Los Angeles to get new football stadium

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Los Angeles to get new football stadium 

Post#1 » by HMFFL » Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:15 pm

Los Angeles, the only major-market city in the United States not to host a National Football League team, will see the construction of a new stadium to lure a franchise back to the city.

The announcement was made Thursday, by Edward P. Roski, Jr, a developer responsible for the construction of Staples Center and also part-owner of the Los Angeles Kings and Lakers.

This new "Los Angeles Stadium" is expected to be located roughly 25 miles east of downtown, at the intersection of some of the region's major freeways. The cost of construction is expected to be significantly less than other NFL stadiums currently being built, and once the league completes a review in the summer, is slated for completion in time for the 2011 season.

"Los Angeles stadium is the project that will bring the NFL -- and the Super Bowl -- back to southern California," said Roski. "It is time to put the debate behind us. We have a great stadium site that can serve the entire region, and we have the ability to get this done."

The new facility will be located on a 600-acre plot of land secured by Roski's company, Majestic Realty, Co. and will be built into a hillside, which is the primary factor in reducing construction costs.

Both the Rams and Raiders departed southern California prior to the 1995 season -- the Rams for St. Louis and the Raiders back to Oakland. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which opened in 1923, played host to both teams.

The Rams came from Cleveland to LA in 1946 and called the Coliseum home until moving to Anaheim for the 1980 season. The Raiders moved in during their original move from Oakland following the 1981 campaign and stayed through 1994.

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