As my insomnia persist, i stare at my TV looking at the winter games going on in Turino right now. Then i think back to mid 2005, when London was awarded the 2012 summer games. This made me think, how realistic, or unrealistic (if you wanna be a dick about it), would it be if Miami were awarded the 2020 games [Otherwise known as the XXXII Olympiad] (i skipped over 2016 'cuz even I don't think Miami can pull off 2016)

Think about it. How awesome would that be if Miami got to host the olympics. Far-fetched? You Betcha! Mainly because the US has in the pipeline Baltimore, Philadelphia, Chicago, LA (again), Houston, St. Paul/Minneapolis, San Francisco and, quite interestingly, San Diego USA/Tijuana Mexico (a binational bid) for 2016 games, i doubt they would bid for one of the younger cities of this nation to host an olympic game. Orlando; they were considered for the 2012 games. But thats crap, they get bid because they have Disney World. No fair. (i get bitter at that thought... pardon me but i can't sleep and it is 4 something in the morning... more emotional at night)

Anyways, i guess i'm saying that, with the way things are going on around here, Miami is becoming more and more, every passing day, an international city. I don't see why we can't host the 2020 games. Hopefully by then, this city will be larger and internationally recognized.

For fun, if we were to host the games, where do would think, or like to see, the olympic stadium and venues to be built?

I think it'd definitely be in the final round for the US bid with SF and Chicago. It's got massive appeal (social, political, economic) and the location is great. Where would you put it though?

The idea sounds reallly good, though due to climatic constraints in summer (heat and rain even more of a problem) there would be alot of retractable or domed facilities in order to sway the committee. id like to see the idea of island facilities be exploited or a massive redevelopment project say the area of parking lots etc by the old miami arena be built into an olympic village (include a marlins stadium like atlanta did only better) with massive housing amenities public promenades (you could make 8th st. a ped mall from arena to arena) etc.
sorry but this has also been a fantasy of mine for a long time ill try to post one of my renderings from way back for pedestrian malling/plazaing 8th st.
Great idea for a thread !!!!!

I wouldn't mind malling 8th street. I don't think Miami has the space nor the public/private money to build the kind of things needed for a good bid.

Plus there's the whole Cuba issue. Remember when Miami tried to get the PanAm games?
Or this from the Jr PanAm games: http://www.internationalgames.net/july99.htm

The Junior Pan-American Games (not a multisport games, but a regional championship in track and field) were moved from Miami, Florida to Tampa Bay, Florida just two weeks before the event was scheduled to begin.

Officials from Miami-Dade County decided at the last minute to withdraw financial support for the event because the event would include Cuban athletes. The meet went on with 500 athletes from 35 nations, but the Cubans decided not to attend.

The events could have ramifications on both Miami's 2007 bid for the Pan-American Games and Tampa Bay-Orlando attempt at landing the 2012 Olympic Games. Miami's reputation has been sullied by throwing away the opportunity to host this event, while Tampa Bay's stock has risen as it stepped in at the last minute under great pressure and successfully hosted the meet.

I think Miami would be refreshing but according to what I've been reading on the 2016 and 2020 games, the chance that USA gets to host the Olympics is really slim because we just held the Salt Lake City Olympics in 2002 and Atlanta in 1996. They're also saying that it'll be awhile for Europe to get chosen again since London is for 2012, Torino 2006, and Jaca, Spain is trying for 2014, so Europe is looking slim. Anyways, they're looking towards Latin America and Asia for 2016 and 2020. Jeez it's so far from now, it seems like 2020 is in a million years from now.

Wa/Isn't Atlanta's weather even less accomodating (and hot)?

Nice dream but practically the chances of this happening are nill, you think we'll be able to build all these athletic facilities required when we can't even build one stadium for the marlins?

I thought I read that an American city would be favored for 2016.

when we can't even build one stadium for the marlins?
not "can't"... won't. The Marlins acted like spoiled children throwing a tantrum, and Miami did exactly the right thing by telling them to go to hell. The Marlins are the ones who were unreasonable, demanding that taxpayers build a stadium for their exclusive use (leaving it unused most of the year) and spend another hundred million or so on a retractable roof that will end up NEVER being open, because a) it rains every day during the Marlins' normal season, and b) on the few days it's not raining, it's hot & humid, and everyone REALLY wants air conditioning anyway.

