from the L.A. Times (2/10):
Sports stadiums face economic fault line
A flurry of ballparks and arenas are being built across the country, but the price tags that amount to a cumulative total of about $10 billion may result in a disconnect for fans.
By Greg Johnson
February 10, 2009
"At the Dallas Cowboys stadium that will open for the next NFL season, what catches your eye -- no, what makes your jaw drop -- might be the 60-yard-long video screen that hangs from the translucent, movable roof.
At the New York Mets ballpark that will open April 13, it might be the soaring open-air rotunda that honors Jackie Robinson.
Yet for sports fans caught in the grip of an increasingly ugly recession, the most stunning feature of the newest generation of sports venues might be the price tag." ...
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