The City of Memphis has more pressing needs for financial obligations. Taking care of their policemen and fire fighters before they flee to other municipalities would be a great place to start.

(05-03-2015 09:43 PM)k2tigers Wrote:  I lurves that place

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25h_WIlgs4Y

Stop doing that. I've just wasted and hour and a half reminiscing. #theboyfromnewyorkcity

I wouldn’t think it would be cost effective to renovate and bring up to current building codes. Have any studies been done yet?

(05-04-2015 10:00 AM)snowtiger Wrote:  I got it. Let's get ahead of the curve.

Hydroponics green house--- a farm and equipment sales.

Y'all are missing the idea. We rent space to the Government who hires local Pot Growers. Then we take a percentage of their sales. Triple net.

My cousin says there's an outdoor one in Mississippi.

(05-04-2015 07:30 AM)MemphisTiger15 Wrote:  

(05-03-2015 04:57 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  Tear it down.

It's done as an arena with the non compete clause.

Build one of these so it can host multiple events:



As long as it's under 5k the non compete clause does not apply

The way our program is headed, we'll be able to play home games there and still may not fill it up.

I agree 100%...It would be a great home for the women's basketball program, but they may have some trouble filling it up at first...coach Mcferrin will get it figured out, miserable, don't you worry.

(05-04-2015 10:05 AM)oldmangrizz Wrote:  The City of Memphis has more pressing needs for financial obligations. Taking care of their policemen and fire fighters before they flee to other municipalities would be a great place to start.

Let em go and hire folks who actually want to work here...let em cry on tv if they don't like it.

(05-04-2015 11:00 AM)BealeStreetTiger Wrote:  I wouldn’t think it would be cost effective to renovate and bring up to current building codes. Have any studies been done yet?

Multiple studies have been done going back at least to the mid-eighties. By the time you "renovate" and bring it up to latest codes, e.g. ADA, you could tear it down and build another.

(05-04-2015 11:18 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(05-04-2015 10:05 AM)oldmangrizz Wrote:  The City of Memphis has more pressing needs for financial obligations. Taking care of their policemen and fire fighters before they flee to other municipalities would be a great place to start.

Let em go and hire folks who actually want to work here...let em cry on tv if they don't like it.

I agree. Word on the street is we got plenty of night watchmen that are ready to take the next step!

(05-04-2015 12:24 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(05-04-2015 11:18 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  

(05-04-2015 10:05 AM)oldmangrizz Wrote:  The City of Memphis has more pressing needs for financial obligations. Taking care of their policemen and fire fighters before they flee to other municipalities would be a great place to start.

Let em go and hire folks who actually want to work here...let em cry on tv if they don't like it.

I agree. Word on the street is we got plenty of night watchmen that are ready to take the next step!

I wouldn't mind being a PST (traffic cop) if they decide to bring that back. 28k, write reports, direct traffic, city benefits...I could do that. (far less dangerous, too)

http://wreg.com/2015/03/06/city-of-memph...ans-again/

(05-04-2015 11:30 AM)UofM_Tiger Wrote:  

(05-04-2015 11:00 AM)BealeStreetTiger Wrote:  I wouldn’t think it would be cost effective to renovate and bring up to current building codes. Have any studies been done yet?

Multiple studies have been done going back at least to the mid-eighties. By the time you "renovate" and bring it up to latest codes, e.g. ADA, you could tear it down and build another.

Wrong again kemosabe. Study done shows that it will cost around $3 million LESS to refurbish it for re use than to tear it down and build the new building.

As far as studies go, the cheaper way to go is always the way the people in charge want it to go. Anybody can throw numbers into a "study". It would be cool to keep it and turn it into a 5,000 seat multi-purpose facility. If Bass Pro can gut and renovate the Pyramid, then gutting and renovating the Coliseum should be even easier.

January, 2011, the Memphis Housing and Community Development director said the coliseum "has numerous safety and code issues, and it has asbestos throughout"

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(05-04-2015 01:57 PM)Cletus Wrote:  January, 2011, the Memphis Housing and Community Development director said the coliseum "has numerous safety and code issues, and it has asbestos throughout"

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That word alone can double a renovation projects cost...

(05-04-2015 01:57 PM)Cletus Wrote:  January, 2011, the Memphis Housing and Community Development director said the coliseum "has numerous safety and code issues, and it has asbestos throughout"

The people doing the studies/reports also said the liberty bowl ADA renovations would cost twice what it actually wound up costing.

Renovate it or rebuild there with a 5,000 seat concert venue with attached meeting spaces. Have a nice venue to compete with the casinos. It would also serve as nice place to host Liberty Bowl functions.

Make it the Mid-South Casino.

The neon sign on top can be Keith Lee rolling the dice.

"Penny" slots.

Cal's Championship Steakhouse.

Earl Barron poker room.

(05-04-2015 04:20 PM)tigergreen Wrote:  

(05-04-2015 01:57 PM)Cletus Wrote:  January, 2011, the Memphis Housing and Community Development director said the coliseum "has numerous safety and code issues, and it has asbestos throughout"

The people doing the studies/reports also said the liberty bowl ADA renovations would cost twice what it actually wound up costing.

Didn't the city negotiate a deal with the federal ADA folks to make that possible?

Doubt they would allow that with asbestos...

(05-04-2015 04:59 PM)HoopDreams Wrote:  Make it the Mid-South Casino.

The neon sign on top can be Keith Lee rolling the dice.

"Penny" slots.

Cal's Championship Steakhouse.

Earl Barron poker room.

Penny Slots

I guess some folks ain't ever heard of Mesothelioma

Don't they still have to remove the asbestos before they can even demolish it?