Arena Mayhem: Now With 80 Percent More Curve
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The Roof That Wanted To Be A Wall (Courtesy Steve Wiser)
There it is in all its glory. The roof of the arena has become a wall. A veritable waterfall one day of glass and steel pouring towards the river. While disciples will suggest it’s a metaphorical reference to the ever changing forces of the urban environment and cynics might call the swooping steel taking one step closer to a giant toaster or photocopier on the wharf, we’ll simply leave you with the photo evidence.
Construction at the arena site (Courtesy Steve Wiser)
Construction at the arena site (Courtesy Steve Wiser)
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jim
December 5th, 2009
11:23 am
The new arena with all of its unique features (like the curved window/roof/wall and massive plaza) will be a huge asset along the river. I look forward with great anticipation to its completion.
Stu Noland
December 6th, 2009
2:40 pm
I just wonder what happens if Louisville comes to it senses and replaces the loud and ugly elevated expressway with a landscaped, at grade, high volume boulevard. Can the arena be modified to better interact with the waterfront?
Jeff Gillenwater
December 6th, 2009
6:42 pm
I’ve been asking myself that question as well, Stu. As a Hoosier who makes regular use of the 2nd Street bridge, I become more disappointed with the arena each day the structure grows larger. Rather than acting as a prominent local gateway into the city, it’s an uninviting blockade that I’m always happy to get past– hardly the type of thing a city wants where it is, much like I-64.