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Comerica Park
Location | 2100 Woodward Avenue Detroit, Michigan |
Coordinates | 42°20′21″N 83°2′55″W / 42.33917°N 83.04861°WCoordinates: 42°20′21″N 83°2′55″W / 42.33917°N 83.04861°W |
Owner | Detroit-Wayne County Stadium Authority |
Operator | Ilitch Holdings |
Capacity | 40,120 (2000-2002) 41,070 (2003-2007) 41,782 (2008) 41,255 (2009-2013) 41,681 (2014)[1] 41,574 (2015–present)[2] |
Record attendance | 45,280 (July 26, 2008 against Chicago White Sox)[3] |
Field size | Left field – 345 feet (105 m) Left-center – 370 feet (113 m) Center field – 420 feet (128 m) Right-center – 365 feet (111 m) Right field – 330 feet (101 m) |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | October 29, 1997 |
Opened | April 11, 2000 |
Construction cost | $300 million ($411 million in 2015 dollars[4]) |
Architect | HOK Sport SHG, Inc. Rockwell Group |
Project manager | International Facilities Group, LLC.[5] |
Structural engineer | Bliss & Nyitray, Inc |
Services engineer | M-E Engineers Inc.[6] |
General contractor | Hunt-Turner-White[7] |
Tenants | |
Detroit Tigers (MLB) (2000–present) |
Comerica Park is an open-air ballpark located in Downtown Detroit. It serves as the home of the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball, replacing historic Tiger Stadium in 2000.
The park is named after Comerica Bank, which was founded in Detroit and was based there when the park opened. Comerica's headquarters have since been moved to Dallas, though the bank still retains a large presence in Detroit. The stadium's seating capacity is 41,574. There is a Detroit People Mover station about a block from the stadium (at Grand Circus Park). Comerica Park sits on the original site of the Detroit College of Law.
Since their founding in 1901, the Tigers had played at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull Avenues in Detroit's Corktown section. For the last 88 of those years, they played at what eventually became Tiger Stadium. By the mid-1990s, it had become apparent that the much-beloved park could not be renovated any further.[8]
Groundbreaking for a new ballpark to replace Tiger Stadium for the Tigers was held on October 29, 1997 and the new stadium was opened to the public in 2000. At the time of construction, the scoreboard in left field was the largest in Major League Baseball.[9] The first game was held on April 11, 2000, against the Seattle Mariners. The new stadium is part of a downtown revitalization plan for the city of Detroit, which included the construction of Ford Field, adjacent to the park. In December 1998, Comerica Bank agreed to pay $66 million over 30 years for the naming rights for the new ballpark. Upon its opening, there was some effort to try to find a nickname for the park, with the abbreviation CoPa suggested by many. It is often referred to simply as Comerica. The first playoff game at Comerica was played on October 6, 2006 against the New York Yankees. It hosted its first World Series later that month.
In contrast to Tiger Stadium, which had long been considered one of the most hitter-friendly parks in baseball, Comerica Park is considered to be extremely friendly to pitchers. Except for dead center—420 feet (130 m) versus Tiger Stadium's 440 feet (130 m)—the outfield dimensions were more expansive than those at Tiger Stadium. This led to complaints from players and fans alike, and engendered the sarcastic nickname Comerica National Park.
Although a few public figures—notably radio announcer Ernie Harwell—supported the dimensions, most agreed that the left-field wall, in particular, needed to be brought closer to home plate. Before the 2003 MLB season the club did so, moving the distance from left-center field from 395 to 370 feet (120 to 113 m). This also removed the flagpole from the field of play, originally incorporated as an homage to Tiger Stadium. Two years later, the bullpens were moved from right field to an empty area in left field created when the fence was moved in. In place of the old bullpens in right field, 950 seats were added for a new capacity of 41,070. This made one of the most pitcher-friendly ballparks transform into the third most batter-friendly (with extra bases also taken into account)[10]
Also of note, the current layout of the playing field at Comerica Park means that when a player is at bat, the direction he is facing looks farther to the south than at any other Major League Baseball park.[11]
The stadium also includes many baseball-themed features, including a "Monument Park" in the deep center field stands, complete with statues of former Tigers Ty Cobb, Hal Newhouser, Charlie Gehringer, Hank Greenberg, Al Kaline, and Willie Horton.
First game[edit]
The first game at Comerica Park was held on Tuesday, April 11, 2000 with 39,168 spectators attending, on a cold snowy afternoon. Temperatures during the afternoon ranged from 33.8 to 34 degrees F.[12] Grounds crew had to clear snow off the field from the night before. The Tigers defeated the Seattle Mariners 5–2. The winning pitcher, as in the final game at Tiger Stadium, was Brian Moehler.
Original plans called for an F-16 flyover from nearby Selfridge Air National Guard Base and a parachutist carrying the first pitch ball and the rosin bag. Unfortunately, the weather caused a scratch of both occurrences. Nonetheless, there was a passing of the flag to the flagpole in center in reverse order as there was to take it down from Tiger Stadium. Elden Auker, who had received the flag at Tiger Stadium and given it to Brad Ausmus, passed the flag along a line of players to the flagpole in center. The unfurled 150x300 American flag is the largest in the nation, for the singing of the national anthem.
Entrance to the ballpark is located across from the Fox Theatre and between two historic downtown churches, St. John Episcopal Church and Central United Methodist Church. Outside of the main entrance to the stadium there is a tiger statue that is approximately 15 feet (4.6 m) in height. There are eight other heroic-sized tiger statues throughout the park, including two prowling on top of the scoreboard in left field. These tigers' eyes light up after a Tigers home run or a victory and the sound of a growling tiger plays as well. The tigers were originally created by sculptor Michael Keropian and fabricated by ShowMotion Inc. in Norwalk, Connecticut. Along the brick walls outside of the park are thirty-three tiger heads with lighted baseballs in their mouths.
