The annual Orange Bowl game and related events stimulate a great deal of economic activity in South Florida, according to a study by Rockport Analytics. (more…)
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Super Bowl Stadiums: Bowls, Domes and a Coliseum
The Super Bowl has been played in bowls, domes and a coliseum; under the sun and retractable roofs; before 63,000 in Minneapolis and in front of 100,000 in Arlington; in the warmth of Miami, the surprisingly temperate air of New Jersey and the even more surprising cold of New Orleans. The Super Bowl stadium has […]
Yale Bowl: Beginning of the Bowls
There was a time when enormous sporting venues were called bowls, describing their rounded shape, rather than named “Park” or “Stadium” or “Field.” Ignore the 19th century’s Baker Bowl (a diamond-shaped ballpark in Philadelphia) and give full credit to the trailblazing Yale Bowl, opened for play in 1914 with oval dimensions that fit over 70,000 […]
Sun Life Stadium renovations: Upgrade the bad seats
Proposed Sun Life Stadium renovations would install a canopy over the seating and remove 10,000 poorly situated seats with bar terraces and SRO spaces. (more…)