Let's not forget that they haven't exactly gotten a warm reception in other cities.

Anyway, I think Miami could put in a strong bid. ESPECIALLY if fast, frequent rail service existed between Miami and Orlando (say, 2 hours nonstop between MIC and an Orlando equivalent served by Disney's monorail, light rail to I-Drive, Universal Studios, & the convention center, and commuter rail to downtown and points north). Miami would probably have to demolish and rebuild the Orange Bowl to olympic stadium standards (leaving UM one hell of a stadium to call "home" after spending a year or two as temporary refugees at Pro Player), but beyond that, just about all of the olympics' facility needs can be met with existing facilities in Dade, and maybe Broward, counties.

Taking into account all of the vacation-related infrastructure within 300 miles of Miami, we're probably in a better position to handle an olympics than any other city in America. The only real boogeyman and wildcard is the possibility of a hurricane... but if the games were held early in the summer, that wouldn't really be worth losing sleep over.

Do the summer games literally have to be held in the middle of summer? Or could they be scheduled for, say, April or May (when the weather is still nice, and the main events of hurricane season are still a few months away)?

Dubai has petitioned for the olympics in 2016 or 2020, i forget which of the two, but yes, they are bidding for the olympics. All and all, they have a really good shot because they can financially support the costs of building the stadiums and venues. The only problem with Dubai is the ridiculously hot summers, so, if they were to have the summer games, they would have to be pushed up to may, june... maybe even april.

not "can't"... won't. The Marlins acted like spoiled children throwing a tantrum, and Miami did exactly the right thing by telling them to go to hell. The Marlins are the ones who were unreasonable, demanding that taxpayers build a stadium for their exclusive use (leaving it unused most of the year) and spend another hundred million or so on a retractable roof that will end up NEVER being open, because a) it rains every day during the Marlins' normal season, and b) on the few days it's not raining, it's hot & humid, and everyone REALLY wants air conditioning anyway.



Agree with that all except...

There isnt as much of a need for a stadium with a roof in the City of Miami...Granted there would be Rain-outs, but far less than at Dolphins Stadium...

It rains much more out west due to the Everglades rather than over on the East side due to the Ocean Breeze...Many times I, speak with family and friends who live out past 127th ave where it is raining, meanwhile it isn't raining at my house in the Gables... (Note: Not all the time, but it happens many many times during the summer months...)

Good Points about Mass-Rail Transit and High speed to Orlando, in order to land the games...

not "can't"... won't. Miami did exactly the right thing by telling them to go to hell. :cheers: Here here!

"The only way to make a good deal is to be prepared to walk away from the deal" - Robert Evans

I think Dubai would have a good chance at getting the games. It's never been in an Arab country or a Middle East country. I wonder how the issue of security would be.

dubai would b an amazing place to get the games... imagine the kinda things they would build for it... they would go all out more than any other city in history

I dunno if Bode Miller would like their prohibition of alcohol :cheers: . IMO, Dubai has far too strick rules for an Olympic event. The current penalty for stealing in Dubai is a lashing, distribution of non-Islamic religious material is illegal and their women have very few rights. Having big buildings doesn't necessarily make a city world class (although it doesn't hurt.)

I dunno if Bode Miller would like their prohibition of alcohol :cheers: . IMO, Dubai has far too strick rules for an Olympic event. The current penalty for stealing in Dubai is a lashing, distribution of non-Islamic religious material is illegal and their women have very few rights. Having big buildings doesn't necessarily make a city world class (although it doesn't hurt.)


I somewhat agree with some of what you said. Though Dubai has the money and infrastructure to put on a games there are a number of major considerations why it is not likely...

- The summer heat. Really nasty and would likely have to be put on in the not peak summer months NBC and the Olympics favor for ratings.

- The IOC might get a lot of grief by selecting a city that can hardly veil the fact that its mega-projects are done on the cheep with very explotive labor that doesn't treat its guest work laborers the best. China's has some of these issues as well to a degree but Dubai is not a 1.3 billion market that the IOC and TV advertisers desperatly want in on.

- Dubai is a metro of under two million people and only 25% of those are permanent residents. The UAE is around 5-7 million I beleive. That is SMALL and not at all the kind of major market the IOC likes to give the games to. Cario or Instanbul it is not (those city's would be much more likely if they had the money Dubai did to put towards a games). Plus the lack of any kinda of sporting country and anxiety about real intreast in terms of specatators and particpents alike would be a worry and a negative.