At the left-center field concourse there are statues of all of the players whose numbers have been retired by the Tigers (with the exception of Jackie Robinson, whose number was retired in every MLB park in 1997). They include Al Kaline, Charlie Gehringer, Hal Newhouser, Willie Horton, Hank Greenberg. A statue of Ty Cobb is also there, but he does not have a number, as he played baseball before players began to wear numbers on their uniforms. These players' names, along with the names of Hall of Fame players who spent a significant part of their career with the Tigers, are also on a wall in left center field, and to them is added Ernie Harwell, the team's long-time radio announcer, who is also in the Hall of Fame as a broadcaster. Harwell has a statue just inside the stadium on the first base side.
The field itself features a distinctive dirt strip between home plate and the pitcher's mound. This strip, sometimes known as the "keyhole", was common in early ballparks, yet very rare in modern facilities (the only other current major-league park to feature one is Chase Field in Phoenix).
In the northeastern corner of the stadium behind the stands from the third base line is a Ferris wheel with twelve cars designed like baseballs. In the northwestern corner of the stadium behind the stands from the first base line is a carousel where guests ride on tigers instead of horses. The flagpole located between center and left fields was originally in play, as was the flag pole in Tiger Stadium. However, the left field wall was moved in front of the pole before the 2003 season. A ball that hits the pole is now ruled a home run. The right field of the stadium features the Pepsi Porch, a picnic deck between the 100 and 200 level seating bowls. Also in right field, and part of the 100 level seating bowl, is an area of seats known as "Kaline's Corner" an homage to Hall of Fame right fielder Al Kaline who once played for the Tigers when the team played in Tiger Stadium.
An LED scoreboard was added to the right-center field wall, and the upper deck fascia for the 2007 season.
A giant fountain is located behind center field; playing displays during pre- and post-game activities, between innings, and whenever the Tigers score. General Motors sponsored the fountain from 2000 to 2008, and used the area to showcase GM manufactured vehicles as well. While GM dropped its sponsorship for the 2009 season due to financial issues, the GM branding was not removed from the fountain. Instead, signs for Chrysler and Ford were also added to the display, along with the message "The Detroit Tigers Support Our Automakers." In 2010, GM returned to sponsoring the display, now known as the Chevrolet Fountain
A completely redesigned and upgraded left field video display debuted for the 2012 season.[13] The serif "TIGERS" letters were removed, replaced by light-up cursive lettering. The tiger cats were taken down, sent for cleaning and polishing, and replaced in similar spots. The analog clock was removed completely. A high-definition LED display was installed, much larger than the three displays that had existed there previously. The previous scoreboard utilized light bulbs - still a popular scoreboard technology around the time the park opened, though they were quickly aging as LED displays became available and were installed around other Major League ballparks.[14] The scoreboard was also raised 16 feet in an effort to address complaints that the scoreboard was too far left and thus obstructed by the left field upper deck. Along with the replacement scoreboard, all remaining bulb fascia scoreboards were also upgraded to LED.
In 2014, the Detroit Tigers announced a $4M renovation to Comerica Park's Pepsi Porch. This renovation includes the removal of the bleachers that once occupied this space and the addition of new stadium seats. The plan also includes new high top tables, a new bar in the middle of the porch, couches and lounge chairs, as well as a fire pit. The bleachers that once occupied this area will now be moved to the space above The Jungle restaurant and bar.
Other features include:
- After Friday and Saturday games, there is an on-field fireworks display for the fans to enjoy.
- Whenever the Tigers score a run, the sound of a tiger growling is played through the public address system and a fountain erupts from the Chevrolet Fountain.
- In total, there are 3,039 club seats and 102 luxury suites at the ballpark.
Walls of Fame[edit]
See Detroit Tigers#Retired numbers and honorees
Stadium use[edit]
Comerica Park primarily serves as the home ballpark for the Detroit Tigers, who moved to the venue from Tiger Stadium in 2000.
In 2005, Comerica Park hosted the 76th MLB All-Star Game, the first to be played in Detroit since 1971. In the Home Run Derby, held the day before, Bobby Abreu slammed 24 home runs in the first round, breaking the previous record of 15. Abreu won the Derby over Tiger Iván Rodríguez and hit a record 41 homers during the event. In the All-Star Game, the American League won 7–5 with Miguel Tejada winning the game's MVP award.
On October 21, 2006, Comerica Park hosted the first World Series game in the history of the ballpark (Game 1 of the 2006 World Series).
On June 12, 2007, the first no-hitter was thrown at Comerica Park by Justin Verlander. The Tigers won the game 4–0 against the Milwaukee Brewers. It was also the first no-hitter thrown by a Tiger in the city of Detroit since Virgil Trucks accomplished the feat in 1952.
On May 24, 2008, the Tiger statue at the main entrance to the ballpark was dressed with a Detroit Red Wings jersey as the Red Wings were playing against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup Finals during that time. Detroit defeated Pittsburgh in 6 games for the Stanley Cup. The jersey is usually worn by the Spirit of Detroit, but it was undergoing restoration during that time.[15]
On April 29, 2009 in a game between the Tigers and the New York Yankees a fire alarm went off in the eighth inning. The scoreboard told fans to evacuate the ballpark without using the elevators. Players were about to be called off the field but home plate umpire Brian Runge checked with Tigers' manager Jim Leyland, who called the field security to confirm it was a false alarm. Fans returned to their seats. Yankees reliever Phil Coke, who had retired Curtis Granderson to start the inning, retired the side with no runs allowed. The Tigers then rallied for 5 runs in the ninth but the Yankees hung on to win 8-6.
Comerica Park hosted its second World Series in 2012, with the Tigers getting swept by the San Francisco Giants.
