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Originally Posted by sammyg2
In many cases building a new sporting facility can also spur a wave of urban renewal, turning blighted downtown into a yuppy paradise complete with townhomes, yuppy cafes, starbux, etc (which is not necesasarily a good thing).
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The area surrounding the stadiums in Seattle is essentially dead if there is no game being played. There are a fair number of offices in the area, but not much street level business except for sports bars. Most of them close by 7pm during the week, after the office workers go home. There used to be a pretty good art, music, and nightlife scene, but many of those places have slowly vacated over the last 10 years. Lots of empty storefronts these days.
There is one new condo tower going in directly next to the football stadium, but who knows if it will be enough to turn the area around.
The odd thing is, the area is by no means run down - most of the buildings look great these days - it's just that nobody seems to want to be there.