\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFAyTbllkxQ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 It was certainly a football Taj-Mahal in its day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 ....still no news on Dunkirk Don's dome....very frustrating............. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boater Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Rebuild "Rich" Stadium. She's got good bones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, boater said: Rebuild "Rich" Stadium. She's got good bones. Where do the Buffalo Football Bills play in the meantime? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Quint Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 "...a place where grown men can urinate in the sinks, which is within their God given rights." 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Someplace there's a box where I had saved every photograph of the construction progress as they were printed in the Buffalo Evening News. Hard to believe they built the place for $20milion. You couldn't build the ticket booths for that today. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Great video, thanks. I wonder why they dug down so far rather than building up. Cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: Someplace there's a box where I had saved every photograph of the construction progress as they were printed in the Buffalo Evening News. Hard to believe they built the place for $20milion. You couldn't build the ticket booths for that today. I just was reading about Pilot Field on the News website. That cost $56M according to the article. Ground was broke in '86. So, $36M more 14 years later?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 6 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: Someplace there's a box where I had saved every photograph of the construction progress as they were printed in the Buffalo Evening News. Hard to believe they built the place for $20milion. You couldn't build the ticket booths for that today. My Dad and I went a couple time to the site while they were building it. He would just keep saying how much it cost and whistle. Even when we went to our first game he commented how great the stadium was and "it should be for that kind of money"! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Just now, ColoradoBills said: My Dad and I went a couple time to the site while they were building it. He would just keep saying how much it cost and whistle. Even when we went to our first game he commented how great the stadium was and "it should be for that kind of money"! LOL Now a single defensive lineman will cost that much every year. Go figure! I remember going when it was done, before the season. I think we were picking seats? Oh, and screw Herb Mulkey! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 14 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: Someplace there's a box where I had saved every photograph of the construction progress as they were printed in the Buffalo Evening News. Hard to believe they built the place for $20milion. You couldn't build the ticket booths for that today. Ticket Booths....remember them outside of the stadium in the mid 70’s to 80’s? Walk right up on game day and buy yourself a ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 (edited) 18 hours ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ....still no news on Dunkirk Don's dome....very frustrating............. The toupee has been ordered, but they're not sure if they got the colour the correct shade. It might have to be redyed. Then again, DD is so clueless he might be one of those guys who doesn't notice, but everyone else does. 18 hours ago, jimmy10 said: Where do the Buffalo Football Bills play in the meantime? Road Trip, 24/7/365 that year! ? Hamilton Tiger Cats had to do it a few years back when Ivor Wynne Stadium became Tim Hortons Field. Yes, yes, I know, CFL. "Hey! We lost fourth down, but the field got 10 yards longer!" Edited August 29, 2018 by Ridgewaycynic2013 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 30 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: Someplace there's a box where I had saved every photograph of the construction progress as they were printed in the Buffalo Evening News. Hard to believe they built the place for $20milion. You couldn't build the ticket booths for that today. About $121,000,000 in today's dollars, adjusting for inflation. Good luck building a new NFL stadium for that price now! Rich Stadium was a very basic structure back in the day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capco Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Cool. Thanks for sharing the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos63 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 And color TV's in the suites!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 5 minutes ago, klos63 said: And color TV's in the suites!!!!!! Well, there ya go. BIG TIME! I attended 1st ever game (loss to Redskins preseason) and 1st Reg. Game, a 9-7 Win over Jets. It that Stadium is a decrepit relic now, what does that make me?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Process Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 3 hours ago, jimmy10 said: Where do the Buffalo Football Bills play in the meantime? Here..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 2 hours ago, SoCal Deek said: Someplace there's a box where I had saved every photograph of the construction progress as they were printed in the Buffalo Evening News. Hard to believe they built the place for $20milion. You couldn't build the ticket booths for that today. The old Sullivan Stadium was built in Foxboro at the same time for $6 million. It was 90% aluminum bench seating, basically a high school stadium on steroids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Not as sad as Offerman Stadium destruction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 24 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: The old Sullivan Stadium was built in Foxboro at the same time for $6 million. It was 90% aluminum bench seating, basically a high school stadium on steroids. Sullivan Stadium sure looked like a dump back in the 1980's. Even old Cleveland Municipal looked classy in comparison. Sad how the Astro dome went from decent in the mid-1980's to what it looked like by the time the Oiler's left Houston. I guess time waits for no one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BhamBillsFan Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 1 hour ago, The Process said: Here..... I'm all about having them play here, since I live in Hoover! