Posted on 02/13/2022 10:48:24 AM PST by RandFan
A football stadium should never have an art collection, like Jerry World does.
Nothing wrong with Marching Bands, neither.
Yes, exactly. Me too.
Did jaguar john Arnette or “hop a long” Cassidy come too. My memory only goes back that far.
I’m no talking about room. I’m taking about what they paid.
Can’t speak for you. But I’ve grown very weary of politicians making deals, most of the time in secret, on behalf of the residents.
And then the residents have to deal with their taxes going through the roof to pay for the infrastructure upgrades needed, that they had no say in and the company/team/whatever is relieved of all those bills and gets generous tax relief for some time.
Too understated. This is the NFL. It’s gotta be a SHOW. Pretty soon they’re gonna launch actual space ships from the stadium.
Flobble-de-flee!
“Did jaguar john Arnette or “hop a long” Cassidy come too. My memory only goes back that far.”
I don’t know. Now I want to look it up.
The problem is that they are trying to appeal to the billionaires who would buy all those suites. So it's no longer about Joe Six Pack.
i can remember when i worked on a production hoist in Inglewood...there was a very large oilfield right next to The Forum...that was in 1972 ..no idea if the oilfield is still there in some shape or form
I looked at the 45 roster. Does not seem so. Only player I recall on that roster was Bob Waterfield, the QB.
My bad, I said Hopalong when I meant Crazy legs Hirsch. He started in 46 with the Rams.
I clicked on the link and there was no pay wall.
“The problem is that they are trying to appeal to the billionaires who would buy all those suites. So it’s no longer about Joe Six Pack.”
Yep. Sport is now about wealthy people, not Joe American. The cheering Joe Americans are for effect.
Your guarantee isn’t worth sh*t. Kroenke bought the land and paid for the stadium.
The cost to the taxpayer was minimal.
Over the last decade the economy improved and crime fell, making Inglewood attractive to outside development.
The claim is as the economy improved crime went down. Is this what happened in this order?
If crime did go down with investment there must have been an effort to reduce crime first. Businesses don't invest in crime-ridden neighborhoods and people don't move into crime-ridden neighborhoods. Gentrification only succeeds if crime is reduced.
This article has all the earmarks of a narrative; that investing millions in minority communities will turn things around. I have a nagging feeling something is being left out; namely, was there an effort to reduce crime to make Inglewood safe for people and businesses before the turn-around began?
Yeah, people act like a new stadium would bring a slum out of
poverty. As if...
I remember going to a Dallas Cowboys game in 1966.
There seemed to be slums right up to the stadium doorstep.
“And then the residents have to deal with their taxes going through the roof to pay for the infrastructure upgrades needed, that they had no say in and the company/team/whatever is relieved of all those bills and gets generous tax relief for some time.”
I wish some company would pay the fee and name the stadium “Taxpayer’s Stadium”. The sad part is the press and TV would bury the name.
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