The Old Lady still Looks Great (2 Viewers)

[SaintRay]

48 years old ….

Remodeled multiple times.

Home of 7 Super Bowls with another one in 2025.

 

[SaintRay]

 

[rememberTHEsaints]

Its an icon. Love it

 

[Epic Brownie]

When you built it right and maintain it, it looks good forever.

 

[SaintRay]

Built within walking distance of nearly 30,000 hotel rooms and 100+ restaurants.

New Orleans remains a destination city for a reason and placing the Superdome squarely in the middle of it all was genius.

 

[HouseCall]

Built within walking distance of nearly 30,000 hotel rooms and 100+ restaurants.

New Orleans remains a destination city for a reason and placing the Superdome squarely in the middle of it all was genius.

The location is as critical to its longevity as any remodeling.

I remember when there was “talk” of building a new stadium across the river and i just thought how dumb that would be.

 

[scott88]

I thought this was going to be a thread regarding Ms. Benson

 

[dvdman]

I thought this was going to be a thread regarding Ms. Benson

Me too…,,lol!!!

 

[woohoosaint]

Still beautiful after all these years!

I don't see the need for to build a new stadium anytime soon.
If the Superdome is structurally sound, maintained properly and upgraded when needed...it could last several more decades.

 

[GW93]

If the Superdome is structurally sound, maintained properly and upgraded when needed...it could last several more decades.

This applies to just about every stadium in the NFL right now (except maybe FedEx LOL) but they're going to build new ones in Nashville and Buffalo and Chicago is thinking about moving out to the suburbs.

Buffalo I can understand, but the Titans stadium opened in the late '90s and Soldier Field II is barely more than 20 years old. Taxpayers ought to be furious.

Here's an interesting article on what's going on around the league. It's nearly a year old, so some facts may have changed. It seems Baltimore, Jacksonville, and Carolina are considering significant renovations, too.

 

[jdanton14]

The dome looked a light brighter inside during last night's coverage--was anyone there? Was it actually brighter, or did ABC/ESPN just have better cameras than Fox does?

 

[BigOdin504]

So many great memories in that dome throughout my life.
Saints games, concerts, basketball, baseball, the pope.
Many more
I grew up running down those ramps playing football in the 80s

 

[Paul]

It’s gorgeous.
Plus, here’s a bit of history for you. It was built to deter space aliens from attacking the city, and consequently, New Orleans remains the only city in the U.S. to never get invaded by space creatures. It’s true, and you can tell everyone that Andrus, not Paul, told you about it.

 

[Super]

It was stunning when I first saw it on tv last night.
Just like it was when I was a kid.

 

[GeauxSainz]

Yep.

How’s the car burglary around the Dome area now? If I read correctly it’s picked up in the last few years. Hopefully they got it under control.