ˈæftɚ sˈɛvɹəl dᵻlˈeɪz, ðə sˈaɪt wʌz ɐkwˈaɪɚd baɪ ðə sˈɪɾi vˈaɪə kɑːndɛmnˈeɪʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, ænd kənstɹˈʌkʃən bɪɡˈæn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn.
After several delays, the site was acquired by the city via condemnation in 1968, and construction began in 1969.