VANCOUVER - BC Place Stadium (54,320) - Page 29

Plumber73 · August 4th, 2012, 05:39 AM

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Originally Posted by krnboy1009

still doesnt make sense that they didnt renovate the place BEFORE the Winter Olympics.

There were actually some renovations done prior to the Olympics, just not the big one with the new roof.

Plumber73 · August 4th, 2012, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Cjones2451

I think it was possible to get it done before once they got their act together to do it, but no one had ever done this type of roof replacement before and if there was any issues or dealys they would not have it ready for the Olympics.

Yup. Not enough time, and the costs probably would have ended up even more. I'm not at all disappointed that they waited.

isaidso · August 4th, 2012, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by krnboy1009

still doesnt make sense that they didnt renovate the place BEFORE the Winter Olympics.

The COC had no intention of doing a major renovation to BC Place for the Olympics. A roof collapse made it obvious that a major renovation was, in fact, needed. The timing of the collapse made such a renovation impossible so it was under taken afterwards.

MS20 · August 4th, 2012, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by RMB2007

From apostis on Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10666596@N08/7681578560/

Quite the picture

carnifex2005 · August 17th, 2012, 08:26 PM

Tonight at 7 p.m. on Discovery Channel the world will get a look at the massive undertaking to rebuild BC Place stadium. Still a shame the half billion dollar project was not done in time for the 2010 Olympics. The program repeats again 11pm tonight.

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2012/08/m...overy-channel/

carnifex2005 · August 20th, 2012, 07:13 AM

And here's the Discovery Channel documentary on the roof construction...

krnboy1009 · August 21st, 2012, 03:22 AM

Gotta say BC Place livens up the Vancouver skyline, the renovated one, much like Rogers Centre in Toronto.

Cjones2451 · November 26th, 2012, 10:14 PM

I think BC Place works so well as a Multi Purpose facility now, worked great for the Paul McCartney show last night complete with Union Jack lighting on the roof. Over 40,000 were there last night

carnifex2005 · November 27th, 2012, 02:28 AM

Here's a video of the animated display of the Union Jack...

mrakbaseball · November 27th, 2012, 04:00 AM

On August 12, 1983 a Pacific Coast League record crowd of 41,875 attended a Vancouver Canadian game, following an Old Timers exihibition game.

Jim856796 · April 12th, 2013, 03:31 AM

BC Place Stadium, in March 2013, has been confirmed as the host venue of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final.

Cjones2451 · April 12th, 2013, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim856796

BC Place Stadium, in March 2013, has been confirmed as the host venue of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final.

Everyone except Abby Wambaugh like this choice

0657 · April 13th, 2013, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Cjones2451

Everyone except Abby Wambaugh like this choice

And the rest of the players... ; )

***RMB2007*** · April 17th, 2013, 03:21 PM

http://2010goldrush.blogspot.co.uk/2...n-you-see.html

mamangvilla · April 18th, 2013, 06:36 PM

how could it happened in a newly renovated stadium???? did they somehow missed it???

masterpaul · April 18th, 2013, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mamangvilla

how could it happened in a newly renovated stadium???? did they somehow missed it???

Because its an old stadium renovated. They had to work with an existing structure. Those seats were there before the renovation.

Cjones2451 · April 18th, 2013, 08:47 PM

The biggest issue was going from a fixed Air Supported Dome to a Retractable roof, they needed to have a compression ring inside the stadium to hold the outside roof masts stable, therefore they unfortunately ended up with these seats. I am told they are sold pretty cheap as an "obs view" seat. Overall BC Place has very few events where all 54,500 seats are sold

I will be intersesting how many tickets are sold for the Canucks vs Senators game rumored to be here March 2, 2014 ???

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how could it happened in a newly renovated stadium???? did they somehow missed it???

IHaveNoLegs · April 19th, 2013, 06:12 AM

Actually its pretty common to see seats like that in new stadiums.

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August 17th, 2012, 08:26 PM	#565
carnifex2005 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 669 Likes (Received): 14	Tonight at 7 p.m. on Discovery Channel the world will get a look at the massive undertaking to rebuild BC Place stadium. Still a shame the half billion dollar project was not done in time for the 2010 Olympics. The program repeats again 11pm tonight. http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2012/08/m...overy-channel/

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carnifex2005 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 669 Likes (Received): 14	And here's the Discovery Channel documentary on the roof construction...

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krnboy1009 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 1,206 Likes (Received): 13	Gotta say BC Place livens up the Vancouver skyline, the renovated one, much like Rogers Centre in Toronto.

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carnifex2005 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 669 Likes (Received): 14	Here's a video of the animated display of the Union Jack...

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mamangvilla Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: kolong langit Posts: 56 Likes (Received): 0	how could it happened in a newly renovated stadium???? did they somehow missed it???