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Post by **Brad** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:19 pm

I think it looks good in that afternoon light.

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:26 pm

I'm still wondering what the deal is with that random light green glass on the end...

ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:29 pm

StreetsOfOmaha wrote:I'm still wondering what the deal is with that random light green glass on the end...

Is it glass that still has protective plastic (or other material) over it that has yet to be pulled off? I'm not sure either.

Tornado · Post by **Tornado** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:55 pm

You would think if it was protective material that it would all be the same color, but who knows. Thanks for the pic Shaw, that new development will fit nicely there.

S33 · Post by **S33** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:31 pm

ShawJ wrote:
StreetsOfOmaha wrote:I'm still wondering what the deal is with that random light green glass on the end...
Is it glass that still has protective plastic (or other material) over it that has yet to be pulled off? I'm not sure either.

I'm almost positive that's what it is.

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:34 pm

Would it be protective material covering the majority of glass, and this lighter glass already has the material removed, or the other way around?

Ie., which color is the final color?

S33 · Post by **S33** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:37 pm

StreetsOfOmaha wrote:Would it be protective material covering the majority of glass, and this lighter glass already has the material removed, or the other way around?

Ie., which color is the final color?

The dark glass would be the final color. I don't know where Brad's pictures are, but I'm pretty sure the other glass started off lighter, too.

nebport5 · Post by **nebport5** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 7:12 am

S33 wrote:
ShawJ wrote:
StreetsOfOmaha wrote:I'm still wondering what the deal is with that random light green glass on the end...
Is it glass that still has protective plastic (or other material) over it that has yet to be pulled off? I'm not sure either.
I'm almost positive that's what it is.

If you look at it up close, it suggests otherwise.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:51 pm

When is MECA going to post a project update on the TDA Park website? Last report was April 22...

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:57 pm

Brad wrote:When is MECA going to post a project update on the TDA Park website? Last report was April 22...

I don't imagine it'd be too much longer? Seems like they don't go longer than 3 months in between them. Had a couple stretches in there where they didn't update for 2-3 months.

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:08 pm

the towers are HUGE. I made a trip down the right field side to check it out; they just don't look that big from Qwest.

the1wags · Post by **the1wags** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:48 pm

Yo Brad, where's the monthly aerial update? :;):

Post by **Brad** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:54 pm

there are now TWO updated on the http://www.tdameritradeparkomaha.com They must have forgot to post last months report...

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 4:38 pm

Fix your link, Spellcow.

Post by **Brad** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 5:21 pm

Big E wrote:Fix your link, Spellcow.

Thanks. I hope my server gets fixed soon.... Posting on the blackberry sucks.

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:50 pm

Brad wrote:
Big E wrote:Fix your link, Spellcow.
Thanks. I hope my server gets fixed soon.... Posting on the blackberry sucks.

Then get an iPhone

ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:15 pm

It looks like that funky color of glass is clear glass, with protective film over it. From driving by, it looked like they peeled off the top layer, revealing the clear glass. But I was just driving by, so I didn't get a perfect look.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:05 pm

Photo Update 7/20/2010

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Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:42 pm

Thanks for your updates Brad!

nebport5 · Post by **nebport5** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:24 pm

glass has gone in inside around the box seats, hard to snag a pic.

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 12:10 am

When looking at the new stadium, does anyone else get the impression that the glass portion and the brick portion are at odds with each other - like they belong to two different stadiums?

nebport5 · Post by **nebport5** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:57 am

StreetsOfOmaha wrote:When looking at the new stadium, does anyone else get the impression that the glass portion and the brick portion are at odds with each other - like they belong to two different stadiums?

uh? Yes!

(Have you been on thread vacation? I've been saying this for the last two months)

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 9:27 am

i don't feel like it looks that bad. A few times after reading people saying that on here, i've driven by just to be sure. Each time i leave thinking to myself, "i don't see the big deal"

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 2:47 pm

I think it would have been really cool if they would have kept the glass but used limestone instead of the brick they chose.

iamjacobm · Post by **iamjacobm** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:56 am

thenewguy wrote:i don't feel like it looks that bad. A few times after reading people saying that on here, i've driven by just to be sure. Each time i leave thinking to myself, "i don't see the big deal"

But if all you think is it isn't that bad than it is below expectations for a lot of people. I don't see anything about the stadium that will be its trademark feature. This is one of our few things that is on display and known to the entire nation for those two weeks. Instead of hitting a home run they just seem to be hitting a bloop single(baseball analogy).

