So there was this vent in the Tribune today- "Mesa definitely needs to fix the mess it made when it bought and demolished all those homes at University and Mesa Drive. A new ballpark would do the trick. The funny thing is that Internet maps still label the area as 'Glenwood Historic District.’ ”
Is this idea such a stretch that it is out of the realm of possibilities? With the Light Rail coming down Main past Mesa Drive, it would seem that to have the stadium on the Corner at University would be sweet. The City is considering making land part of the deal because cash is not an option. They also own the land that was once the "Glenwood Historic District" and the land to the north, the old abandoned Escobedo housing complex. Escobedo has to be demolished as it is well beyond it useful life. It seems to me that Downtown Mesa has some of the infrastructure of the Wrigleyville concept in that is it already a City, there is a hotel, convention center, shopping dining and historic homes. The locations in East Mesa have to be built from barren desert.
I know there are some large number of acres that are needed for the concept and I am not sure that University and Mesa Drive has enough, but it has to be close when you include Escobedo. I remember when the area where the US Air Arena and Bank One were occupied with other structures and Colangelo thought outside the box to make it happen.
So, Downtown Mesa, where is our Colangelo ?
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