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Staying Put (and Outdoors) or Dome Sweet Dome in the 'Burbs?

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  • And recently the NFL Commish Office Staff were seen celebrating all this.  ?

  • Absolutely a dome

    Absolutely get it off of the lake (and Bourke while you're at it)

    I wish we'd build the stadium near where they're building the new Cleveland Clinic / Cavs training and health center. 

  • Absolutely a dome

    Absolutely get it off of the lake (and Bourke while you're at it)

    I wish we'd build the stadium near where they're building the new Cleveland Clinic / Cavs training and health center. 

    @mld-woody said:

    I wish we'd build the stadium near where they're building the new Cleveland Clinic / Cavs training and health center. 

    Down in the Flats?

    I couldn't even imagine how they would shoehorn a 65,000+ seat dome down there, unless there's an area I'm not thinking of? 

  • It'll be built at the old Ford Plant site in Brookpark, right next to the Airport.  They already purchased the land.

  • It'll be built at the old Ford Plant site in Brookpark, right next to the Airport.  They already purchased the land.

    @diehardbrownsfan1 said:

    It'll be built at the old Ford Plant site in Brookpark, right next to the Airport.  They already purchased the land.

    I didn't realize that the purchase was finalized.  It's not a bad thing that the Browns owner has more ties to the area.  

  • @mld-woody said:

    I wish we'd build the stadium near where they're building the new Cleveland Clinic / Cavs training and health center. 

    Down in the Flats?

    I couldn't even imagine how they would shoehorn a 65,000+ seat dome down there, unless there's an area I'm not thinking of? 

    @dutch-oven said:

    Down in the Flats?

    I couldn't even imagine how they would shoehorn a 65,000+ seat dome down there, unless there's an area I'm not thinking of? 

    No, not the flats. Just south of downtown. Below rocker mortgage and progressive 

  • @dutch-oven said:

    Down in the Flats?

    I couldn't even imagine how they would shoehorn a 65,000+ seat dome down there, unless there's an area I'm not thinking of? 

    No, not the flats. Just south of downtown. Below rocker mortgage and progressive 

    @mld-woody said:

    No, not the flats. Just south of downtown. Below rocker mortgage and progressive 

    Oh, where allegedly the Browns were offered a spot during the Gateway time period. 

    There still was talk of a stadium going there, where the huge post office building is. 

  • @mld-woody said:

    No, not the flats. Just south of downtown. Below rocker mortgage and progressive 

    Oh, where allegedly the Browns were offered a spot during the Gateway time period. 

    There still was talk of a stadium going there, where the huge post office building is. 

    @dutch-oven said:

    Oh, where allegedly the Browns were offered a spot during the Gateway time period. 

    There still was talk of a stadium going there, where the huge post office building is. 

    I'd like it to still be "downtown" just not on the lake

    But, if it is going in the burbz, there are probably some properties over there worth snatching up and sitting on

  • Apparently Art did the same thing prior to attempt to negotiate with the city of Cleveland...

    https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/03/haslams-could-buy-brook-park-land-for-a-stadium-art-modell-did-the-same-thing-50-years-ago.html

  • The only logical answer is to go dome in Brookpark.

    There are sentimental reasons to stay downtown, but sentimental reason usually makes for poor business decisions.  There are multiple reasons why the move should be made over staying put and going with the band-aide approach.

  • @dutch-oven said:

    Down in the Flats?

    I couldn't even imagine how they would shoehorn a 65,000+ seat dome down there, unless there's an area I'm not thinking of? 

    No, not the flats. Just south of downtown. Below rocker mortgage and progressive 

    @mld-woody said:

    No, not the flats. Just south of downtown. Below rocker mortgage and progressive 

    I thought of that property, but there are still ingress and egress issues.  It also doesn't have enough room to do some of the things Haslam wants.

  • @mld-woody said:

    No, not the flats. Just south of downtown. Below rocker mortgage and progressive 

    I thought of that property, but there are still ingress and egress issues.  It also doesn't have enough room to do some of the things Haslam wants.

