[scottmandue]

I work at Exposition park at the science museum and just a stones throw from where I am typing this is the historical Olympic Colosseum.

I'm hearing once again the NFL is thinking of bringing football back to LA (not a big surprise seeing how much money is here).

For those not in the area the big debate about getting the NFL back here is do we build a new stadium (billions and billions of dollars) or refurb (again) the Colosseum (1925 vintage).

As much as I like the idea of saving the money by using ye old Colosseum it has some big problems.
1. Although this part of town has made great improvements it still is thought of by most people as being "the hood"
2. Parking sucks
3. Traffic - even though it is right next to the freeway the street are poor at best, when a USC football game gets out it can take hours to go a few blocks to get on the freeway.
3. Parking sucks (BTW by the virtue of working here I have a free pass to the underground parking structure)
4. It is a historical structure/location and thus any talk of altering it brings loud criticism from those people that love historical buildings.
5. Parking sucks (Also BTW when a USC football game is here all vacant lots become parking lots where the cost escalate as kickoff time approaches. Starting around $20 an hour before the game to $60-$75 as the game starts.)
6. Even though it has been updated several time the "Facilities" (bathrooms/vendor areas/seats) are still rather vintage.

Seeing as we are one of the wealthiest cities in the U S of A and even the world it seems like a no brainier that we should get a new stadium but dayum it is going to be expensive!

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