Comerica Park has played host to major recording acts in concert such as Dave Matthews Band (2000 & 2001), Eminem (2005), The Rolling Stones (2005), Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (2003), Bon Jovi (2003), Paul McCartney (2011) and Eminem & Rihanna on their Monster Tour (2014). The first act to play the venue was the Dave Matthews Band on July 5, 2000. In full-stage shows, the stage is to the back of the center field grass with fan seating on the grass up to, but not on, the infield diamond. No seating is allowed on the infield diamond. The center field grass has been covered by special tiles during concerts. Tiger players and former manager Alan Trammell complained about the quality of the playing outfield in 2005 after successive concerts by Eminem and The Rolling Stones; however, concerts at the venue are popular for Detroiters since Comerica is one of the only outdoor concert venues in the city of Detroit, along with Chene Park and the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan, approximately 40 miles (64 km) north of Detroit. On July 27, 2007, Comerica hosted a stop of the 2007 Vans Warped Tour. Since then, Comerica become the annual stop of Detroit for The Warped Tour. Bands perform in the parking lot while merchandise and food vendors set up in the park itself. Comerica hosts the festival Kid Rock with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Robert Randolph and the Family Band performed at Comerica July 17, 2009. Kid Rock added a second night show for the 18th that featured Alice in Chains and Cypress Hill as opening acts. On August 15, 2003, a concert co-headlined by Kiss and Aerosmith and featuring local favorite Ted Nugent and Saliva had been planned for Comerica Park, but was postponed due to the Northeast Blackout of 2003 the day before; the rescheduled concert took place on September 7. Eminem and Jay-Z performed at Comerica Park on September 2, 2010, and a second show on September 3, 2010. On July 24, 2011 the stadium hosted a sellout concert featuring Paul McCartney on his On the Run Tour.[16] On July 28, 2012 Jimmy Buffett and his "Lounging at the Lagoon" tour came to Comerica Park. This concert was one of the first times Jimmy Buffett and his band had played in such a large venue, and outdoors. Lionel Richie was the opening act for the night. Buffett returned in 2013, and will return again July 26, 2014. On 31 March 2015, The Rolling Stones announced the Zip Code tour and that they would play at Comerica Park on July 8th, 2015.
Hockeytown Winter Festival[edit]
On February 9, 2012, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced that Comerica Park would host many events leading up to the 2013 NHL Winter Classic. These events would have included the NHL alumni game, as well as outdoor games from all levels, including youth, the Ontario Hockey League, and the Great Lakes Invitational. Due to the 2012 NHL lockout, the event was cancelled.[17][18][19] The festival took place in December 2013, when an outdoor rink was set up on the infield of the ballpark for public skating, and hockey games featured the Great Lakes Invitational, play between the Ontario Hockey League, American Hockey League, and NHL alumni.[20][21]
See also[edit]
- ^ Fenech, Anthony (February 14, 2014). "Comerica Park's $4M Renovation to Add 426 Seats, Plus Open-Air Bar to Pepsi Porch". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ Paul, Tony (February 11, 2015). "Tigers' Seating Capacity Dropped to 41,574". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ Lacy, Eric (March 31, 2014). "Detroit Tigers Opening Day: 45,068 Fans in Attendance, a Comerica Park Record for the Opener". Mlive. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2014. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- ^ International Facilities Group - Comerica Park
- ^ Detroit Tigers to roar in Comerica Park
- ^ Ballparks.com - Comerica Park
- ^ Smith, Curt (2001). Storied Stadiums. New York City: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-1187-6.
- ^ Ballpark Information
- ^ Bleacher Report - Ranking MLB's Most Hitter-Friendly Ballparks, by the Numbers - 3. Comerica Park
- ^ Robinson, Craig. "Ballpark Orientation: Direction the Batter is Facing at all MLB Parks". Flip Flop Fly Ball. Bloomsbury.
- ^ Official NOAA weather data for station DTW retrieved via wunderground.com on 4/5/2012.
- ^ Comerica scoreboard timelapse MLB.com April 7, 2012
- ^ New scoreboard in works at Comerica Park Tigers.com April 7, 2012
- ^ Hockeytown Mania in Detroit as Red Wings Battle for the Stanley Cup
- ^ "Jay-Z, Eminem to play local ballparks". MLB.com. May 13, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
- ^ Decision day arrives for NHL's Winter Classic. The Buffalo News. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ Strang, Katie, and Craig Custance (November 2, 2012). Source: Winter Classic canceled. ESPN.com. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ National Hockey League. "NHL announces cancellation of 2013 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic & SiriusXM Hockeytown Winter Festival", November 2, 2012.
- ^ "Red Wings, Maple Leafs to Meet in 2014 NHL Winter Classic". CBC. April 7, 2013.
- ^ "London Knights Fall to Plymourth Whalers in Hockeytown Winter Festival". London Free Press. Dec 30, 2013.
Further reading[edit]
- Fisher, Dale (2003). Building Michigan: A Tribute to Michigan's Construction Industry. Grass Lake, MI: Eyry of the Eagle Publishing. ISBN 1-891143-24-7.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Comerica Park. |
- Stadium site on tigers.com
- Video review of Comerica Park with on-site footage
- Comerica Park Tiger Sculptures
Events and tenants | ||
Preceded by Tiger Stadium |
Home of the Detroit Tigers 2000 – present |
Succeeded by current |
Preceded by Minute Maid Park |
Host of the All-Star Game 2005 |
Succeeded by PNC Park |


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Situated in the unspoilt, picturesque village of Perin near Cartagena, the finca has recently been restored to a very high standard, and can accommodate up to six guests in comfort. As well as affording stunning views of the mountainous surrounding landscape, the property is also set in 3/4 of an acre of olive and almond groves (stunning when in blossom in February). The fabulous walking opportunities in this friendly village are too numerous to mention, and Perin benefits from the Costa Calida's 320 days of sunshine and pleasant, mild winters.
