids to go Trick or Treating."

IOW, follow the $$$.

31 posted on 02/06/2016 1:18:18 PM PST by lonestar (It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)
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To: nickcarraway

Maybe 0bama will shout it from the rooftops to the Muzlum community much like he telegraphs our military moves to them.


32 posted on 02/06/2016 1:32:52 PM PST by CincyRichieRich (We are being Gaslighted.)
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To: WilliamIII

It is good timing isn’t it?
Just like Nascar having Daytona in February too.


33 posted on 02/06/2016 1:34:57 PM PST by nascarnation
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To: Red Badger

When they had it in Indianapolis in February 4 yrs ago they had a lotta hoopla, but it was mostly indoors at the convention center which is really big. Also other indoor venues in town.

I assume if they ever did it at Lambeau, the hoopla would be in Milwaukee?


34 posted on 02/06/2016 1:38:01 PM PST by nascarnation
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To: Red Badger; nascarnation

That will never happen They had a Super Bowl in Detroit, but that was in a dome, and they weren’t eager to repeat it.


35 posted on 02/06/2016 1:54:12 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Red Badger; nascarnation

Plus, Green Bay is not a good destination to attract people.


36 posted on 02/06/2016 1:54:45 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

They did have another Super Bowl in Detroit, at Ford Field.


37 posted on 02/06/2016 1:56:50 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: nickcarraway

Actually Indianapolis SB was considered to be quite a success and I expect the 2018 SB in Minneapolis to be equally so.


38 posted on 02/06/2016 1:58:45 PM PST by nascarnation
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To: dfwgator

25 Years later.


39 posted on 02/06/2016 1:59:39 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nascarnation

Who wants to travel to Minnesota in late January or early February.?


40 posted on 02/06/2016 2:00:16 PM PST by nickcarraway
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