As far as Miami I think it would be one of the better American city's to host a game. I think it has more international allure in the south to host a games. I would put it behind San Fran, NYC, and Chicago though in terms of "showcase cities" to put forward. I think it is in the next tier though with the likes of Seattle, Boston, Washington, and Philly that would be a cool and deserving place to get a games eventually.

It might just come down to whatever city out of those that will promise to build an olympic stadium which in that case Miami could win. I can only imagine San Fran, Miami, and Washington possiably building new stadiums for local sports teams that could double as an Olympic venue as well.

My initial reaction was to suggest that Miami would need more time to build the infrastructure to pull off a games than by 2020, but I think I'm reconsidering. It all depends on how much support the city gets from its populace. I was thinking that Miami's transit is too poor and it's venues are too far apart, but then how did Atlanta pull it off? Is Atlanta laid out similar to Miami?

dubai would b an amazing place to get the games... imagine the kinda things they would build for it... they would go all out more than any other city in history

Dubai will probably buy the Olympics and become the Olympics' permanent home.

I thought I read that an American city would be favored for 2016.

Yes Dale :) , it was mentioned in one of the world Forums, Either Chicago or New York in 2016, Miami also has a chance for the summer Olympics in 2048 !!! :cheers:

I will be a healthy 63 years old... not bad... not bad at all. And, god willing, if the olympics do come to miami in 2048, i will have a tickle of a memory rooting its way back to this very thread i started about the olympics in miami.

xxx

Hey it's a first step...

County partnership with Olympics may boost effort to land events

By Eric Kalis

The county will play a role in promoting and planning Olympics events as part of a partnership between the US Olympic Committee and the Miami-Dade Sports Commission, commission officials say.
Olympic Committee President Jim Sheer, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez and representatives of the sports commission will detail the partnership in a press conference scheduled for 10:30 a.m. July 20, said Mike Sophia, executive director of the commission. The location of the press conference had not been announced earlier this week.
Several former Olympians — including Miami resident Jennifer Rodriguez, part of the US speed-skating team at the 1998 and 2002 games — will help celebrate Miami-Dade County's entry to the USOC Community Partner Program, Mr. Sophia said.
According to the committee's Web site, the Community Partner Program was set up to unite the committee with a select group of communities to raise public awareness of Olympic and paralympic sports. As part of the program, Miami-Dade will be given priority status for hosting committee initiatives and events such as Olympic trials. USOC community partners include Philadelphia, Denver and Colorado Springs.
While sports commission officials are working on a bid to host Olympic trials, Mr. Sophia said, there will not be a formal announcement at the press conference.
"The possibility of hosting trial events is definitely on our radar screen with or without this partnership," Mr. Sophia said. "Obviously, the trials are the property of the USOC, so this could be part of the discussion [Wednesday]. We are just looking forward to a working relationship with the committee."
With less than two years before the 2008 Summer Olympics in China, the partnership will be launched and marketed as part of the Road to Beijing program, Mr. Sophia said. Details about fundraising campaigns and other Olympic promotions in Miami-Dade will be outlined during the press conference, he said.
"The bottom line is this partnership will promote the Olympic movement and present opportunities within this community," Mr. Sophia said. "This shows forward thinking by the USOC."

