They cut out the ambience with incessant chattering by the "hosts"Originally Posted by ThomasC
They also broadcasted the outside flame lighting, so I don't think they cut out anything of major importance.
They cut out the ambience with incessant chattering by the "hosts"Originally Posted by ThomasC
They also broadcasted the outside flame lighting, so I don't think they cut out anything of major importance.
That might be. Everything I've heard and read the past decade or so is that generally public expenditures on sporting events and facilities are not recouped. Atlanta may be the exception; I don't know.Originally Posted by Kevin Hewell
[#*&#!]! Whatever you might think of the Atlanta Games we got tons of financial benefits. We got a brand new baseball park (Turner Field) that wasn't paid for by the taxpayers. Plus, other substantial infrastructure upgrades that were privately funded. Since the Games the city has grown tremendously, thanks in part to hosting the Games.
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******* Whatever you might think of the Atlanta Games we got tons of financial benefits. We got a brand new baseball park (Turner Field) that wasn't paid for by the taxpayers. Plus, other substantial infrastructure upgrades that were privately funded. Since the Games the city has grown tremendously, thanks in part to hosting the Games.
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Financially, Atlanta may be the closest thing to an exception as there's been in the last several decades...
... however the damage done to our national image by the parade of chrome-plated pickup trucks during the opening ceremonies is something that will persist much, much longer.