Originally Posted by
EGrant
Oh wow actual renderings of the buildings on the Olympia model we saw about a year ago.
The thing with these flashy renderings [[besides being developments that will never happen) is they don't consider that a vast majority of the Red Wings and Pistons games at the arena will take place in the winter. The renderings show tables and patios and people mingling outside, but I see places where they will inevitably put huge piles of snow that won't melt until April, when the Red Wings have long been out of playoff contention.
LA Live is great because it's beautiful year-round. But in Detroit, you get these public spaces like the Chevy Plaza or this rendering, that sit cold and empty for 8 months a year.