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[XNASA]

Waterfall, Childrens Garden, sledding hill, orchard, 130 Luxury boxes included. Access to aquarium and natural history museum. Must see. Available Sept 29th.





So, what's the verdict?

[Richardo]

1. The new Soldier Field, I presume?

...or will it be something like the "Marshall Fields Soldier Field"?


I think I'd like it - if it were a brand new stadium, but as a renovated Soldier Field? I don't think so. The old SF had such a classic, distinctive personality. I see they did retain the columns (collonade?) out front, but still....


Think if they did something like this to Wrigley. :thumbsdown:

[XNASA]

7. Old Soldier Field did have personality, but..............

It was a very cold, dank place. The restrooms were abysmal. And it was surrounded by asphalt parking lots.

My fondest memory was shaking the hand of the "real" Mayor Daley at the 1972 Prep Bowl (best Catholic League football team against the best Public League team). So at least I have a nice memory to fall back on.

It was either that, or seeing a guy in a Packer t-shirt get hit over the head with one of those 1 gallon jars of mustard, back when the the jars were still made of glass. Well, I guess that wasn't a fond memory, but it will be etched in my mind forever. OUCH.

[RobertSeattle]

2. I can't Bear it

Found the webcam site:

http://chicagobears.earthcam.com/

Looks like the camera is AWOL currently.

[GOPisEvil]

3. I really hate to say this, because I am a preservationist...

..but I think the old facades just look WRONG with the new stadium. If the designers couldn't incorporate that traditional feel into the new stadium, then the facades should have been taken down. I think the stadium is OK on its own, although "art deco toilet bowl" is the first thing that comes to mind. :D

[greatauntoftriplets]

6. Every time I drive past it,

I want to

:puke:

[underpants]

4. Uh yeah...... Klogard from Xipnick you can't park ya UFO dare..

ya see Da Bears are planning on playing dare dis fall..... okays? Now get da hell outa here oh and here is your ID back.

What the f**k is that? It looks like a UFO dropped down into Soldier field. Or some engineers with a hell of a lot of Alcoa Aluminum stock just made themselves rich.

[ComerPerro]

5. No way

I think most Chicagoans are going to hate this place.

[XNASA]

8. Coach Ditka says.......................

"Da fans are gonna love it. As soon as dey get done complainin'."

Classic quote.

[ArkDem]

9. Is it a toilet

or a bidet?

[XNASA]

11. It's a top of the line bidet.

And the old Soldier Field was a piss trough.

It's easy to pine for the old columns but really, the new stadium is 1000% better. I wasn't kidding in the thread above when I said there's gonna be an orchard and a sledding hill and a children's garden.

The area around the new stadium, the Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museum is now referred to as "Museum Campus" and is actually quite lovely.

[ArkDem]

12. Take it from a BIG Steeler fan,

it will be a piss trough when Kordell plays.

[Best_man23]

10. Site for the opening night of the Parlament Funkadelic Reunion Tour

Has been completed in Chicago, IL.

[trogdor]

13. Looks like "a car built for Homer" to me.

absolutely stunning...for a train wreck.

[JackDragna]

14. I was in Chicago recently..

..my verdict is the damn thing looks like a UFO. What a horrendous hack-job. It's going to be painful being a Bears fan.