    @ballpeen said:

    I thought of that property, but there are still ingress and egress issues.  It also doesn't have enough room to do some of the things Haslam wants.

    They should be looking at the property where the old army barracks are near Bratenahl over by MLK and the freeway... Haslam is an idiot! There is a lot of acerage there for development... They could put hotels.. A convention center and a new stadium there... These numb fucks are dropping the ball hard!

  • @mld-woody said:

    No, not the flats. Just south of downtown. Below rocker mortgage and progressive 

    I thought of that property, but there are still ingress and egress issues.  It also doesn't have enough room to do some of the things Haslam wants.

    @ballpeen said:

    I thought of that property, but there are still ingress and egress issues.  It also doesn't have enough room to do some of the things Haslam wants.

    He's talking about just south of Progressive Field, south of the highway, right?

    I mean, if it works going north a block or so to see a Guardians game, why wouldn't it work going a block or so south to see a Browns game? 

  • The only logical answer is to go dome in Brookpark.

    There are sentimental reasons to stay downtown, but sentimental reason usually makes for poor business decisions.  There are multiple reasons why the move should be made over staying put and going with the band-aide approach.

    @ballpeen said:

    The only logical answer is to go dome in Brookpark.

    There are sentimental reasons to stay downtown, but sentimental reason usually makes for poor business decisions.  There are multiple reasons why the move should be made over staying put and going with the band-aide approach.

    A year or so ago when this whole stadium talk started, the Haslams came up with a report that mentioned:

    1. Cleveland Browns Stadium is a mediocre stadium that was built quickly and kind of poorly

    2. A stadium on the lake takes a pounding from Mother Nature, hence is a maintenance nightmare.

    Regardless of the flip-flopping they have had on this topic, and at times seem fine with just renovating the existing stadium, I've never thought they really want this. In fact, I think it would be their absolute last resort. 

    I just can't see where the money is coming from to build a 2+ billion dollar dome. 

    I'd much rather see them stay downtown, but off the lakefront. I wonder how many acres the Wolstein Arena sits on... Cleveland State has been talking about bulldozing it and building a much smaller arena a few blocks north. Perhaps the Browns could look at putting a stadium there?

  • There's a big chunk of land available in northern Summit County near Richfield. But I believe that's been tried before.

  • There's a big chunk of land available in northern Summit County near Richfield. But I believe that's been tried before.

    @canton-dawg said:

    There's a big chunk of land available in northern Summit County near Richfield. But I believe that's been tried before.

    Honestly, I think that spot would work better for the Browns than the Cavs because you are only going 8 or 9 times a year.

    Then again, how was getting in/out of the Coliseum? There would be three times as many people going to Browns games.

  • @canton-dawg said:

    There's a big chunk of land available in northern Summit County near Richfield. But I believe that's been tried before.

    Honestly, I think that spot would work better for the Browns than the Cavs because you are only going 8 or 9 times a year.

    Then again, how was getting in/out of the Coliseum? There would be three times as many people going to Browns games.

    @dutch-oven said:

    Honestly, I think that spot would work better for the Browns than the Cavs because you are only going 8 or 9 times a year.

    Then again, how was getting in/out of the Coliseum? There would be three times as many people going to Browns games.

    Good point on the number of games.  It's one thing to hold season tickets to 8-9 gabe v 42 or whatever it is for basketball.

    As for infrastructure, everybody knows how that worked before when Maletti moved out there.  The state and county would have to step up and improve things.  It's not like it couldn't be done.

    But, I do think the Haslams want to be closer to city center.  Brookpark is where it is going.  It's the only spot that checks all the boxes.  Having a option on the property requires earnest money  I have no idea what that may have entailed, but it is probably in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.  I doubt he would have put that up and risked to lose if he wasn't pretty damn sure he was going to purchase the property and pull the plug on the new stadium station.