Inquirer: Flyers, Sixers to build new South Philly Arena

[ponder719]

Sixers to remain in South Philly, abandoning plans to build a Center City arena, officials say

“I’m so livid right now I don’t even know what to do,” said Jimmy Harrity, an at-large member of City Council who supported the team’s move to East Market Street.

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After all that wrangling about 76 Place, and all the misery they caused Chinatown, the Sixers have abruptly made an about-face, and now will work with the Flyers and Comcast Spectacor on a new arena in the existing sports complex, per the head of the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council.

Posted here because it impacts the Flyers, but if people feel this is more appropriate for BoS because the Sixers changing their minds is the more interesting angle, feel free to move it there.

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[IU Hawks fan]

Kinda dumb to tear down a 30 year old arena just because one side wants to own part of it.

 

[JianYang]

These buildings that went up in the 90s don't seem old to me.

When you see some of the buildings that were torn down in the 90s, like some of those original 6 arenas, they had a longer useful life than that.

 

[QuizGuy66]

How Harris handles his business with this is certainly of interest to Devils fans given that our arena is now 17 years old (time flies).

 

[Rich Nixon]

This is insane.

 

[BKIslandersFan]

How Harris handles his business with this is certainly of interest to Devils fans given that our arena is now 17 years old (time flies).

I mean, not really, considering Devils control their arena.

 

[ponder719]

This is insane.

There are few Venn diagrams worse than the intersection of sports, politics, and money.

 

[QuizGuy66]

I mean, not really, considering Devils control their arena.

True but the conversation of a replacement might be closer than we like to think.