Racetrack Grandstand Imploded To Make Way For NFL's Possible Return To Los Angeles
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — It stood for almost 75 years. It fell in less than 20 seconds.
The city of Inglewood took another step in clearing the way for the NFL’s possible return to Southern California when on Sunday morning it demolished the grandstand of the now-closed Hollywood Park racetrack.
The site is to be used for the construction of a proposed 80,000-seat stadium that would serve as home to an NFL team — something this region hasn’t had in two decades.
Stan Kroenke, owner of the St. Louis Rams, is a partner in the stadium project, and about 75 Rams fans gathered before the 6 a.m. demolition. They let out a cheer after low-level explosives brought down the concrete grandstand that held as many as 65,000 people when Seattle Slew once raced at the track.
Read the full story: www.ftw.usatoday.com
By Josh Peter, May 31, 2015, USAToday.com
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — It stood for almost 75 years. It fell in less than 20 seconds.
The city of Inglewood took another step in clearing the way for the NFL’s possible return to Southern California when on Sunday morning it demolished the grandstand of the now-closed Hollywood Park racetrack.
The site is to be used for the construction of a proposed 80,000-seat stadium that would serve as home to an NFL team — something this region hasn’t had in two decades.
Stan Kroenke, owner of the St. Louis Rams, is a partner in the stadium project, and about 75 Rams fans gathered before the 6 a.m. demolition. They let out a cheer after low-level explosives brought down the concrete grandstand that held as many as 65,000 people when Seattle Slew once raced at the track.
Read the full story: www.ftw.usatoday.com
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