Soccer in Saint Lou
I'm not a soccer fan.
In fact, the only non-youth game that I've been to was one of the Chicago Fire a few years back (see previous MattChat post).
But, if this becomes reality, I will most definitely head down that way to catch a game:
Over the next three years, a sleek, square soccer stadium may rise out of highway ramps and empty fields west of Union Station downtown. Architects imagine sharp corners, open ends, public plazas and a clear canopy that reaches over the seats and amplifies the deafening game day roar.
The ownership group working to land a Major League Soccer team here has designed an open-air stadium with a natural-grass field 50 feet below street level, ringed by 22,000 seats in two tiers, according to the first renderings of the stadium to be publicly released. A wide, long awning of clear plastic architectural sheeting shelters the seats, keeping out weather, letting in light and holding in noise.
Take a look at additional views of the stadium's proposed design:
Man, that is beautiful!
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt
