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March 30, 2010
Cowboys Gone, Irving Officials Call an Audible
What Happens to NFL Hallowed Ground After Players Take the Ball Elsewhere? Bye, Texas Stadium. Hello, Tanger Outlets?
The Wall Street Journal
by Kris Hudson
Forest City is hoping to start building a pro sports facility in Brooklyn, and they're helping to replace one in Texas.
The Dallas suburb of Irving is planning for life after Texas Stadium, which will be demolished April 11.
After 1,900 pounds of explosives level the 65,639-seat stadium early that Sunday morning, Irving officials will target a similarly rare feat—redeveloping the site of a National Football League stadium for a different use.
In Irving, that site is an 80-acre parcel at the busy intersection of Texas highways 183 and 114, which about 150,000 cars pass through daily. Another 320 acres surrounding the site also are slated for redevelopment. Irving officials have enlisted Forest City Enterprises Inc., a veteran of several big urban redevelopment projects, to help plan the effort.
NoLandGrab: The article doesn't mention government subsidies, but like smoke and fire, Forest City and public handouts go hand in hand.
Posted by eric at March 30, 2010 10:59 PM