http://miamitodaynews.com/news/060914/story6.shtml

If done right, the Olympics in Miami could be done "on the cheap" compared to cities that have hosted the Games in the past if transportation and stadium projects that will connect the venues are begun now. Instead of spending hundreds of millions of dollars over a relatively short period of time to build things that may be of little use to a community after the Games are gone, a forward thinking government would be building intragrated real world structures today. Ideally, we would have a baseball stadium downtown connected by MetroRail to the Orange Bowl for simultaneous baseball and track and field events. Both arenas would be functioning by hosting simultaneous basketball and gymnastics events. The Marine Stadium would be salvaged and used for rowing and sailing events. The Bicentennial basin next to AAA would have been turned into a giant wave pool years before by some enterprising entrepreneur for 24-hour "nightclub" surfing which would be used during the games for the surfing events (and the following week, turned into white water rafting course). An Olympic sized swimming pool could be built behind AAA where the soccer field is now-- or use Venetian Pool in the Gables. And, of course, the beaches could be used to host windsurfing, etc. Unlike most hosting cities, Miami would not have to build hotel rooms-- that has already been taken care of. The Olympic Village? Put it in the Island Gardens. Opening and closing ceremonies? Take it to the street on Biscayne Blvd and let it wind its way into the huge park space between the wave pool and the Frank Gehry designed art and science museums. Not enough space? Let the parade end in the new baseball stadium attached to the old Miami Arena. And if you still need more room, by then MetroRail will have connected to the Dolphin Stadium and everybody-- thanks to visionaries a decade earlier-- are able to leave their cars behind to attend all the events. I've written about this before and if you care, you can see one of my blog entries here:http://miamivisionblogarama.blogspot.com/2006/08/new-downtown-miami-baseball-stadium.html

By the way, part of making it all happen starts tomorrow with the rare opportunity for you to give your opinion on who you want to design the new art and science museums in Bicentennial Park. Trust me, if Gehry gets the commission, it will bring world-wide attention to Miami and that should make it easier to score the Olympics down the road. That historic meeting is at the Miami Art Museum between 1 and 3pm when director Terence Riley reveals his choices for architects. If you can't make it, that is understandable because it is happening during a workday. But if you can, and choose not to attend, please refrain from complaining and bitching later. (Of course, if you favor someone other than Gehry, don't even think about showing up. If you do, the "Gehry Gang" will be waiting for you and we know how to crumple titanium.) :)

:) :cheers:

EXPLORING OLYMPICS: Want to watch the Olympics from your backyard? Miami-Dade officials do, too, as the county commission approved Tuesday a motion that would create a Miami-Dade Olympic Exploratory Committee. The group is to evaluate the feasibility of bidding for and hosting the games and submit an annual report to the commission. To ensure that staffing support is absorbed by the county, members of the Miami-Dade Sports Commission are to serve on the committee. "Hopefully, this will give our team the ability to sponsor the Olympics in the future," Chairman Dennis Moss said.

http://www.miamitodaynews.com/news/101007/fyi.shtml

:) :cheers:

Another waste of the taxpayer's money.

About time they get thinking about it.

It is about time the city thought about this. Hey maybe its the perfect excuse for the feds to finally start funding are transportation needs if we do get to host the games at some point in the future. I actually think we have the best chance out of any city in the US to host this thing. Miami is a truly international and new city at that, that is just waiting for something like this to escalade it to the ranks of the one of the top global cities in the world. Maybe am just too much of an optimist when it comes to all things Miami, but i do see this as a strong possibility

Got bored in illustrator, whipped up some graphics

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/2767/logojqe.jpg

http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/8321/2036wallpaper.jpg

^^BEAUTIFUL stuff!!

As far as an actual bid, why not? I'd like to see South Florida get it together enough to actually make that list and be considered.

Would it be realistic? Probably not. The Olympics likes going to the most important/global, financial capitol/biggest city route most often and Miami---for all its abundant pluses---is not that. The next North American Olympics is far more likely to happen someplace like New York, Chicago, or Toronto.

But it's not like there's no history of awarding the games to a so-called "secondary" city. Melbourne had it. So did Munich, Montreal, and Atlanta.

Anyway, realistically I think there's little shot of Miami actually hosting but why not shoot for the moon and go for it? Plus, I think making efforts like that would score points in attaining stuff that IS doable like hosting the Pan-Am Games.

Another waste of the taxpayer's money.

wow... debbie downer

Another waste of the taxpayer's money.
And if Miami wins?

I cannot believe I remembered this post as it's been an entire year (literally, to the day) since I wrote it, but this is a post I wrote explaining not only why Miami would never host an Olympics, but why Boston would be an excellent city to make a bid for it. And after reading it again, it seems not a lot has changed.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=44638286&postcount=40

I heard of a city named Miami. I heard it was a city full of great beaches and people around the world prefer to go there for its parties and beaches. I also overheard that they currently have the best young athletes in its state called Florida.

GEEZ, people. You never get it, do you? This is not how influence the city is or its history to the country. That's why no one picked Chicago. That's why no one picked NYC. I'm very sure they will not picked up Boston either. They want a city with culture and international influence. They want something with glamour and got a knockout punch. Why don't you see Miami as the best candidate? It's the perfect candidate. What will everyone see in Boston? Ah? it got good universities? What will people see in Chicago? It got nice food? That's why they picked Rio. It got glamour and perfect for the "Summer" Olympics. Same as Miami!

