Chicago Bears bought Arlington Heights track only to build next to Soldier Field?
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Just for some perspective, many other NFL teams actually play in stadiums located in a suburb of the namesake city. The LA Rams and Chargers stadium is in Inglewood, the Cowboys are in Arlington, the Dolphins are in Miami Gardens, and the Jets and Giants are in New Jersey. There are probably others, those are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head.
I believe the 49ers stadium is a solid hour from downtown San Fran, which would appear to be somewhat comparable to Chicago/Arlington Heights.
No its not. Its an absolute dump of a location. Its a 20 minute drive from any population center of KC, there is zero transportation to get their outside of driving, and there is not a bar or restaurant within 5 miles.
There is a massive difference between 82 games of baseball downtown and 8 football games in the suburbs. Its a great place for football, horrible for baseball. I would attend at least 5-10 more games of poor baseball if didn't have to drive 30 minutes to get there and pay 20 to park every time.
How some of these teams (St Louis, San Diego, Colorado) have really built an entertainment area around baseball stadiums is something to look forward to.
I live 10 minutes North of O'Hare and it is easier, and faster for me to go to a Milwaukee Brewers game than a Cubs or White Sox game, and while it is an all day affair getting to Green Bay, it is certainly a lot less stressful than attempting to get to Soldier Field. You either drive and it takes over an hour and half and you pay close to $100 to park, or you take public transport and it takes at least the same amount of time and you have to walk a hell of a ways. You would think a City like Chicago would have a ton of transit options on getting there, and their are, it is just none of them are good or make it easy to get there.
If they do end up moving to AH, the Metra station there will be the easiest transport location the Bears have ever had out side their stadium. Which is nuts considering they are located on a museum campus now.
This is 25-30 miles from the heart of the city, and less than 20 minutes drive from the city border. Much more like Arlington is to Dallas than what Santa Clara is to SF.
Obviously traffic will impact that, but it certainly will be better than it is now.
I've seen some concerts at Northerly Island. Pain in the ass.
Cant you park and ride a blue line transfer to red or green and be about 2 blocks from Wrigley in about an hour? Time on the train to me is a mystery because I sleep or read.
But Soldier field is so unique. I hate all these indoor stadiums way out in the suburbs.
Tbh I have never attended a game at soldier field so maybe it sucks but it's a freaking spaceship on a Roman coliseum, that's sick.
Tbh I have never attended a game at soldier field so maybe it sucks but it's a freaking spaceship on a Roman coliseum, that's sick.
I love the town of KC and attending the Big 12 tournament in March every year, but the thought of the Royals moving near the P & L sounds like a traffic nightmare. You have a point regarding the current location and the lack of bars and restaurants nearby. I guess that is why everyone tailgates there.
I attended a game there under the "old Soldier field." It truly was a dump. To be fair, I have not seen the new version inside yet.
Soldier field kind of sucks, but I suspect it's mostly that 25/30 years I've been alive the product is horrendous.
I remember when the Twins and Vikings played in Bloomington with huge parking lots surrounding the stadium. The Mall of America now stands in its place.
There are still a LOT of people that would rather have that same set up back in Bloomington. Moving it to downtown killed the vibe those teams had.
There are still a LOT of people that would rather have that same set up back in Bloomington. Moving it to downtown killed the vibe those teams had.
I've always described the appearance of Soldier Field in this exact way, but with an opposite opinion: it's a hideous atrocity.
Probably nice back in the day to be next to the airport.
TBH I think the new Twins park was done really well. TWolves arena is a dump. They should just fold the franchise or play in StP.
So my in-laws are about 20 minutes away from the new site. My question: do you think it will have any impact on property values in the area? I’m sure not going to want to visit in game weekends.
As a lifelong 37yo Bears fan who grew up in "Chicagoland" (Rockford - ha!), I concur.
I think it's as simple as... the city owns Soldier Field, the Bears do not.
Building their own stadium, and accessory buildings around it (hotels, bars, etc) like ISU plans to do or the Packers already have, makes them more money.
Best things to come out of Rockford are Mrs Fisher's dark potato chips, Cheap Trick and the lovely Ginger Lynn.
