joe cipale

This is all well and good, but the glass/brick monstrosity known as Memorial
Coliseum will remain as it is right now: An unused glass house that is
hoisted as a 'shrine' to a long lost 'Blazers Era'. It serves no real
purpose, other than being a drain on the tax rolls (do they even collect
taxes on it?).

Tear the damn thing down and build the baseball stadium in its place and make
the Rose Garden part of a entertainment district like most other major
metropolitan cities have done.

Joe

On Tuesday 07 July 2009 11:31, Jonathan Maus wrote:
> Hey race fans,
>
> Just wanted to bring your attention to Steve Brown's latest effort/
> idea to get a velodrome build in Portland.
>
> Here's a report (and a concept drawing of how a track would look
> inside Mem. Coliseum):
>
> http://bit.ly/17QCBH
>
> This is a real idea that I personally think has a lot of upside (for a
> variety of reasons). With a lot of support from Portlanders, there
> might just be a way to fit a velodrome into upcoming Rose Quarter
> redevelopment plans. stay tuned...
>
> --Jonathan
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