As someone raised in South Florida who currently lives and attends college in Boston, please allow me to chime in.

Miami will NEVER get an Olympics. NEVER. It has WAY too much going against it.

A) The city/region lacks the financial stability to make such an investment probable. Hosting the Super Bowl every 3 years may be one thing, but hosting all the other events associated with the Olympics are a pipe dream.
B) Traditionally, cities that host the Olympics have EXCELLENT mass transit systems and can deliver on the smooth transportation of millions of people checking out all of the events. There's a reason all the skyscrapers you see in downtown Miami have 10-20-story high parking pedestals: SOUTH FLORIDIANS ARE IN LOVE WITH THEIR CARS! Miami even made its metro-mover free and they're having ridership problems (and don't even get me started with Tri-Rail).
C) As Hudkina mentioned, Miami is F*CK*N' HOT during the summer. There's a little term Floridians are familiar with called "swamp ass;" it's the reason the Florida Marlins have had such low ticket sales averages at their games over the last decade. Add to that the tropical thunderstorms and afternoon downpours (and the occasional hurricane) that South Florida experiences, and you've earned rain checks for several outdoor challenges.
D) There is nowhere to build an Olympic village, and even if Miami wanted to use existing facilities in South Florida there just aren't any. If anyone ever wants to build something somewhere, you're faced with 10x as many people shouting NIMBY!

Now despite everything I've mentioned going against the city, Miami certainly does have those qualities you've previously mentioned: international influence, great beaches, parties, etc. But I have news for you: so does Boston!

Everyday I'm alarmed at how culturally diverse Boston is. People from all walks of life congregate here--whether it's for college or work--and they're very prominent in the community. Furthermore, the diverse communities that exist within the city are astounding. Among Boston's Italian-inspired North End, the affluent Back Bay, our renowned Chinatown, the Victorian-style brownstones of Beacon Hill and the South End, the colorful wharfs and skyscrapers dotting the waterfront, the Hispanic and African-American communities of Roxbury and Dorchester--Boston is bursting at the seams with international influence!

Additionally, Massachusetts summers are perfect. There's a reason New Yorkers and yuppies from all across New England visit their beach homes on Cape Cod for 4th of July instead of their condos in Palm Beach. Between the Cape and the Boston Harbour Island beach parks, the beaches here are pretty great.

Also, you talk about Boston's colleges and universities as if that's a drawback--are you telling me a town with a quarter million college students doesn't know how to party?! FOR SHAME!!! How do you think we keep warm in the winters? ;) Another excellent bonus with all of these colleges are the athletic facilities--they're some of the best in the country! There's some lesser expense you need to worry about.

And lastly, I wanna talk about the "T". People give a lot of sh*t to the "T" (Boston's subway system), but for the region it serves and the quality of its service, Boston has one of the top transportation systems in the country! The square mileage of the city is small enough that people can generally walk most places anyway (especially in the summer, because the weather is perfect), but its an added bonus for locals and visitors alike that we have such an easy-to-use transit system that takes you all places in the city.

That's my spiel--props to anyone that read the whole thing. Miami might be hot and glamorous, but Boston's got more going for it than Miami ever will.

Thank you. :)

Anything can happen....never say never!

wow... debbie downer

Using taxpayer money to fund a feasibility study on an event that Miami may or may not, I would sway towards not, get in 20 plus years is a waste of our money right now. There are better uses.

And if Miami wins?

See above.

So it was a waste of taxpayer money when Atlanta did its own feasibility study for their Olympics, not to mention that, if gotten, Miami could make a profit, being that the past 2 summer Olympics held in the United States have generated $260 million in revenue

http://www.china.org.cn/english/sports/111340.htm

A olympic stadium by the bay at Julia Tuttle Causeway, a olympic village between there and downtown... The water sports at a renovated Marine Stadium... Indoor events at AA Arena and BankAtlantic Arena... Beachvolley at South Beach... Sailing in Biscayne Bay...

Yepp, this could work!

