Team USA Posted June 8, 2014 Report Posted June 8, 2014 Great call! Which part of LA then is the Danger Zone? Compton, South LA,Downtown,etc (please don't say I'm racist)
paul Posted June 8, 2014 Report Posted June 8, 2014 Great call! Which part of LA then is the Danger Zone? south of Topanga and north of Palos Verdes, however if you are surfing just stay away.
zekekelso Posted June 8, 2014 Report Posted June 8, 2014 Compton, South LA,Downtown,etc (please don't say I'm racist) Which is, uh, pretty much where they want to host the games. Just sayin'
Team USA Posted June 8, 2014 Report Posted June 8, 2014 Which is, uh, pretty much where they want to host the games. Just sayin' Downtown is OK It's just a lot of homeless and bad at night but that's just like any other downtown and I just looked at the map Don't see Compton or South LA on there. I see Downtown, Santa Monica, Hollywood, Long Beach, and Carson
ofan Posted June 8, 2014 Report Posted June 8, 2014 Compton, South LA,Downtown,etc (please don't say I'm racist) They could probably use any of those sites for the shooting venue. Theme song of the 2024 Summer Olympics:
mr.bernham Posted June 9, 2014 Report Posted June 9, 2014 You said "many stadiums." The Coluseum is the only one. Typo: Coliseum. Athens I said that what I sad was incorrect, what more do you want? ...Topanga, she was hot! And she's back: ...with kids...
Athensfan Posted June 9, 2014 Report Posted June 9, 2014 Well, that's just it, though. IS the city of Boston "interested" in building a new, larger stadium at Olympics specs much, much closer to the city? If yes, that's great. They're a likely contender. If no, then there's not much here to go with, & brings us back to square one, as far as a Boston 2024 candidacy is concerned. Their preliminary report acknowledged the challenges with a stadium and village, but said the Games were worthy of further exploration. Sounds to me like they're still deciding.
zekekelso Posted June 9, 2014 Report Posted June 9, 2014 Downtown is OK It's just a lot of homeless and bad at night but that's just like any other downtown and I just looked at the map Don't see Compton or South LA on there. I see Downtown, Santa Monica, Hollywood, Long Beach, and Carson I suspect the organizers are putting the Coliseum and surrounds into the "Downtown" neighborhood rather than using the traditional "South Central" name. And Carson is smack next to Compton. In fact, the closest metro stop to Home Depot Center (or whatever it's called this week) is in Compton. Gonna be interesting to see how the organizers send people there in their transportation plans.
Athensfan Posted June 9, 2014 Report Posted June 9, 2014 I suspect the organizers are putting the Coliseum and surrounds into the "Downtown" neighborhood rather than using the traditional "South Central" name. And Carson is smack next to Compton. In fact, the closest metro stop to Home Depot Center (or whatever it's called this week) is in Compton. Gonna be interesting to see how the organizers send people there in their transportation plans. It's an opportunity for urban regeneration.
runningrings Posted June 9, 2014 Report Posted June 9, 2014 LOL @ everyone who just undermined Los Angeles because its venues would be potentially near some disadvantaged parts of the city. Did you all sleep through the 7 years of the London 2012's transformation of the East End? Hell, there were even large riots near the 2012 site prior to the Games. A potential third LA Olympics has a lot of inspiration to draw from London's third.
woohooitsme83 Posted June 9, 2014 Report Posted June 9, 2014 I suspect the organizers are putting the Coliseum and surrounds into the "Downtown" neighborhood rather than using the traditional "South Central" name. And Carson is smack next to Compton. In fact, the closest metro stop to Home Depot Center (or whatever it's called this week) is in Compton. Gonna be interesting to see how the organizers send people there in their transportation plans. Actually, the closest Metro station to the Stubhub Center would be the Harbor Gateway Transit Center in Gardena. The station serves the Silver Line, which is a BRT line, and many other local bus lines. The Silver Line connects to both Exposition Park and LA Union Station, which is fairly close to (one of the) the planned Athletes Village/IBC.
breathesgelatin Posted June 9, 2014 Report Posted June 9, 2014 Boston Business Journal on the Boston bid in advance of the USOC's meeting in Boston this week: http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass_roundup/2014/06/boston-still-acontender-for-2024-olympics-as-u-s.html?ana=twt&page=all
WarpedReality Posted June 13, 2014 Report Posted June 13, 2014 Looks like Boston's got a new logo and a new website:http://www.2024boston.org/
cslopes54 Posted June 13, 2014 Report Posted June 13, 2014 I was just about to post ^ ughh it's ok I don't really get it but I'm sure they'll change it soon.
Athensfan Posted June 14, 2014 Report Posted June 14, 2014 I was just about to post ^ ughh it's ok I don't really get it but I'm sure they'll change it soon. Here's hoping!
WarpedReality Posted June 14, 2014 Report Posted June 14, 2014 The old logo was nicer, but contained an Olympic Flame motif, which is a no-no. I think it is a good sign to see the new logo because it demonstrates that the folks in Boston are aware of IOC rules regulating bid logos. I'm hope the USOC is aware that changing a city's logo is very trivial; so an attractive logo hopefully won't detract too much from Boston's bid in the domestic competition (or maybe I am wrong here). Regardless, Boston's bid is going to sink or swim based upon its venue plan. Are they bold enough to go the extra mile and offer up a new large stadium for T&F to be converted for the Revs later on? Or are they going to timidly restrict themselves to flawed venues (Gillette Stadium or a preexisting collegiate arena)? My intuition is that the people in Boston have done their homework and will offer the former rather than the latter.
jfabz Posted June 14, 2014 Report Posted June 14, 2014 I was just about to post ^ ughh it's ok I don't really get it but I'm sure they'll change it soon. It's modern rendering of the olive wreath.
Athensfan Posted June 14, 2014 Report Posted June 14, 2014 It's modern rendering of the olive wreath. Athens already did that far more successfully. This is awful. Clarification: "this" being Boston's eyesore, not the above image.
zekekelso Posted June 14, 2014 Report Posted June 14, 2014 The whole page is bizarre. There are literally thousands of iconic shots of Boston. That ain't one of them.
Athensfan Posted June 14, 2014 Report Posted June 14, 2014 It looks to me like the site was thrown together in a hurry.
paul Posted June 14, 2014 Report Posted June 14, 2014 It's modern rendering of the olive wreath. that would be it's only possible justification i guess. unless as i mentioned they want to be associated with the united states military.
TeamRik Posted June 14, 2014 Report Posted June 14, 2014 that would be it's only possible justification i guess. unless as i mentioned they want to be associated with the united states military. Or Citizens Bank! And the first one was not a flame it's sails for a sail boat and it is the IDENTICAL logo we used for our bid to host the 2014 Gay Games.... They needed to change it the day after they used it
woohooitsme83 Posted June 14, 2014 Report Posted June 14, 2014 Or Citizens Bank! And the first one was not a flame it's sails for a sail boat and it is the IDENTICAL logo we used for our bid to host the 2014 Gay Games.... They needed to change it the day after they used it The old one looks more cultural (unlike the new logo). Besides, the (supposed) "representative" of the committee (on Gamesbids forums) said that the sails were suppose to represent the flames, but they'd have to change it because it was against IOC policy. They could have just modified the old logo slightly to prevent trouble (as long as the meaning is still present)...
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