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If They Built It? Stadium Dreams and Rustbelt Realities in Cleveland

2008; Routledge; Volume: 25; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/09523360802299294

1743-9035

Philip Suchma,

Architecture, Modernity, and Design

In 1968 sporting and political leaders in Cleveland, Ohio hired an architectural firm to study the feasibility of building a multipurpose, domed stadium in the city's downtown. The sporting media and team officials desired a modern facility to replace the ageing and outdated Municipal Stadium and offer greater financial reward. Civic leaders hoped a new facility would fit into downtown renewal by bringing people and entertainment dollars back to the central city as well as polish a tarnished civic image. This pattern had been used earlier and would be used again by America's traditional industrial cities looking to escape the thralls of post-war urban decline. In 1970 the final study deemed a new stadium impossible. The project had been unable to overcome the tumultuous natures and recent histories of Cleveland's political, social and economic institutions.