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ClevelandMark
11 May 2006, 10:18 PM
New Stadium plans for Cleveland?
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/114733666263590.xml&coll=2
www.superbowlforcleveland.com
CBusCrew12
11 May 2006, 10:32 PM
I heard about this last year. The city doesn't seem too enthused about the idea.
RedCoat999
12 May 2006, 07:56 AM
I heard about this last year. The city doesn't seem too enthused about the idea.
Watching this on the news last night, they certainly are not ignoring the idea. They had the guy do a presentation to city council
Dave Brull
12 May 2006, 09:17 AM
I was listening to NPR this morning. The people who want to place the roof on the stadium had thought a soccer team might play there (although he said that would add 22 dates a year to Browns Stadium. You do the math) and also that the roof was modeled of the new soccer stadium in Munich.
ClevelandMark
20 May 2006, 08:45 AM
5-20-2006
Calling the scant use of Cleveland Browns Stadium "outrageous and unacceptable," the head of Cleveland's planning commission said he supports a closer look at a retractable roof.
http://www.cleveland.com/search/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1148113946243910.xml?ncounty_cuyahoga&coll=2
BulaJacket
20 May 2006, 05:57 PM
It could also put Cleveland in the running for the 50th Super Bowl in 2016, Corna insists. The prominent developer of the Flats west bank pitched to a receptive planning committee of City Council last week and wants to present his plan to all of council Monday night.
Corna's session with city planners Friday was purely informational. He's pitching a flat roof made of a plastic hybrid and supported by cables strung from four towers flanking the oval stadium.
The translucent roof material, called Foiltec, is not in wide use at sports venues.
"It's like putting a glass roof over the top," Corna said.
I'm curious to see what this concept looks like.
ClevelandMark
20 May 2006, 08:02 PM
I'm curious to see what this concept looks like.
See above link: www.superbowlforcleveland.com
BulaJacket
21 May 2006, 12:41 AM
Oooops, I had glanced at that last week too.
Either I missed it or didn't recall that picture was there.
Thanks.