Interesting thought crossed my Mind.

I think it would turn into an exurban wasteland with no activity save tourists and only a few budget hotels, nobody trying to compete with the Hard Rock. Have you been to Arlington, seen the Rangers ballpark? Know whats in that area? Jack. A couple of midrise office blocks with nothing going on during the day, six hotels, Six Flags, and one sports bar (which is actually pretty decent). Nobody lives there, nobody does anything there, and there's not going to be much more real development there, either. The Rangers ballpark was built in '94, 14 years to have an impact on the area, and whatever impact it's had, it remains what it was when they built the ballpark, an exurban wasteland. And that's what would happen here, because we all know the county government lacks any sort of vision to even attempt to turn the area into anything urban or livable or even lived-in and decent.

CubanBread said:

Eastern Tampa near the Ford amp, pretty much sucks... its out in no where basically... underdeveloped... blah blah..

But it does have the Casino as well,... and the Amp,... now what if the stadium proposal in St. Pete gets turned down, some craziness happens and the Drays Build a stadium in that area which has been discussed before,... what do you think could come of that area?

Casino
Ford Ampitheatre
Baseball stadium

this is all a thought of course, and I know it only has a .0003% chance of happening, but what developed do you think will happen in the area if this where to happen.

best case scenario, humor me.

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It would be a somewhat more reasonable location for the stadium, in that it's at the intersection of the east-west (I4) and north-south (I75) lifelines of the metro area.

But that area is a hole. It would have the advantage of cheap land and plenty of space for parking, but it has the disadvantage of being at the corner of Ghetto and The Middle of Nowhere.

The next big property push, assuming gas doesn't climb to $10, is out east. We're seeing upward pressure along Adamo Dr., and the expansion of the Casino doesn't hurt. And the Fairgrounds successfully hosted the Lightning for a couple of seasons, though it was only suitable as a temporary venue. In 20 years, such a scenario might be feasible. As of 2008, I don't see it.