Chicagoist: Proposed Chicago Olympic Stadium To Get London's Sloppy Seconds?

UTV

Wed, 28 May 2008 07:15:59 -0600

I'm good with this, so long as we don't recycle London's seizure-inducing logo.

BWChicago

Tue, 27 May 2008 19:26:19 -0600

Reminds me of the Ferris Wheel. Created in 1893 Chicago, moved up to Lincoln Park, then to St. Louis.

Scooter Libbby

Tue, 27 May 2008 16:32:17 -0600

Actually, it sounds more like London's costs are far higher than the even imagined & this is just a PR stunt to deflect criticism about the ever increasing cost of the Games. Watch, nothing of substance will be shipped from London to Chicago, that's assuming that Chicago gets the 2016 Games.

matilda

Tue, 27 May 2008 16:26:41 -0600

"sounds like PR spin to make Chicago's "green Image" stand out among the other tough competitors...sounds great in theory, though. the Olympic flame is recycled ike crazy and nobody make a fuss about that." Bingo. All PR.

Mary_Sunshine

Tue, 27 May 2008 16:13:09 -0600

Um...placing an order=ordering parts;ordering parts=CREATING parts; hence the chain I implied before. Spav seriously, you're an idiot.

peteypants

Tue, 27 May 2008 16:01:53 -0600

sounds like PR spin to make Chicago's "green Image" stand out among the other tough competitors...sounds great in theory, though. the Olympic flame is recycled ike crazy and nobody make a fuss about that.

quint

Tue, 27 May 2008 15:50:00 -0600

What are you talking about? What is possibly wrong with the concept of reusing part of another temporary stadium to keep manufacturing costs down. If environmental concerns are your top priority then reusing old materials would cut down on "carbon imprints" as well. Think about it, if Chicago builds all new then they manufacturing a part already in existence. The only way that the CI could be lower at that point is if a newer part was far far less expensive to ship. But since these new parts are likely to be manufactured someplace not named Chicago then the shipping would be comparable to getting them from London.

Spav1

Tue, 27 May 2008 15:37:32 -0600

How much carbon does PLACING AN ORDER use? Jesus. You are hysterical.

Mary_Sunshine

Tue, 27 May 2008 15:21:36 -0600

I'd think the shipment would be about the same as ordering/creating/shipping all new materials.

Spav1

Tue, 27 May 2008 15:17:16 -0600

Retarded. What about shipment costs/carbon imprints or whatever?