New stadium rumors

[stuckincincy]

For the record, I don't live in Buffalo and will never live there again so I don't have a ton of care about where the new stadium goes but Wagon's option of the Outer Harbor sounds like by far the best option to me.

There are some environmental problems - not insurmountable. There may be significant geologic problems.

[DraftBoy]

There are some environmental problems - not insurmountable. There may be significant geologic problems.

That would certainly present a large barrier. Happened here in Atlanta when looking at different sites for the new Falcons stadium. They had a nice area picked out where an old GM plant sits abandoned. The environmental evaluation came up with a million and one red flags though.

[justasportsfan]

There are some environmental problems - not insurmountable. There may be significant geologic problems.

There would be increased welcome environmental problems if moved to Niagara area. They're called canadians

[BertSquirtgum]

If you claim to being a city is a Home Dept, Bed Bath & Beyond and a Casino then I think you need to revisit your claim.

Is Batavia providing any essential services for their community or is that all County based? That's where you start in knowing if you have a real city or if you're just a random town.

Not even worth answering.

[stuckincincy]

That would certainly present a large barrier. Happened here in Atlanta when looking at different sites for the new Falcons stadium. They had a nice area picked out where an old GM plant sits abandoned. The environmental evaluation came up with a million and one red flags though.

Here's an interesting book reference:

Against the Grain - The History of Buffalo's First Ward, by Timothy Bohen(e) (Bohene Books LLC, 2012, ISBN 978-0-615-62052-7)

Bohen wrote a first-class historical narrative, packed with references. Contained within is numerous references about the geology of the waterfront.

[WagonCircler]

Here's an interesting book reference:

Against the Grain - The History of Buffalo's First Ward, by Timothy Bohen(e) (Bohene Books LLC, 2012, ISBN 978-0-615-62052-7)

Bohen wrote a first-class historical narrative, packed with references. Contained within is numerous references about the geology of the waterfront.

For those of us without ready access to that book, what's the upshot? Is he saying that it's unsafe to build a stadium on the lakeshore?

Because Cleveland's football stadium is on the exact same shore. It's hard to believe that the geology changes that much in 150 miles.

[stuckincincy]

For those of us without ready access to that book, what's the upshot? Is he saying that it's unsafe to build a stadium on the lakeshore?

Because Cleveland's football stadium is on the exact same shore. It's hard to believe that the geology changes that much in 150 miles.

No. It's an interesting, historical look at Buffalo's First Ward and the Waterfront. Contained in the text is information about how the land use changed - the re-routing of waterways, build-up and removal of land and the like. I mentioned it as an aside to folks who are interested in Buffalo history.

[WagonCircler]

No. It's an interesting, historical look at Buffalo's First Ward and the Waterfront. Contained in the text is information about how the land use changed - the re-routing of waterways, build-up and removal of land and the like. I mentioned it as an aside to folks who are interested in Buffalo history.

I would like that. Is it on Amazon?

One of my grandfathers was a "scooper" in the grain elevators.