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A car is essential for accessing the property from the local airports, and for generally getting around (nearest restaurant within 5 minutes' drive, nearest beach – El Portus – ten minutes' drive etc.), and we are happy to recommend some excellent value car hire companies, if required. The historic and authentically Spanish port of Cartagena is only 15 minutes away, and it offers some great shopping opportunities (El Corte Inglès, Zara, Zara Home, Adolfo Dominguez, Mango, hypermarkets, markets etc.), as well as some wonderful culinary and cultural distractions. For those who prefer the fast life, Cartagena's up-and-coming race circuit is also nearby. The pretty seaside resorts of La Azohia, Isla Plana and Puerto de Mazarron, which have plenty of tapas bars and some great beaches, are also accessible within a 15-20 minute drive, while the natural wonder of the Mar Menor can be reached within 30 minutes (and can be seen from our roof terrace). If golf's your thing, you can be on one of the many first-class courses in the area in half an hour, including the prestigious Hacienda del Alamo, La Manga and La Torre courses. The finca's location is also well-placed for those who are property-hunting on the Costa Calida.
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This retreat offers the perfect get-away for those who enjoy the tranquility of a rural setting, without being too far from 'civilisation' or an opportunity to chill out at the beach. There are two good-sized bedrooms, and the largest of these, the master bedroom in the older part of the property, has a huge en-suite with a luxurious walk-in shower area complete with views of the garden and the nearby hills. A third bedroom (twin) is available for a small supplement for parties who require it. There is also a large open-plan living, dining and kitchen area with a cosy fireplace for the chillier winter nights. The property's rear terrace provides a welcome shaded refuge from the sun in the hotter months and views over the fruit trees, while its large roof terrace provides an ideal 'sundowner' setting for watching the sun dip behind the mountains.
3-bedroom finca in idyllic rural setting, 15 mins to Cartagena, 20 mins to Mazarron.
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- Nearest beach: 10km
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- Nearest restaurant: 10km
- Nearest supermarket: 15km
- Alicante: 90km
- Almeria (along new toll road): 90km
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Thanks for your feedback, especially the kind comments about the house itself. Taking your other points in turn:- while the lane to the property is fairly narrow in one section, it is lit very effectively at night by three street lights, so access to or from the property is not hindered by nightfall- we have never heard anyone (including previous guests) describe the surrounding countryside as anything other than picturesque, but appreciate that rural Spain may not be to everyones taste- having travelled the length and breadth of Spain, we find Murcianos, (in particular Perineros), some of the friendliest people you could meet- we have taken on board your comments about storage space, and since your stay, empty wardrobes are provided in the two principal bedrooms part of the wardrobe in the third bedroom is allocated to the storage of bedlinen and towels for the property
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This mouthpiece is great! I own the standard size and am looking into getting the 7b. The only fault I had with it was that it requires experience with air control and good chops. I like the small rim and shape and depth of the cup. I would recommend this to professional and intermediate players.
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The mouthpiece is standard. You won't get anything special out of it, but for most playing if you're not a professional you don't need anything special. This is an affordable mouthpiece that allows you to get a good tone, what more do you need?
Well, what can I say? It's a standard mouthpiece, it's the one all the non-pros seem to have. It works. It's a little bit shallower than the ones I had been used to playing on, so I'm struggling to get the deep, dark sound I normally get out of the tuba. But I think that will just come back to me as I play on it more. It feels good on my lips, and allows for a great range and volume. If you're not sure what to get, this is the standard that doesn't specialize in anything and would be a good first mouthpiece to buy.
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After five years of being the world's largest free-floating object, the B-15A iceberg has finally broken up off Antarctica's Cape Adare.
ESA's Envisat satellite's Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) is sensitive to ice, and has been tracking the movement of the drifting ice object since the beginning of this year. Its latest imagery reveals the bottle-shaped iceberg split into nine knife-shaped icebergs and a myriad of smaller pieces on 27-28 October, the largest being formed by fractures along the long axis of the original single iceberg.
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666 FIFTH AVENUE (between 52nd and 53rd Streets)
Developer: Tishman Realty & Construction Co., Inc.
Architect: Carson & Lundin
Erected: 1957
View from the southeast
By Carter B. Horsley
There must be some important rule of marketing that some developers read that emphasized the importance of wrapping to distinguish an otherwise routine product. Here the developers wrapped their rather conventional large office building in embossed aluminum.
Tinsel might have been more effective for despite a patterned treatment of the aluminum facade panels, the effect is more dull than glittery. At Christmas time, however, the 39-story, 1.245,000-sq. ft. building hangs up some brightly colored lighted stars on its facade that add some gaiety and from its completion the building has sported its street number in big red lights above the top floor, which happened to house for decades its "Top of the Sixes" restaurant and bar, which offered very nice views, one of the very few public places with high-level vistas in the city. The facility is now private, however.
The street-level of this development, however, was superb. Here was a great lobby in need of a great building.
It is not unusual for a building's lobby to be completely different stylistically from its facade, but this one made one want to cry out to experiment with its aesthetic in a new building, hopefully somewhere in the city.
Isamu Noguchi, the country's greatest modern sculptor, created three important elements here: the elevator bank ceilings and floors and the planted waterfall screen in the open lobby.
The main design element of the ceilings and the waterfall screen are sinuously cut thin railings, all different, that are used to create a rippling wave effect. (The lobby ceiling effect was clumsily copied on a larger scale at 222 Broadway.)
The ceiling railings are white-painted metal while the waterfall screen railings, shown at the left, are stainless steel.
The elevator bank floors are covered with irregularly cut marble pavers, mostly white, some black and others red. The effect is Mondrianesque.
These effects presage Deconstructivism by a couple of decades.
The "outside" lobby was also important because of its unusual layout and its wonderful large slabs of slate covering the floor. The Fifth Avenue frontage had two broad, unobstructed alleys, shown below, that penetrated deep into the building all the way back to the waterfall and the entrance to the elevator bank areas where the alleys were met by a through-block alley or galleria between 52nd and 53rd Streets. In the middle of the Fifth Avenue frontage, between the two alleys, was a rounded glass retail area that was been handsomely occupied by Alitalia. The retail spaces on the north and south sides of Alitalia had large clear store windows so that the alleys were well lit and did not suffer from blank wells.
Built before the city changed its zoning to encourage open plazas or enclosed public spaces such as atria or gallerias, this building innovatively opened up its ground floor spaces with high regard for the public and visitors. While the facade experiment was less successful, the building has aged well and is an inoffensive, modern background building with an abundance of respect for weary pedestrians.
