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...carnival moves on: Incredible photos show the decaying former Olympic sites across the world...
Daily Mail ^ | 8. | LUCY MAE BEERS

Posted on 08/09/2016 8:07:52 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

As the Rio Olympics kicks off, eeire photographs of the sites of past Olympics games have been revealed In Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, bobsled from 1984 Games was vandalised and is used by mountain bikers There are similar site in Athens, Greece, with a swimming pool in the 2004 Olympic Village filled with brown water In Germany, the site of the 1936 Games, the windows at the athletes village have been boarded up with timber

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To: DUMBGRUNT

Your tax dollars at work.


41 posted on 08/09/2016 8:28:33 AM PDT by SkyDancer ("They Say That Nobody's Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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To: DUMBGRUNT

The construction from 1936 seems to have held up
fairly well.

In the future archeologists will wonder at the remaining
concrete structures and make wild guesses as to their
meanings and use. Perhaps for some kind of games or
religious ceremonies?

Really some of them, like the flag poles and such are
quite sculptural just by themselves.


42 posted on 08/09/2016 8:29:17 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: 2big2fail
I’m for moving it back to Greece. For perpetuity. It would be a huge shot in the arm for the Greek economy

And if that doesn't work, they can start selling some of their islands.

43 posted on 08/09/2016 8:30:57 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (Looks like it's pretty hairy.)
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To: dfwgator

Or we could go back to the original events that they had in 700 BC. If all the athletes were naked, then it couldn’t be shown on television.

This would solve many problems, but I’m sure there would be many objections...


44 posted on 08/09/2016 8:31:11 AM PDT by proxy_user
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To: Disambiguator
The Winter Olympic facilities at Park City, Utah are still being used for training and are in fine condition. That’s probably one of the exceptions.

Yup. the University of Utah still uses the stadium for football games and the athlete housing for student dorms. Skating rinks still doing great business across Salt Lake City.

45 posted on 08/09/2016 8:32:31 AM PDT by Hoffer Rand (Bear His image. Bring His message. Be the Church.)
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To: T-Bone Texan
The social aspect of that war was Democracy versus the closest approach to a nobility America ever experienced. The mob won.

The economic aspect of that war was capitalism versus an agrarian society.

The political aspect of that war was union versus fragmentation.

46 posted on 08/09/2016 8:34:39 AM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS
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To: Vigilanteman; dfwgator

It would seem that with a little foresight (and probably a whole lot less corruption), the Olympic exercise could be turned to the host country’s advantage (somewhat?).

Too bad corruption reigns supreme here, there and, apparently, everywhere.


47 posted on 08/09/2016 8:35:04 AM PDT by MarDav
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To: DUMBGRUNT

I live near Atlanta, where the Olympics were held 20 years ago. We’ve actually made great use of the Olympic facilities here.

I assume most Olympic venues become useless or under-utilized after a few years. Not so in Atlanta, which is good. :-)


48 posted on 08/09/2016 8:41:21 AM PDT by Theo (No tagline for now.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Brazil got to the decaying stage before the Olympics even started.


49 posted on 08/09/2016 8:41:21 AM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: Disambiguator

Lake Placid is also well kept-—and beautiful.

The many pics shown are primarily of four sites———doesn’t really prove anything.

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50 posted on 08/09/2016 8:41:59 AM PDT by Mears
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To: AEMILIUS PAULUS

“The social aspect of that war was Democracy versus the closest approach to a nobility America ever experienced. The mob won.
The economic aspect of that war was capitalism versus an agrarian society.

The political aspect of that war was union versus fragmentation.”

You forgot the 800-pound-gorilla-in-the-room aspect — human slavery. The good guys won.


51 posted on 08/09/2016 8:42:04 AM PDT by sagar
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To: Disambiguator

Calgary’s Olympic facilities are all still in use, though the Flames want a newer rink rather than the ‘old’ Saddledome. Calgary is also the Winter Olympic training centre for Canadian athletes, so all the ‘88 Olympic sites are still in use.


52 posted on 08/09/2016 8:42:59 AM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind but now I see...)
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To: Gamecock

Hosting the Olympics is always an economic disaster. There is no reason not to use the venues long after. Why can’t the stadiums be used by professional sports or give them to the local high schools or colleges? Same with the swimming pools or turn them into city run public pools. Let a hotel chain buy out the dorms and charge extra to stay in the Gold Medal rooms. Huge parking lots should be a cinch to sale to developers since the land has already been leveled. Bottom line, it’s ridiculous not to continue to use them or set up permanent ones as you said. Ack, but then you’d have complaints about the home field advantage.


53 posted on 08/09/2016 8:47:15 AM PDT by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: sagar
Slavery is a common associate with a peoples rise to greatness. Post Civil War we were protected by the oceans which allowed us to develop without interference. Socially and spiritually we have deteriorated gradually since the mob won in 1865. I have never met one person who lost one meal or one nights sleep over negro chattel slavery or post Civil War segregation. Slavery has become a playground for hypocrisy.
54 posted on 08/09/2016 8:50:28 AM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Brazil’s $3 billion World Cup stadiums are becoming white elephants a year later

http://www.businessinsider.com/brazil-world-cup-stadiums-one-year-later-2015-5


55 posted on 08/09/2016 8:50:30 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: the_Watchman
The ski jump in Oslo from the 1952 Winter Olympics is still in use.

So is the one in Sapporo, Japan. Personally I think you'd have to be nuts to use it, but I guess you have to learn somewhere. I did see a couple of interesting wipe-outs there.

Permanent facilities, yes, in Greece would be nice if that country weren't already using the existing facilities to house refugees/immigrants/invaders. What a waste. Greek tourism could benefit greatly, and it needs it.

Winter Olympics, well, we found out what happens if we try to run it in a place (coughcoughSOCHIcoughcough) that doesn't have reliable snowfall. Oslo, though...maybe that's the right venue. I'll leave that for discussion.

56 posted on 08/09/2016 8:50:32 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: bgill

Big facilities have big maintenance and utility costs.
As you say, not all “gifts” are valuable.


57 posted on 08/09/2016 8:50:46 AM PDT by nascarnation
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To: AlaskaErik
Brazil got to the decaying stage before the Olympics even started.

BINGO!!! We have a winner!!!

Two thumbs up!!!

58 posted on 08/09/2016 8:52:33 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (Looks like it's pretty hairy.)
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To: AEMILIUS PAULUS

” I have never met one person who lost one meal or one nights sleep over negro chattel slavery or post Civil War segregation. “

Except for those slaves that were being traded like cattle, breaking up families. I am sure the owners never lost any sleep. Sort of like today’s Democratic party where the same descendants of slaves are in quasi slavery and the Democratic overlords (like in the good ole days) keeping a watchful eye over them.


59 posted on 08/09/2016 8:53:38 AM PDT by sagar
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To: proxy_user
Or we could go back to the original events that they had in 700 BC. If all the athletes were naked, then it couldn’t be shown on television.

Brilliant! Then we wouldn't have American muzzy athletes badmouthing the US. Also, it'd have to be pay per view and the rest of us wouldn't have our regular programs interrupted.

60 posted on 08/09/2016 8:54:44 AM PDT by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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