 Los
Angeles Stadium
Los
Angeles, CA
For more than a decade the second largest city
in the United States, Los Angeles, has been without a NFL team.
Professional football in Los Angeles dates back to 1946 when the
Rams moved from Cleveland to the city and the Los Angeles
Coliseum. The city was home to two NFL franchises after the
Oakland Raiders moved to Los Angeles for the 1982 season. However,
both franchises relocated after the 1994 season, the Raiders back
to Oakland and the Rams to St. Louis. In 1995, professional
football almost returned to the city when the Seattle Seahawks
announced they planned to move to Los Angeles. The NFL blocked
this move and the Seahawks remained in Seattle. In the late 1990s
a group of investors tried to get the NFL to expand to city but
failed when the league's 32nd franchise was awarded to Houston.
Since then, numerous groups have tried to lure a NFL team to the
city and have proposed stadiums in Anaheim, Irwindale, Inglewood,
Carson, at the Rose Bowl and the Los Angeles Coliseum. None of
these efforts have succeeded.
In April 2008 developer Edward
P. Roski Jr., part owner of the Los Angeles Lakers and Kings,
announced plans to build a NFL stadium 20 miles east of Los
Angeles. This plan calls for a 75,000 seat stadium to be
constructed on a 600 acre site at the intersection of the 57 and
60 freeways. No public money would be spent for constructing the
$800 million stadium. The cost of construction is $400 million
lower than what it would normally cost because two-thirds of the
stadium would be built into a hillside, therefore it using less
steel and concrete. Construction would not begin until a team
agrees to move to Los Angeles. Environmental studies have already been
completed at the site allowing for possible construction to begin
if a team were to commit to moving. Teams that could
possibly move include the Minnesota Vikings or the San Diego Chargers. However, no discussions on any team's
relocation have been discussed.
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FACTS & FIGURES |
-Tenant: TBD
-Capacity: 75,000
-Surface: Grass
-Opening: TBD
-Naming Rights: TBD
-Architect: TBD
-Cost:
TBD
-Public Financing: 0%
-Private Financing: 100%naming rights
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49ers
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Candlestick Park
Poster
by Mike Smith
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The earliest the stadium
could open is in Fall 2012. It is designed to seat 75,000 fans and
expandable to 80,000 for future Super Bowl games. The stadium would use
the latest in environmental technology, creating a new stadium for NFL
stadiums. It would feature all the modern amenities that current NFL
stadiums have including 11,000 club seats, 175 luxury suites, a team
store, restaurant and a NFL attraction. Furthermore, the stadium would
be surrounded by retail and offices. Throughout 2009 the stadium project
has overcome several hurdles. The City of Industry city council approved
environmental impact in February. However, neighboring cities of Diamond
Bar and Walnut expressed noise, traffic and environmental concerns with
the possible construction of a new stadium. Both cities have reached
monetary agreements with stadium developers in order to drop their
objects to the stadium. In October 2009, California Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger signed a bill that clears the way for construction of a
stadium in the City of Industry. Developer Edward P. Roski has stated
that construction will not begin until a team commits to moving to Los
Angeles.
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