Got bored in illustrator, whipped up some graphics

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/2767/logojqe.jpg

http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/8321/2036wallpaper.jpg

The color scheme doesn't seem quite right for Miami to me though. I don't want to seem TOO Miami Vice, but I was thinking something like

CORAL
TURQUOISE
MAGENTA

would work better, though not these exact same colors. The selection here is somewhat limited.

The Enid bid for the 2056 Games is using a beige and mustard yellow color scheme. On plywood.

The color scheme doesn't seem quite right for Miami to me though. I don't want to seem TOO Miami Vice, but I was thinking something like

CORAL
TURQUOISE
MAGENTA

would work better, though not these exact same colors. The selection here is somewhat limited.

Just using standard olympic colors in the design, I felt the waves/current were what spoke 'Miami', but in some down time I will try some tropical colors! Just don't want to end up the way of the London 2012 logo! :lol:

Just using standard olympic colors in the design, I felt the waves/current were what spoke 'Miami', but in some down time I will try some tropical colors! Just don't want to end up the way of the London 2012 logo! :lol:

Actually, I do think the colors in the London 2012 Olympic logo would work for Miami, just not their graphic. Colors like that in the graphic of waves you created I think would look great for Miami.

Actually, I do think the colors in the London 2012 Olympic logo would work for Miami, just not their graphic. Colors like that in the graphic of waves you created I think would look great for Miami.

Exactly what I meant by not ending up the way of the london 2012 logo, lets use the same colors, but work on a better design :lol:

Exactly what I meant by not ending up the way of the london 2012 logo, lets use the same colors, but work on a better design :lol:

Yes, I was trying to be nice in my reply. It took some doing!:lol::cheers: Okay, so we have 5 colors to work with. I'm sure you have more variety where you are. I'm just trying to see how the order of the layers might best work in the graphic. These names of the colors are according to SSC. Let's see how they work with your design, if you don't mind. In your design, the colors and what they represent would all interact like waves forever shifting and changing, fluid and not static. THAT is MIAMI!


DARK ORANGE Sun
MEDIUM TURQUOISE Sea
MAGENTA Activity
ROYAL BLUE Bay
YELLOW GREEN Land

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/2767/logojqe.jpg

http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/8321/2036wallpaper.jpg[/QUOTE]

Wow....there really isn't much to talk about Miami lately for you guys to come up with these things.......things are not what it used to be 5 yrs ago with the construction boom...now there is nothing to talk about.......blah blah.

Wow....there really isn't much to talk about Miami lately for you guys to come up with these things.......things are not what it used to be 5 yrs ago with the construction boom...now there is nothing to talk about.......blah blah.

Even if it were the height of the boom, I'd be curious to see what Andy comes up with. There is no telling what it might lead to or what may come of it. You never know who might be looking in who might be given an idea from this, and VOILA! :):cheers:

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/8532/big36olympics.jpg

Source Image from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MiamiSouthBeachPanoramaEdit.jpg

Well, the colors are nice, but I wanted to see what they looked like with the waves! If you want, use any of my photos as background. Now once we have our banner and logo, Miami305 can work on getting the Olympics. Never hurts to plan ahead! :):cheers:

Just don't mess with the Enid bid.

We have secured the support of Guineau-Bissau and the Latvian Association of Cabbage Producers.

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/320/olympicaquadium.jpg

This location would be where the opening and closing ceremonies will take place. The seating is temporary and is only set up for the games.

Miami 36 will be a unique event, the first even of its kind in Florida, taking place in 2036, and will also be the 36th Olympiad, hence the heavy dependence on the 36. To showcase this unique event, the opening and closing ceremonies will, for the first time, be presented ontop of water. A dazzling lazer light show showcasing the history of florida, its people, and its unique collection of sports will begin the show. The 'flotilla of nations' will follow, showcasing the athletes and cultures of their respective countries on motorized boats/rafts/minibarges. The ceremony will end with the ignition of the olympic torch on the former watson island, renamed to "olympic island".

This is all granted as long as island gardens is never built and that the museums at Bicentennial are kept away from the water! :D

I want to see you do this with the more tropical colors though. I want to at least see what it looks like. :)

Got bored in illustrator, whipped up some graphics

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/2767/logojqe.jpg

http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/8321/2036wallpaper.jpg

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/320/olympicaquadium.jpg

This location would be where the opening and closing ceremonies will take place. The seating is temporary and is only set up for the games.

