[CHRON] Dynamo and City to work out deal for Near-Downtown Stadium

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"Dyanmo and city to reach deal"

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"It doesn't mean a deal has been reached"

 

have yall read the chron.coms user comments underneat the article?

fun times indeed.

 

They'll reach a deal. It'll be next to Minute Maid Park. Actually just across street on Texas Ave. and 59 where the season ticket holder parking lot is.

 

Well hopefully it will bring out some more people to downtown, cause god knows we need it.

 

If you're on Texas Ave. driving towards the 59 underpass, it would to the left at the Lofts at the Ballpark. I cover the Dynamo for a local outlet and that's place the Dynamo would like to have their stadium. It would be a great location. I don't want to see a stadium out in Pearland or Sugarland. It needs to be here in Houston. FC Dallas plays in Frisco and that stadium is in the middle of no where. There are grain silos a few hundred yards from the stadium. It's an up and coming area, but it's a drive from D/FW area. The Dynamo averaged 18+ K their first year. Very impressive. In order to keep up those numbers, they need to be in Houston.

 

How about the astrodome? if its good enough for new orleans refugees it should be fine for soccer

 

Good news. I can't imagine driving out to sugar land for all the dynamo games.

 

Definintely good news. I live in Austin and my parents in The Woodlands. So, when I come in for a game, the last thing I would have done would be to drive to Sugarland, Katy, or Pearland for a game. Downtown is not too far and I can get there via the Hardy. Any of those "remote" locations would have been very bad for the Dynamo. Besides, how many other MLS teams would be able to say they have a downtown stadium? I would be willing to bet we'd see our share of MLS Cups and All-Star games if this gets done.

 

Here's a map highlighting the area they are looking at.



Here's the google maps version of the area that isn't rotated.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=77001&ie=UTF8&ll=29.755827,-95.35355&spn=0.007312,0.014334&t=h&z=17&om=1

The area is currently used as Astros season ticket holder parking and the two blocks closest to 59 would be converted into a parking garage to replace the llost parking spaces.

Also, Oliver Luck has said in the past that the stadium will be privately funded. The only thing they are asking the city for right now is the land and maybe infrastructure changes if any are needed, which is doubtful for that area. Of course that's not official and could change as the negotiations continue.

The deal would also include the team building a soccer complex and training ground somewhere else in Houston. That was what the Gus Wortham land was being talked about being used for earlier.

 

Agree with everyone who wants it downtown. As someone who is trying to get into it and be a fan I would not drive out to sugarland or any berb to watch soccer.

 

I hope they get this done...Pizza Hut Park in Frisco (N. Dallas) is very nice and would like something similar in h-town...

 

I think it's important to get soccer stadiums in downtown areas, not least because it's still fighting the perception that it's an affluent-suburban sport. Go Dynamo.

 

Dynamo fans need to take notes on how to celebrate goals

www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9Nl2rwd8QU

 

They need to tear down the abortion that is George R. Brown and put something up there.

How awesome would it be to hit an afternoon Astros game and an evening Dynamo match with a pitstop at the B.U.S.?