The building replaced nine buildings and part of the site was once occupied by a mansion designed in 1882 by Richard Morris Hunt for William K. Vanderbilt that was torn down in 1927 for a commercial building and another mansion designed by McKim, Mead & White in 1905 for Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt Jr.
In 1998, however, the southern avenue retail frontage of this building was taken over by the National Basketball Association and the northern retail section was being converted for use by Brooks Bros., the famous Madison Avenue clothing store. The renovations were substantial and at complete odds with the building. Whereas before, the retail spaces were neatly contained beneath the building, the new stores are flamboyant and large. The basketball store's facade, shown at the right, is rather amusing with a design of nets and basketballs, but a unified vision of architecture has given way here, once again, to eye-level design.
In 2000, the owners of the building decided upon another major change and installed a new retail store, Hickey Freeman, at its avenue entrance, which was then closed.
A well-known architect liked to tell the story of Le Corbusier decided to build a country house for his mother and putting up a wall with small window spaces to focus the view. Preservationists should understand that changes can be well done and poorly done but in no case should an architectural decision be made by a marketing manager!
Rear of building as viewed on West 53rd Street
In 2002 the building replaced the large red "666" at the top of the building with "Citi."
On January 15, 2009, the following article by Sarah Mulholland and David M. Levitt appeared in the on-line edition of Bloomberg with the headline "Kushner's 666 Fifth Avenue Is Depreciating Record-Setting Tower":
Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) -- When Jared Kushner closed on 666 Fifth Avenue, the Manhattan trophy property, for a record $1.8 billion two years ago, little did he know it was the peak for an investment that shows no signs of bottoming.
Since Kushner bought the building, its occupancy rate has dropped 10 percent and rental income has declined. Citigroup Inc., Kushner's biggest tenant, vacated about 80,000 square feet of space in August and the skyscraper had about 69 cents in rental income available for every $1 owed in the third quarter, down from 80 cents in the second quarter, according to loan servicing documents examined by Bloomberg.
Even in the best neighborhoods of Manhattan, buyers who expected revenue to rise are struggling as vacancies increase across the U.S. While Kushner isn't in danger of default because he has a fund to meet declining income, the January 2007 purchase shows the challenges facing investors who borrowed heavily to make acquisitions in the property boom. Loans more than 60 days late climbed to 0.91 percent in December from 0.32 percent a year earlier, data compiled by Barclays Capital in New York show.
"Cheap and plentiful financing made these deals possible," said Jeffrey Lacilla, an instructor at New York University's Schack Real Estate Institute who has almost two decades of experience in Manhattan commercial property. "The question now is whether they can live long enough for the building to be able to sustain itself when the reserves run out."
Kushner, who also owns the weekly New York Observer newspaper, said new leases at the 41-story building will help bolster cash flow.
The reserve fund had $98.2 million as of Nov. 24 to cover debt payments and other expenses, according to a servicer report. Kushner sold a 49 percent stake in the building's retail space in July for $525 million. Part of the proceeds were used to increase the fund, which had fallen to about $32 million as of the end of May, records show. The fund started at $100 million when the loan was originated.
"There's eight years left on the debt, and we have $100 million in reserve so any inference that this building is in trouble or distressed is ridiculous, even in this crappy real estate market," Kushner, 28, said in an interview.
So-called pro forma loans allowed borrowers to take on more debt on the assumption that higher income in the future would cover the interest and principal.
About 14 percent of commercial real estate loans that were bundled and sold as bonds in 2007 are not generating enough income to cover debt payments, JPMorgan Chase & Co. analysts, led by Alan Todd, said in a Jan. 6 report. There was a record $237 billion of commercial mortgage-backed bonds sold in 2007, according to JPMorgan estimates.
Kushner is a principal at Kushner Cos., the Florham Park, New Jersey-based real estate company founded by his father, Charles. Jared Kushner took on increased responsibilities for managing the company in 2004, the year his father stepped down as chairman after he pleaded guilty to tax evasion and lying about political donations.
When Jared Kushner stepped in, the company had more than 24,000 apartments in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland, said Steven Solomon, Kushner's spokesman. He made his largest purchase in January 2007, when he bought 666 Fifth Avenue at 52nd Street in New York for what at the time was the most paid for a single office building in the U.S.
Later in 2007, Kushner sold almost 17,000 apartments for about $1 billion in cash and $920 million in assumed debt.
When Kushner bought 666 Fifth Avenue, he got $1.215 billion from Barclays Capital. The loan was divided and sold as part of three commercial mortgage bond offerings, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The purchase was financed with another $535 million in debt, which has since been paid off.
Kushner estimated the building would have average revenue of roughly $110 a square foot per year, according to loan documents. That's more than double the average of $48.99 per- square-foot tenants were paying in rent at the time of the sale, the documents show.
Office rents in the neighborhood, which includes the landmark Plaza Hotel, averaged $86.26 a square feet in the fourth quarter, about 25 percent less than the peak of $115.66 in May, according to Colliers ABR data. Kushner said the average rent in the building is now almost $50 a square foot.
The building's debt-service coverage ratio fell to 0.69 during the third quarter from 0.80 in the prior quarter, loan documents show. Income at 666 Fifth Avenue had been rising until the third quarter. The debt-service ratio was 0.65 when Kushner bought the property and was 0.73 on Dec. 31, 2007.
"Our cost issues aren't debt payments, they're tenant improvements and leasing commissions, which are fully funded for," Kushner said. "We are well capitalized and conservative and feel confident that we will do well with this over time."
Victor Calanog, director of research at property data service Reis Inc,, estimates that 666 Fifth Avenue is worth no more than $1.25 billion when taking into account "prevailing data from recent transactions."
Kushner now is seeking to retain current tenants at higher rents.