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:22 am

The brick work is not attractive, IMO. Water under the bridge at this point in time.

smeace · Post by **smeace** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:25 pm

The more I see it, the more it starts to look like a suburban office building and less like a stadium.

Greg S · Post by **Greg S** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:49 pm

Will be interesting to see what it's like when it's completed but for now I agree, nothing really distinctive about the stadium.

Greg

S33 · Post by **S33** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:29 pm

Come on, the stadium is leaps and bounds above any collegiate or minor league baseball stadium. The stadium has a clean "professional" look and I'm sure everyone will change their minds once it's finished and everyone gets to see the inside.

I'm definitely happy with it, so far.

thenewguy · Post by **thenewguy** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:42 pm

S33 wrote:Come on, the stadium is leaps and bounds above any collegiate or minor league baseball stadium. The stadium has a clean "professional" look and I'm sure everyone will change their minds once it's finished and everyone gets to see the inside.

I'm definitely happy with it, so far.

i agree

nebport5 · Post by **nebport5** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 7:40 pm

Yeah I suppose if we give it 50 years to fall apart and let it's history grow in our hearts perhaps its very name will conjure an affection as great as the bleachers by the zoo.

Meanwhile, we need more parking, so let's flatten the history in north downtown in the name of progress.

S33 · Post by **S33** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:45 pm

nebport5 wrote: Meanwhile, we need more parking, so let's flatten the history in north downtown in the name of progress.

Some old bakeries, machine shops, and shipping houses are just so rich in history, almost brings nostalgic tears to my eyes. God forbid any structure ever be replaced. Nag about the "parking lots" all you want, Creighton has made it very clear that it's a short term business decision with the goal of future development. Their vision for North Downtown is not to pave it.

If some of you feel so strongly about preserving any and every form of structural history without regard as to what are the perceived standards for "historical significance", then buy the properties yourselves and do what you want with them. Until then, take a breather, please!

Edagger · Post by **Edagger** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:16 pm

Thank you!

I come to this website for information, and read about opinions most of the time. I'm fine with opinions, but they seem to develop into silly arguments.

Omababe · Post by **Omababe** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:41 pm

nebport5 wrote:Yeah I suppose if we give it 50 years to fall apart and let it's history grow in our hearts perhaps its very name will conjure an affection as great as the bleachers by the zoo.

Agree, but lose that name!

Let the Corporate Naming Rights expire and re-name it to something more culturally significant. I often feel like gagging when I hear those corporatized, bastardized, californicated names for otherwise-great venues.

I think the one that annoys me the most is when they re-named the classic long-standing Shubert Theater in Chicago to the LaSalle Bank Theater and now the Bank Of America Theater. (Gag me!)

joeglow · Post by **joeglow** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:51 pm

Omababe wrote:
Agree, but lose that name! Let the Corporate Naming Rights expire and re-name it to something more culturally significant. I often feel like gagging when I hear those corporatized, bastardized, californicated names for otherwise-great venues.

I agree. However, so long as cities spend money like it comes out of thin air, they will ALWAYS need to find new money somewhere. After our newest crop of taxes go into effect, I look for naming rights to infiltrate everything else (city structures, schools, etc.).

S33 · Post by **S33** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:17 pm

joeglow wrote: I look for naming rights to infiltrate everything else (city structures, schools, etc.).

ConAgra Hebrew National Beef Franks Millard North High. I love it.

smeace · Post by **smeace** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:37 pm

Post by **Brad** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:45 pm

Watch out... I posted a photo of that last one in Dallas and a bunch of people called "Disney Land" Architecture...

S33 · Post by **S33** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:55 pm

First of all, TD is in a completely different league than that entire list of ballparks. Heck, it's twice the size as the largest example you posted. Some will like it, some won't. I'm sure if it looked like that last one (Disney castle), I would not like it. The good thing about the CWS, we don't need a gimmick style of stadium to lure the people in.