I was there in 1984, and they did a fine job. They also did it on the cheap. That doesn’t mean they will do a fine job again, but it shows that it can be done.
Having all the Commie countries boycott probably helped keep the costs low, as well.
most of the facilities are already in place and don’t need to be built rather refurbished...the huge cost today they didn’t have to deal with in 1984 is security...
i’ve been to the Olympics four times including LA, and had a blast at all, though Atlanta was over the top with the commercialism and everyone trying to make a buck...
I was there, too. During the Olympics, the rush hour traffic jams disappeared and commuters could drive at normal speeds--a very pleasant surprise, as we had feared that the Olympics would bring massive traffic and gridlock.
But the Olympics will be not be held in and organized by the Los Angeles of 1984.
LA in 1984 wasn’t a Mexicanized city, California wasn’t a suicidal economic basket case, and the white liberal elites didn’t have a complete strangehold on everything, either.
It’s going to be more like the Rio Olympics—venues barely slapped together in time, massive disorganization and corruption at all levels, and half the city in lockdown.