Citigroup has more than 482,000 square feet, according to a report by CoStar Group Inc. One of its units is being offered a 28,248 square-foot lease renewal for $91.50 starting in September 2009, according to the servicer. The second-largest tenant, law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, is being offered a lease on 300,000 square-feet at $91.50 per-square- foot, records show. Its lease expires in 2010.
Built in 1957, the 1.5 million-square-foot building was known for its "Top of the Sixes" penthouse restaurant until it closed in the 1990s. The building is prized by tenants for its central location at Fifth Avenue and East 53rd Street, adjacent to Rockefeller Center, the Museum of Modern Art, St. Patrick's Cathedral and the Cartier jewelry boutique.
"It's one of the true trophy buildings in New York, one of the first great postwar buildings," said Lawrence Longua, director of the REIT Center at NYU's Schack institute.
Kushner said he has no plans to sell the building.
"We're a family company," he said. "We didn't buy it to flip it. Right now as long as you don't have to refinance today, you're all right. There are buildings all over town with potential refinancing problems. 666 isn't in any trouble."


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Florida Keys--Two Families Displaced in Seperate Fires
Two homes burn, displace families
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Two pregnant women watched their homes burn as a pair of trailers in the Lower Keys burned in early morning hours a day apart this week.
The first fire occurred on Helen Avenue on Little Torch Key at 5:15 a.m. Wednesday, followed by another Thursday at 5:25 a.m. at the Summerland Trailer Park on Summerland Key, according to county Fire Marshal Bill Surina.
The families were displaced. Information on assistance they are receiving was not immediately available.
Surina said that due to the nature of the homes, "the type of structure allowed [the fires] to burn very, very quickly," said Surina.
Both fires likely were caused by electrical problems, said Surina.
In the Wednesday fire, "The owner awoke to the smell of smoke, got his wife up who was eight months pregnant got her out of the house," Surina said.
He did not identify the victims. Fourteen firefighters in six vehicles from Big Pine, Sugarloaf and Big Coppitt keys responded, he said.
The next day, George Lennon awoke to smell of smoke, and in another room, saw a portion of wall on fire, Surina said. Lennon woke his seven-months-pregnant wife Suzanna and they escaped, said Surina.
He said both trailers were "complete and total loss[es]," with damages of about $125,000 and $45,000, respectively.
Tuesday, the Montego Bay restaurant on Big Pine Key burned. The cause of that fire is undetermined, he said, and will likely remain so "unless some other extracurricular evidence develops, but that is very unlikely."
Surina said there was no connection between any of the fires.
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Fire destroys second mobile home in two days
SUMMERLAND KEY -- For the second time in as many days, a Monroe County family has lost a mobile home to fire.
According to Fire Chief Clark Martin, an electrical fire consumed a trailer in Lot 13 of the Summerland Palms Trailer Park at 24863 Overseas Highway on Summerland Key.
Units from the Monroe County, Big Pine, Cudjoe Key and Sugarloaf Fire Departments responded at 5:22 a.m. to the blaze. They arrived to find the trailer engulfed in flames, with two adjacent trailers in imminent danger.
Firefighters were able to knock down the fire before it reached the other trailers. The affected trailer suffered an estimated $45,000 in damages and the family of four -- which includes two children and a mother-to-be who is seven months pregnant -- is displaced.
"It was virtually a total loss," Martin said.
The fire has been deemed accidental and no injuries were reported. The Red Cross, working in conjunction with Catholic Charities and the Salvation Army, is assisting the victims with necessities.
It is the second fire reported in the Lower Keys area since Wednesday, when an early-morning blaze claimed a mobile home on Helen Ave. on Little Torch Key. A couple that includes a woman who is eight months pregnant was displaced by that fire. They are also being assisted by volunteers from the Red Cross.
Investigators are still looking into the cause of that fire, but it initially appeared to be accidental, Martin said.
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Ft. Myers Fla--ARSON Fire destroys Homeless Coalition Offices
Homeless Coalition back in operation
Less than 24 hours after an apparent arson fire destroyed its offices, the Homeless Coalition was ready to feed the needy Monday night.
Volunteers clustered around a mobile kitchen van on loan from the Salvation Army. It was parked outside the Genesis Center, the coalition's former office at 3880 Tamiami Trail. On the menu was "American chop suey" (otherwise known as noodles with hamburger), corn, cookies, granola bars and water or coffee.
All that was missing were the homeless. If they heard about the fire, they may not have realized that Lighthouse Outreach, an Adventist-sponsored element of the coalition, is still serving dinner.
"It's a little less than what we do naturally," said Donna Dunbar, who organizes the meal program with her husband, Clarence. "Hopefully, everyone was told; we're here to come through for them."
A coalition caseworker was beating the bushes, trying to get the word out that dinner was being served.
The Dunbars were heartened when Dr. David Klein with the Harry Chapin Food Bank in Fort Myers announced that it would replace a month's worth of food lost in the fire. The Islamic Center of Southwest Florida will be cooking for Lighthouse until it's resettled, and seven other area churches are helping out, Dunbar said.
On Monday night, Edith Colon was sitting behind a table stacked high with Styrofoam boxes of dinner, waiting for hungry clients. The 88-year-old Port Charlotte woman has frequently dined with Lighthouse since her husband died almost two years ago.
"It must have been somebody deranged, to indulge in something like this," Colon speculated. "Somebody holding a grudge who figured 'I'll get even if I don't get the help I wanted."
Because the building's steel front door was open when the fire was spotted, Colon voiced suspicions that the burglary and fire were an "inside job."
Earlier in the day, Rexford Koch, the coalition's president, tried to cope with the phone calls flooding his Punta Gorda office, offering all kinds of aid.
"It's a madhouse here," Koch said. Three coalition volunteers answered the phones while others sorted through singed files outside, so the smoky odor wouldn't cling in Koch's offices.
"This is the only way our clients can get their mail," volunteer Meredith Degenhardt explained, sorting through some crispy envelopes.
Whoever set the fire stole four computers and several other pieces of office hardware -- including a video security system -- before pouring gasoline in the offices and igniting it. They left the gas can inside, by the back door.
