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Yup. Not going to find a better location than that tbh. Right next to Tower of the Americas and less than a mile from The River Walk.
Yup. Not going to find a better location than that tbh. Right next to Tower of the Americas and less than a mile from The River Walk.
Still need the city to gift the Spurs at least half a billion in welfare for the stadium to happen.
This makes a whole lot of sense for both the Spurs and the ITC, which will apparently move in behind the Crockett Hotel where it will get so much more traffic. Wouldn't have to worry about building a ton of new parking structures like they might in other locations.
Tourists are gonna get soaked again.
Wemby himself increased the franchise's value by at least that much.
Doesn't mean they won't threaten to move to get a stadium gifted to them.
The contract runs thru 2032, so slim chance for a move before then.
Might have to take a trip down to Texas when this arena opens and if Wemby is still on the team tbh
Get ready, it’s happening
The downtown needs it to be honest. Was there for a conference last year after a decade or so of not being back, and gotta say downtown is looking a little sad. My understanding is lots of the conventions and big corp events are gravitating to areas on 281 north of 1604 (which I haven’t seen).
They might decide to go in breach for 3-4 years depending on the $$$.
I mean 9 years isn't so far away. You'll need 4-5 years to negotiate all the details, need to pass a bond to hose tourists, 2-3 years to actually build the thing. 2032 will be here before you know it.
I hope some innovative out of town architects are brought in to design the new arena. I shudder at the thought at some stale SA architects getting involved in this project.
I have heard how great the GoldenOne and Chase Center are in Northern Cali. Hopefully they look into those architects and maybe the Moody Center also..
I'm fine with another Frost Bank Center. Unlike Hemisfair Arena or The Alamodome even the last row of seats still have great views in it.
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Used to go to tons of games at Hemisfair and it was so great after a victory to basically walk across the street to the Riverwalk to celebrate. Im moving back to SA next year and hope this all works out, might even splurge on a season ticket, especialy if they go back to downtown.
a multipurpose facility could really be a great answer if everyone puts money into it.Might be a thought to remove the Alamodome and build something more conscious of Basketball AND Football. This way they keep the a Bowl Game and UIL contract(s) , UTSA games (which really should be closer to campus), and a modern venue for concerts.
OR they just move the team to Austin
What does a multipurpose football/basketball stadium look like? Don’t want a repeat of cramming the Spurs into a football stadium.
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