March 16, 200422 yr Here is an article frm the Herald. http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sport...all/8195925.htm
March 16, 200422 yr Author Linda robertson of the Miami Herald also did an article.. http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sport...all/8195784.htm DON'T BUY THE SWEET TALK Was Samson offering hints? The Bicentennial Park land came up, and Samson mentioned art dealer Loria's support for the arts. That potentially gorgeous site is pegged as the location for new art and science museums. Why not build a baseball stadium there, too? Throw it all together in a fall bond issue, and put it on the ballot for voters to decide. Haven't we heard this before, when the Heat gobbled up valuable, beautiful waterfront property for a basketball arena? Brace yourself for a marketing campaign: Baseball on the bay! Home runs caught by boaters! Don't buy it. Just don't. The Marlins might need a new home, but not one blighting one of our few remaining vistas.
March 16, 200422 yr Her article's lastline is distasteful. Hey, what do you expect? It's the Miami Herald... :plain
March 16, 200422 yr Author Yea to a NON-baseball fan that's how they see. Those snobby people who think putting a stadium would ruin the property? I would loev it there, and excuse my french, but YOU STUPID b***h!
March 16, 200422 yr I would really like Hialeah Park because the area can handle it and the road projects would be done by 2007. The old racetrack could stay unchanged and be restored to life because the ballpark would be next door. The track cannot be touched because it is on the National Register of Historic Places, but the open parking lot near Palm Ave. diagonally across from the Race track is perfect for a ballpark with home plate at the corner of Palm and 32nd street (i can't remember the street) looking out towards the city and race track.
March 16, 200422 yr I would really like Hialeah Park because the area can handle it and the road projects would be done by 2007. The old racetrack could stay unchanged and be restored to life because the ballpark would be next door. The track cannot be touched because it is on the National Register of Historic Places, but the open parking lot near Palm Ave. diagonally across from the Race track is perfect for a ballpark with home plate at the corner of Palm and 32nd street (i can't remember the street) looking out towards the city and race track. it is 32nd street.
March 16, 200422 yr I would really like Hialeah Park because the area can handle it and the road projects would be done by 2007. The old racetrack could stay unchanged and be restored to life because the ballpark would be next door. The track cannot be touched because it is on the National Register of Historic Places, but the open parking lot near Palm Ave. diagonally across from the Race track is perfect for a ballpark with home plate at the corner of Palm and 32nd street (i can't remember the street) looking out towards the city and race track. it is 32nd street. My memories of that park are very good. It is a great place for kids and just needs a chance and some work. The neighborhood is great, the area has excellent potential and it isn't in the Miami City Limits. Hialeah would do the deal if approached. Martinez has voter approval, deal with him and get it done.
March 16, 200422 yr About the racetrack: Posted on Fri, Jan. 30, 2004 Hialeah Park sues state over deregulation Associated Press MIAMI - Hialeah Racing Association sued Florida on Friday, alleging a state statute is unconstitutional and that it prevented Hialeah Park from being competitive. Hialeah filed suit in Miami-Dade County against the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering. In the suit, Hialeah alleges that the state's deregulation of racing dates in 2001 essentially took the park's racing permit without compensation. The fabled park has not held a racing season since. The suit also alleges the state violated the track's right to due process, and that revoking the track's racing permit is unconstitutional because the state doesn't eliminate greyhound racing permits, jai-alai permits and quarter horse permits. Hialeah is seeking compensatory damages, prejudgment interest, court costs and attorney fees. Hialeah's 1 1/8-mile racing oval is considered one of the best racing surfaces in the country, and the distinguished Mediterranean-style architecture has long made it a national landmark. Despite its trademark pink flamingos, stately staircases, ivy-covered facade and 75 years of racing history, Hialeah closed in 2001 after the state deregulated racing dates. The lack of legislation allowed Gulfstream Park and Calder Race Course to expand their seasons and squeeze Hialeah out of the racing picture. http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/tallahassee/7839113.htm
March 16, 200422 yr Photos of Hialeah Park now. http://icuban.com/hialeah_park.html Makes me so sad to see it uncared for, but the beauty is still there.
March 16, 200422 yr Samson brought up the Bicentennial site several times. Linda Robertson's article Was Samson offering hints? The Bicentennial Park land came up, and Samson mentioned art dealer Loria's support for the arts. That potentially gorgeous site is pegged as the location for new art and science museums. Why not build a baseball stadium there, too? Throw it all together in a fall bond issue, and put it on the ballot for voters to decide. from the SentinelAlthough Samson said the team would be willing to consider Bicentennial Park, a site eyed for several years by previous Marlins ownership, Arriola said that area would "absolutely not" be available, since the park is already slated for art and science museums. from the Herald He (Samson) hailed baseball as a ''critical part'' of the county's cultural landscape, one that deserved a niche alongside the new Performing Arts Center and museum projects slated for nearby Bicentennial Park. ''Not everybody goes to museums. Not everybody goes to plays, but that's OK,'' Samson said. Asked about Bicentennial Park as a possible stadium site, Samson said it ''made sense.'' He noted that team owner Jeffrey Loria, who made his fortune as an art dealer, was sensitive to the museum proposals there. The 20-acre bayfront parcel was once coveted by then-team owner John Henry, but his insistence on building a stadium there sparked opposition from civic groups. Some observers say the site could accommodate both a stadium and museums. One wonders if that's what ultimately Loria & Co. are pushing for.
March 16, 200422 yr I passed by hialeah park today when i went to get my haircut and i observe the place,it's not to bad(just need's to be remodeled,and that's what will happen if we get the stadium there),i remember when i used to go to the horse races with my uncle he used to make bet's just like alot of other people,and there's alot of parking space here really alot alot alot,i already told my parent's yesterday if the arlin's build the stadium here "will we go to more game's?" they said yuh ,alot more,i'll be very happy if the ballpark is build here it is about 5 minute's from my house...
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