Ana Romillo, the coalition's executive director, said the security system was aimed inward and intended primarily to protect the employees and volunteers from an unruly client.
Romillo recalled that when she heard of the fire shortly after midnight, she rushed out of her house, forgetting her cell phone and purse, too upset to drive.
"The fire damage was 20 times worse than the burglary," said Scott Bucanan, a member of the coalition's board of directors. He estimated the theft at about $3,100. Damages to the building run into the tens of thousands of dollars.
"We're following several leads at the moment," said Lt. Tammy White with the State Fire Marshal's Office. "We're not excluding any possible scenario yet."
White said suspects were being interviewed to establish a time line and determine who was in the building when.
"I would hope by Wednesday or Thursday we'll have more information, but in these cases it's so hard to tell," White said. "Arson is difficult to work and time-consuming."
Meanwhile, Dunbar was looking on the positive side.
"This is just another bump in the road," she said. "God is showing us blessings. In tragedy, the community is rallying to help us."
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Quartz is a modular approach to a casting bar addon. An overview of (hopefully most of) the modules:
*Player The core of Quartz is lightweight implementation of a standard casting bar, with configurable size, text and icon positioning, and colors. *Target/Focus Implementation of target and focus casting bars in similar fashion to the player cast bar. *Buffs Display of target and focus buffs and debuffs as duration bars using the new API introduced in patch 2.1. *Flight Hooks into FlightMap or InFlight to display the current flight progress on your casting bar. *Global Cooldown Displays a tiny spark-bar to show your Global Cooldown near the cast bar. Helpful for those who'd rather not squint at their action bars to see when they can cast again. *Interrupt Changes the color and text of your casting bar to help show that your cast has been interrupted (and show who interrupted it). *Latency Displays the amount of time spent between cast send and start events, in the form of a bar at the end of your casting bar, with optional text that displays the actual duration of the lag. This helps in canceling casts when they will not actually be interrupted, especially for users with consistently high pings. *Mirror Shows the 'basic' timers such as breath and feign death, as well as some 'odd' ones such as party invite time, resurrect timeout, and arena game start, and a framework for injecting custom timers into the bars. *Range Recolors the casting bar when your cast target moves out of range mid-cast. *Swing Displays a swing timer for your melee weapon as well as hunter autoshot. *Timer Allows for creating custom timers displayed on the mirror bars. *Tradeskill Merge Merges multiple casts of the same tradeskill item into one big cast bar.Use /quartz to bring up the configuration menu.
I'm not sure if it applies to all timers but the mirror timer thing that comes up counting down the start of a battleground or arena match appears to be counting down too quickly. I notice that every time the chat frame pops up the Arena start time (at the 30 and 15 sec, at least) the timer has to readjust back up to 30 or 15 seconds.
I've noticed since 3.2 Quartz will not save my custom bar settings. Everytime I log in it's in the same spot but the texture has been reset to default. I have to go into the settings and copy from the default profile (even if it's set to default profile) to restore my prefered texture and look to the bar.
EDIT: One time during this copy from default procedure the thing got a bit messed up and the latency red section actually extended into the border of the bar instead of just the bar itself. I actually found that look preferable I just wish it would do it again.
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I've noticed a little different behavior. Single rune abilities trigger the GCD spark, but Death Strike does not.
Overall, the GCD seems to lag quite a bit, but then again, this is only while in unholy presence, so it may be a CPU issue.
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A few versions ago the GCD module changed where you no longer have to configure a spell for the GCD bar to trigger. However this "broke" that part of the addon for DKs.
I assume Quartz checks the last spell you cast for the gcd. For DKs this doesn't work. For instance I have 2 blood runes. I cast Blood Strike and the gcd bar triggers. However when I cast a 2nd Blood Strike the gcd bar doesn't pop up because my first blood rune isn't recharged yet, so the game displays Blood Strike as having a CD equal to the recharge time on my first blood rune which is longer than the gcd.
With the old GCD module (which I still use because of this) I could just set it to watch Death Coil and everything works fine because Death Coil doesn't use runes.
I'm wondering if there's any chance of either always monitoring Death Coil for DKs, or adding back the ability to configure your own spell to monitor.
Great Addon, but have a question.
I am building my own UI ATM and want to use my own texture for the Castbar.. Have added the texture and started up WoW but the file i have added doesnt shown up in the texture list for castbars..
Anyone have any idea how to fix this??
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The best addon for castbar, but not works with 3.2 ((
This from the latest PTR notes:
•Casting bars under the target frame, focus frame, and nameplates will now display as shielded if the cast cannot be interrupted.
If this is achievable with non-Blizzard frames that would be great.
Is there anyone else having the problem that setting the width of castbars is limited to 5 pixels at a time? It's highly annoying, as I've now ended up with my castbars either 2 pixels too short or 3 pixels too long in relation to my kgpanels actionbar and and player + target frames.. Yes, I'm slightly a perfectionist :P
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Would be great to have the config integrated into the "Interface" options instead of the old "rock" type config. When I go to choose a bar tex for example, it goes off the screen and I can't get to the rest of them in the list - doesn't scroll.
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Rock and Mac exult in the kind of highly charged verbal and physical antics that are star-turn rewards for performers currently at the tops of their games.
Chris Rock gets to direct himself, and as a result is finally starring in a laugh-out-loud funny movie.
An imperfect movie, but not a boring one and not lacking in intelligence.
The gags come fast and furious, and though some are a little stale, Rock and cowriter Ali LeRoi strive for wit over crudity.
Not the sharpest political humor I've ever heard, but it gets my vote for the stupidest fun I've had in a long time.
When Rock hits he's dangerously funny. If he didn't try so hard to be liked, he'd be even more dangerous.
The key term here is "fairy tale," because, although the movie occasionally tries for dramatic moments, they're overplayed, undercooked, and divorced from reality.
In Head of State, Rock may be verging on becoming a heart-warmer.
This is silliness of such a special grade, performed with such zest, that it makes you forgive and even forget the movie's foolishness and borderline incoherence.
