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Fully agree. BC Place post-renos is a first class stadium. It was a stifling sweatbox in summer pre-renos. Now--if they would only OPEN THE ROOF as much as the Whitecaps do, we'd be getting somewhere.B.C.FAN wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2020 4:54 amI heard the interview and disagree completely. I love B.C. Place. It’s still the best facility in the league,
especially with the retractable roof. The sight lines are excellent and the fan experience was vastly improved last year, due largely to changes in the music that livened up the stadium atmosphere.
Thanks for reviving this old thread--puts an updated perspective 4 years later on the landscape of both the media and Vancouver pro sports.David wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2020 12:16 pmThe biggest issue I have with BC Place is its capacity. The second biggest is that 100m x 85m opening is just too small to provide any "outdoor" feel. And it never seems to retract. What a wasted opportunity.
For big events, I agree. It's a wonderfully clean and spacious first-class facility. For regular season CFL games though, it's just too darn cavernous. Even with, say, an exciting 13-5 team, we're unlikely to see the needle move all that much. The perception that anyone can walk up to the ticket window the day of the game and buy tickets at any price category is palpable. The narrative that the Lions are "struggling at the gate" has become so ingrained that it's going to take a seismic shift in marketing strategy and/or ownership change to shake things up (although the $77 season ticket for those 17 and under is a great and long overdue initiative).
If I were in charge of the Lions, I would strongly consider a configuration change by creatively (and inconspicuously - no cheesy advertising) blocking out rows or sections to get capacity to more reasonable CFL levels. Not 27,500. Once demand increases, then inventory follows suit.
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That pretty much goes for many of the restaurants/bars near BCP. Very busy whenever something is happening in BCP or Rogers Arena, but fairly quiet the rest of the time. I'm pretty sure there is still something operating out of the old Courtnalls/Dog Pound location. However I don't know if they operate 7 days a week or maybe just when something is happening. Original Joes in the Rosedale is always full pre-game and does well post game as does the craft brew house in the old Dix location. Shark Club does well whenever something is happening. Only location that seems to have disappeared recently was Jimmy's Pub corner of Robson and Homer. Again it too was always full pregame and did well post game as well but I think didn't fare well at all if something wasn't happening at one of the sports venues.Ballistic Bob wrote: ↑Sat Jan 25, 2020 2:40 pmThe Dog Pound or Courtnalls or what it was a few years back never survived. Always packed on game days but rest of year not so good I'm thinking. BB
I miss Jimmy's. I liked to stop there before games. I thought something was running in the old Dog Pound this year but maybe I'm thinking the year before. BPs does well but I don't think they open until 4. A group of was going to hit it pregame one time last year but found a lineup about 50 deep outside the doors when we got there.Ballistic Bob wrote: ↑Sun Jan 26, 2020 5:19 pmYep Jimmy's pub gone. Nothing at the dog pound corner last year. Maybe something this year. Boston Pizza might be the buzz killer