Miami 36 will be a unique event, the first even of its kind in Florida, taking place in 2036, and will also be the 36th Olympiad, hence the heavy dependence on the 36. To showcase this unique event, the opening and closing ceremonies will, for the first time, be presented ontop of water. A dazzling lazer light show showcasing the history of florida, its people, and its unique collection of sports will begin the show. The 'flotilla of nations' will follow, showcasing the athletes and cultures of their respective countries on motorized boats/rafts/minibarges. The ceremony will end with the ignition of the olympic torch on the former watson island, renamed to "olympic island".
This is all granted as long as island gardens is never built and that the museums at Bicentennial are kept away from the water! :D

:ohno: "flotilla of nations" motorized boats/rafts/minibarges???? :bash:... opening/closing ceremonies presented on top of water???? no way.. I dont think Miami (South Florida) is ready for the olympics. If anything we will need to build an olympic stadium worthy of the olympics.

no way.. I dont think Miami (South Florida) is ready for the olympics. If anything we will need to build an olympic stadium worthy of the olympics.

By 2036, anything could happen, if we're still here. I'll be as old as Tibor Hollo, if I'm still alive.

:ohno: "flotilla of nations" motorized boats/rafts/minibarges???? :bash:... opening/closing ceremonies presented on top of water???? no way.. I dont think Miami (South Florida) is ready for the olympics. If anything we will need to build an olympic stadium worthy of the olympics.

It's just harmless fun. I mean, the odds of South Florida actually hosting an Olympics are probably very small, but I get a kick out of seeing people's ideas regardless. There's an element of 'fantasy' inherent in forums like this, and that's ok.

In all seriousness, though, I really do wonder why the region doesn't mount a serious effort to get the Pan American games. It would seem a natural culturally and geographically, and I think Miami is now mature enough to handle the necessity of hosting the Cuban team---which may have been a point of contention in the past.

Sure, the Pan Am games are nowhere near the scope and prestige of the Olympics but they would seem much more realistic and doable---not to mention just plain fun.

I think the local government should not spend money exploring to hold the Olympics until we give the Pan American Games first. That would be the best way to test the water.

^^ True. Worked for Rio.

^^ True. Worked for Rio.

Precisely.

Rio's a vastly bigger city, no doubt, but even they had to take some 'baby steps' along the way to an Olympics.

The Pan American Games would be a logical first step. And if it never went any further than that (which in all honesty is likely) then so what? It would still be a marvelous event for the region.

It's puzzling that Miami/South Florida has never made a serious bid for it, actually---at least none that I can recall. This isn't an event that needs years of planning and huge infrastructure upgrades. The Pan Am games could probably be held in South Florida (quite successfully) with what already exists.

Just don't mess with the Enid bid.

We have secured the support of Guineau-Bissau and the Latvian Association of Cabbage Producers.

You baited me out of SSC semi-retirement, Spell...!!! There is no way that Enid will garner Olympic glory before Opa-Locka. I can easily see beach volleyball played there, with freshly painted minerets in the background, in 2036......Enid...no chance!

You baited me out of SSC semi-retirement, Spell...!!! There is no way that Enid will garner Olympic glory before Opa-Locka. I can easily see beach volleyball played there, with freshly painted minerets in the background, in 2036......Enid...no chance!

Ah, but Enid has piqued Olympic officials interest with the inclusion of speed wheat-threshing and the grain silo jump. Not to mention having none other than famed thespian ERNEST BORGNINE as our spokesman (he will celebrate his 139th birthday during the Games).

I know Opa-Locka has a "crack" team working on their bid, but there is no fighting the Borg.

http://www.broadway.tv/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/borgnine.jpg

It's puzzling that Miami/South Florida has never made a serious bid for it, actually---at least none that I can recall. This isn't an event that needs years of planning and huge infrastructure upgrades. The Pan Am games could probably be held in South Florida (quite successfully) with what already exists.

No Castro, No Problem. At least according to the deal-makers in Miami who would make or break such events.

Read it and weep. No really. It'll make you cry.
http://books.google.com/books?id=wN5rfPEV2HgC&lpg=PA81&ots=QqOIWnHwkF&dq=miami%20junior%20pan%20am%20games&pg=PA81#v=onepage&q=miami%20junior%20pan%20am%20games&f=false