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 12 hours ago, BillnutinHouston said: I wonder why they dug down so far rather than building up. Cost? I wish more stadiums did this. Going up to the upper deck from the ground in a stadium where the field is at ground level is endless. And coming back down after a game with 40,000 others is even worse. Coming in at mid-level where you walk down to the lower bowl and up to the upper decks is something we take for granted I think. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 13 hours ago, BillnutinHouston said: Great video, thanks. I wonder why they dug down so far rather than building up. Cost? Yes, cost, it’s way less expensive to dig a hole In the dirt and simply pour concrete on it to form the lower seating risers than to build a structure. That’s assuming the soil conditions will allow it. (The new LA Stadium is doing the same thing but in that case it’s also to lower the overall height of the stadium in proximity to the approach path into LAX airport.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagon127 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 13 hours ago, SoCal Deek said: Someplace there's a box where I had saved every photograph of the construction progress as they were printed in the Buffalo Evening News. Hard to believe they built the place for $20milion. You couldn't build the ticket booths for that today. The bills are building a new weight room for $18 million. Really puts that in perspective. 6 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: Yes, cost, it’s way less expensive to dig a hole In the dirt and simply pour concrete on it to form the lower seating risers than to build a structure. That’s assuming the soil conditions will allow it. (The new LA Stadium is doing the same thing but in that case it’s also to lower the overall height of the stadium in proximity to the approach path into LAX airport.) I have to think the fan experience was also put in the decision. Who wants to climb a mountain to get to the upper deck? Its already quite the climb if you've spent the whole morning eating junk food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 1 minute ago, wagon127 said: The bills are building a new weight room for $18 million. Really puts that in perspective. Yeah but i hear it’ll have color TVs and an awesome salad bar....so that might be responsible for the a good portion of the cost increase. ? 7 minutes ago, wagon127 said: I have to think the fan experience was also put in the decision. Who wants to climb a mountain to get to the upper deck? Its already quite the climb if you've spent the whole morning eating junk food. Actually no, it was indeed the airport. The new stadiums roof had to fit under the FAA height guidelines. If you search for the site on google earth you’ll see it’s literally at the approach end of the LAX runways. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 16 hours ago, klos63 said: And color TV's in the suites!!!!!! 19" RCA up on a shelf, with a custom remote: "Hey waiter, see what's on Channel 4." (Until 1998, my son was our tv's remote control. We got a new set that year, and he ended his 'indentured servitude'.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunPolice Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 everything is so much more colorful now... It kind of makes you respect the artists who were able to paint in dazzling colors when the world looked so drab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan_34 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 13 hours ago, JÂy RÛßeÒ said: I wish more stadiums did this. Going up to the upper deck from the ground in a stadium where the field is at ground level is endless. And coming back down after a game with 40,000 others is even worse. Coming in at mid-level where you walk down to the lower bowl and up to the upper decks is something we take for granted I think. And the sight lines are amazing because the stadium is less vertical than other stadiums. Lower bowl concept where you can walk down to is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 3 hours ago, TheFunPolice said: everything is so much more colorful now... It kind of makes you respect the artists who were able to paint in dazzling colors when the world looked so drab. You are aware that the real world was actually in full color even when TV was limited to black and white.....right? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExWNYer Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 On 8/28/2018 at 5:30 PM, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ....still no news on Dunkirk Don's dome....very frustrating............. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cba fan Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, billsfan_34 said: And the sight lines are amazing because the stadium is less vertical than other stadiums. Lower bowl concept where you can walk down to is fantastic. I get what you are saying, however It is a matter of perspective. Do you like to be close and high. Or close and low. I always liked the RCA Dome in Indy and MetroDome in Minneapolis because the seats were much closer to the field on the upper deck as they had to make a small footprint to engineer a safe roof and/or cost considerations. First few rows of upper deck are awesome seats. Close and can see all of field well. And they ea only had 56 and 63 k ?? seats. (At Indy I could literally see Jeff Georges face clearly from the 2nd row upper deck when the play was in front of us and on the near hash marks. Cool.) Open air stadiums have a much more laid back horizontal seating configuration. Silverdome in Detroit was more like an open air laid back stadium with a roof on it and upper deck was far away due to 80k seats. 46 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: You are aware that the real world was actually in full color even when TV was limited to black and white.....right? Thefunpolice poster is sooo old. How old is he? When he was a child the world was, Black and White. Edited August 30, 2018 by cba fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFunPolice Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 12 hours ago, SoCal Deek said: You are aware that the real world was actually in full color even when TV was limited to black and white.....right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 "The finest facility in the league with comfort of the fan being the most important consideration." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 15 hours ago, SoCal Deek said: You are aware that the real world was actually in full color even when TV was limited to black and white.....right? Well, maybe in the '70s but definitely not during things like Babe Ruth playing baseball and WWII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 3 minutes ago, bbb said: Well, maybe in the '70s but definitely not during things like Babe Ruth playing baseball and WWII Leonardo Da Vinci must have been just guessing I guess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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