Stadium Expansion

[ShawnWatson]

Coo.

[knapplc]

Some new pics of the East Stadium. It was really cold out there this AM, so there aren't a lot. I took more of the Arena than the stadium because there are a lot more changes to the Arena right now, and there are a lot more pictures of the Stadium out there, anyway.

 

 

[knapplc]

The lighting was hit-and-miss with the clouds this morning, so some of these pics are a little muddy.

 

From the three corners of the compass I'm able to take pics from: NE, SE & SW:

 

 

 

A detail shot showing the work on the SE corner, including the external shell and the half-completed roof.

 

I keep forgetting what this building is. The second large structure to go up in the west Haymarket area.

 

Arena Drive is mostly paved. This is looking north from 5th & Q. I took some pics from 8th & Salt Valley and looking south from 5th & Q, but they didn't turn out at all. They're getting ready to tie this in to N Street, at 5th, but it won't be open before Christmas is my guess.

[knapplc]

A panorama view of the Arena & new building from 5th & Q. It's a large pic, hence the spoiler tag:

 

 

[ZRod]

Nice work Knap, hope you didn't freeze too bad. Is Arena drive just two lanes, or is it only half paved?

 

I never notice how the new column sections on East Stadium kind of hearken back to the State Capitol in their design, that's kind of neat to me.

[Omaha-Husker]

That other construction project is an apartment building going up. An Omaha sushi restaurant and a national pizza chain are going to be in it as well.

[Twinkletoes Flintstone]

The other building is Canopy lofts. Main level retail is the sushi restaurant and Mellow Mushroom (Pizza, pretty good).

 

Great pics knapllc, look forward to getting an in person view next week. They're really moving on the next section of brickwork at the stadium. Took them a long time on the first half.

[Twinkletoes Flintstone]

Nice work Knap, hope you didn't freeze too bad. Is Arena drive just two lanes, or is it only half paved? I never notice how the new column sections on East Stadium kind of hearken back to the State Capitol in their design, that's kind of neat to me.

 

If you look at the size of the tractors in the back, you can tell that it's wider than 2 lanes. It's likely 4 or 2-3 with a turn lane.

[Twinkletoes Flintstone]

Couple of interior shots of the inside of the arena from Pinnacle Bank Arena's facebook page.

 

 

[jwhbigred]

Did anybody see this?

 

This was a sketch of a potential East Stadium expansion in 1979.....

 

All I have to say is.... Barf. haha!

That big of a deck actually would have been pretty cool but with the outside facade of the expansion now.

[BigRedBuster]

God those seats are high!

 

a cruel joke would be too make that disabled seating................

 

 

No...that is where the visitor's section should be.

[Flood]

God those seats are high!

 

a cruel joke would be too make that disabled seating................

 

 

No...that is where the visitor's section should be.

 

 

LOL, Yes. And make em walk up one single, very steep, very narrow flight of stairs to reach it.

[Lyons in the Sea of Red.]

They got the rest of the seat forms put in today.

[corncraze]

They got the rest of the seat forms put in today.

That was fast!

[corncraze]

Pictures maybe?