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<blockquote data-quote="Fighter of the Nightman" data-source="post: 2007586" data-attributes="member: 590800"><p>I know this is my hill to die on to a truly excessive level, but it's really annoying that it would NOT be expensive whatsoever to get some temporary bleachers made to fit the gap absolutely perfectly and bring the stands down to the field ... literally so easy. It's not a permanent fix, of course, but it would be nice in the meantime ... it's actually kind of crazy how much more complete the stadium looks in the second picture below just by having a few more rows closer to the field. Because the Horseshoe goes back at such a gradual angle (ala the Big House), what looks like a small gap to the field at ground level is an incredibly significant (and terrible looking) gap when viewed from the angle of the seats' trajectory:</p><p></p><p><strong>Current Horseshoe</strong></p><p>[ATTACH=full]30749[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Adding Rows</strong></p><p>[ATTACH=full]30752[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>On topic of the renovations, have we thought about trying to make our stadium unique by painting the beams orange?? I'm sure that would just seem too "out there" for the notoriously straight-laced DIA, but I think people underestimate and underrate the subtle things that make a stadium stand out compared to the rest. The fact that Fenway Park is as green as it is (seriously, who would have a color that "in your face" so prominent everywhere building a new ballpark in 2024?) or the ivy on a brick wall at Wrigley (totally unsafe and inefficient by 2024 standards, charm be damned!) are what make iconic stadiums iconic.</p><p></p><p>Borussia Dortmund's soccer stadium is considered one of the most iconic in Europe, and the colors that vibrate throughout (including yellow beams) is part of it. I think it would be awesome to see some similarly funky orange coloring be the replacement at Memorial Stadium:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://cdn.getyourguide.com/img/location/57c941c1754ae181.jpeg/68.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://st2.depositphotos.com/8132070/43980/i/1600/depositphotos_439808938-stock-photo-dortmund-germany-august-2020-signal.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 482px" /></p><p><img src="https://www.santosfootballplanet.nl/uploads/_contentImageSlider/43426434_BSR_AGENCY.jpg?v=1679487649" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 482px" /></p><p></p><p>P.S. Signal Iduna Park (pictured above) is also a shining example of how steep stadiums are infinitely better than gradual ones like the Big House.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fighter of the Nightman, post: 2007586, member: 590800"] I know this is my hill to die on to a truly excessive level, but it's really annoying that it would NOT be expensive whatsoever to get some temporary bleachers made to fit the gap absolutely perfectly and bring the stands down to the field ... literally so easy. It's not a permanent fix, of course, but it would be nice in the meantime ... it's actually kind of crazy how much more complete the stadium looks in the second picture below just by having a few more rows closer to the field. Because the Horseshoe goes back at such a gradual angle (ala the Big House), what looks like a small gap to the field at ground level is an incredibly significant (and terrible looking) gap when viewed from the angle of the seats' trajectory: [B]Current Horseshoe[/B] [ATTACH type="full" width="707px" alt="Base.png"]30749[/ATTACH] [B]Adding Rows[/B] [ATTACH type="full" width="707px" alt="Remodel 1.png"]30752[/ATTACH] On topic of the renovations, have we thought about trying to make our stadium unique by painting the beams orange?? I'm sure that would just seem too "out there" for the notoriously straight-laced DIA, but I think people underestimate and underrate the subtle things that make a stadium stand out compared to the rest. The fact that Fenway Park is as green as it is (seriously, who would have a color that "in your face" so prominent everywhere building a new ballpark in 2024?) or the ivy on a brick wall at Wrigley (totally unsafe and inefficient by 2024 standards, charm be damned!) are what make iconic stadiums iconic. Borussia Dortmund's soccer stadium is considered one of the most iconic in Europe, and the colors that vibrate throughout (including yellow beams) is part of it. I think it would be awesome to see some similarly funky orange coloring be the replacement at Memorial Stadium: [IMG]https://cdn.getyourguide.com/img/location/57c941c1754ae181.jpeg/68.jpg[/IMG] [IMG width="482px"]https://st2.depositphotos.com/8132070/43980/i/1600/depositphotos_439808938-stock-photo-dortmund-germany-august-2020-signal.jpg[/IMG] [IMG width="482px"]https://www.santosfootballplanet.nl/uploads/_contentImageSlider/43426434_BSR_AGENCY.jpg?v=1679487649[/IMG] P.S. Signal Iduna Park (pictured above) is also a shining example of how steep stadiums are infinitely better than gradual ones like the Big House. [/QUOTE]
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