After all is said and done, it seems like the jokes during the end credits are the tow truck of the movie, the engine quitting after the halfway point.
Chris Rock was busy directing, producing, co-writing and starring in this light comedy. Given his hilarious stand-up routines, one wishes he had spent a little more time on the script.
Pleasing and occasionally very funny movie that maintains a mild but consistent hold on its audience.
A tepid amalgam of other, similarly themed movies.
Gets better -- more rambunctiously astute -- as it goes, and its comic engine sputters into fitful life when Bernie Mac arrives on the scene.
You can see Rock hedging his bets right from the opening frames.
Doesn't seem directed at all; you half expect the actors to crash into each other. Still, give me the attempted satire of Head of State over the racial stereotyping of "Bringing Down the House" anyday. You can feel a mind at work when you watch Rock.
Rock can't set up a decent-looking shot, and he doesn't care about niceties such as character development and all that narrative downtime in between jokes. But he nonetheless wrings biting humor from serious issues with the sort of ferocity that made Richard Pryor and Lenny Bruce men of respect as well as comedy.
Right now, this goofy film is the best candidate for mindless, enjoyable laughs.
I'd like Head of State better if it had less cartoonish violence, and if its gags weren't so predictable. Rock is in fine comic form, though, and his directing debut shows real promise.
Offers a smattering of big laughs and an overall tone of ramshackle likability, but considering Rock's talent and the film's potential for smart satire, Head Of State registers as a somewhat wasted opportunity.
Pandering, stiffly acted and brimming with awkward (if progressive) political posturing, Rock's films attempt to filter old Hollywood formula through a hip-hop sensibility.
Toothless satire punctuated by the occasional biting gag.
So beneath the considerable talents of its star, Chris Rock, it's dismaying to note Rock is also the movie's director, producer and co-scenarist. Not unlike Richard Pryor a generation ago, Rock has yet to land a movie vehicle that captures the sparky energy and subversive bent of his excellent stand-up performances.
Shows Rock suffering from premature Robin Williams syndrome. He's yet to express the full ferocity of his comic talent on the screen and he's already doing penance by going for the warm and fuzzy.
The difference between Head of State and a good comedy is like the difference between Chris Rock and a real actor.
Satire's funniest when it's true, but Rock exaggerates and mistimes too many jokes.
Opens with a statement that Hillary Clinton, Bob Dole and Al Sharpton are not in the movie. Also not in the movie: laughs.
Though the comedy falls short of a debacle -- which is what such egocentric projects tend to be -- it isn't as sharp, fast or funny as Rock's stand-up routines.
There's only the faintest glimmer of Rock's talent for piercingly funny humor here, a shortcoming for which the comic can only blame himself, given that he also produced and directed the movie.
The very confusion that has made him (Rock) so unpredictable and funny onstage makes this on-screen exploration of contemporary racial mythologies curiously tentative and unfocused.
The sloppily shot, crudely edited Head of State fails as satire, for starters, because of its utter disconnect from any kind of reality.
An excruciatingly amateurish production.
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Doug Hutchinson | |
Mayor of Fort Collins, Colorado | |
In office April 19, 2005[1] – April 12, 2011 |
Preceded by | Ray Martinez |
Succeeded by | Karen Weitkunat |
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Born | [2] Billings, Montana |
March 22, 1942
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Cathy |
Doug Hutchinson is a former mayor of the city of Fort Collins, Colorado.
Early life and career[edit]
Born in Billings, Montana[3] and raised in Fort Collins, Hutchinson graduated from Fort Collins High School[4] and attended Colorado Technical University, earning a bachelor's degree in physical science in 1965. After graduation, Hutchinson served for over twenty years in the United States Air Force. During his time in the Air Force, he earned a master's degree in systems management from the University of Southern California in 1976. He retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel in 1989[5] and then worked as a civilian Department of Defense employee before retiring to Fort Collins in 1999. Hutchinson is married; he and his wife, Cathy, have three children and seven grandchildren.[4]
Mayor of Fort Collins[edit]
After returning to Fort Collins, Hutchinson became involved in politics, and wrote a column on local government for the Fort Collins Coloradoan.[4] Hutchinson ran for mayor in 2005, defeating city council member Bill Bertschy, Libertarian Mark Brophy, and high-school teacher Scott VanTatenhove.[3] During his campaign, he was the beneficiary of support from the Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce in their first endeavor supporting local candidates. The Chamber of Commerce again endorsed Hutchinson during his 2007 campaign for re-election.[6]
Part of a "pro-business" conservative ideological majority during his first two years leading Fort Collins City Council,[7] Hutchinson has expressed a personal desire to maintain balance between economic development and environmental protection.[8] During his first term as mayor, Hutchinson introduced a new city budgeting process,[9] and touted a healing of personal rifts between council members under his leadership.[7] While mayor, he has also been named to the Executive Board of the Colorado Municipal League, and as a director of the Colorado Climate Project.[10]
In April 2007 municipal elections, Hutchinson again faced high school teacher Scott VanTatenhove for a second two-year term as mayor.,[9] winning re-election overwhelmingly, but facing leadership of a council which saw a shift to a more "progressive" majority.[11]
In April 2009 municipal elections, Hutchinson was elected to a third two-year term as mayor.
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PASADENA, Calif. --
Major renovations to the Rose Bowl have been finished just in time for Saturday's first UCLA home football game of the season.The biggest single project is the pavilion, a larger premium seating area that replaces the old press box.
The luxury suites and club seating will bring in revenue to help pay for the expensive three year renovation, which is now around 3/4 completed.
The 90-year-old Rose Bowl is being modernized, but isn't losing its charm.
"It's going to feel like the Rose Bowl," said Rose Bowl General Manager Darryl Dunn. "It's not going to have all the bells and whistles of a billion-dollar stadium, but it's going to be the most incredible setting for a football game anywhere in America."
Other improvements include more aisles, wider end tunnels, and a new scoreboard.