By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2024-11-22 03:45:28
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新马刺球馆将成为半球公园区域大规模改造的一部分。
近年来，一直有传言称马刺队将迁出老化的弗罗斯特银行中心(Frost Bank Center)，并在市中心的核心地段新建一座球馆。今天，这项计划被纳入了一项提交给圣安东尼奥市议会的新提案中，该提案是一个更大的改造市中心半球公园区域的项目，名为“漫威计划”(Project Marvel)。
如果该计划获得批准，将包括亨利·B·冈萨雷斯会议中心(Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center)的扩建和翻新、一家新的会议中心酒店、住宅、零售和公园空间、阿拉莫穹顶(Alamodome)的大规模翻新、连接阿拉莫穹顶和市中心其他地区的跨越281号美国国道的天桥，当然，还有一座新的马刺球馆，它将坐落在最近关闭的德克萨斯文化研究所(Institute of Texan Cultures)的旧址上。旧的约翰·伍德法院(John Wood Courthouse)将被改造成一个大型剧院和现场表演场地。
市领导人将这项提案作为圣安东尼奥经济潜在的繁荣因素提出，希望以此促进旅游业，并使这座美国第七大城市成为大型活动的举办地。该项目预计耗资高达40亿美元，可能需要长达十年的时间才能完成，并将分两个阶段进行建设。如果“漫威计划”通过提案阶段，将进一步讨论支付方式。
马刺队与弗罗斯特银行中心的租约持续到2031-32赛季，预计他们将履行完租约。该球馆最初名为SBC中心，后来更名为AT&T中心，是圣安东尼奥为马刺队专门建造的第一座球馆。此前几十年，马刺队的主场是半球公园球馆和阿拉莫穹顶。马刺队在球馆的首个赛季就赢得了2003年的总冠军，虽然这对球队和球迷来说都是一段美好的经历，但它并没有实现最初的目标，即为圣安东尼奥市中心以东约三英里的主要住宅和工业区带来更多的餐厅和商业。
“漫威计划”将把马刺队迁回市中心的餐饮娱乐中心地带，比赛将成为球迷们可以在赛前前往河滨步道(Riverwalk)用餐，然后步行前往观赛的目的地。这也将消除“牛仔竞技客场之旅”(Rodeo Road Trip)的需要，这是因为SBC中心与圣安东尼奥牛仔竞技大赛的举办地弗里曼体育馆(Freeman Colosseum)建在同一块场地上。随着维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)作为下一个球队基石的到来以及球队的崛起，现在正是马刺队和圣安东尼奥市开始构想宏伟蓝图的最佳时机。
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New Spurs arena presented as part of “Project Marvel” downtown makeover
A new Spurs arena would be part of a larger overhaul of the Hemisfair area.
There have been rumors in recent years of the Spurs moving out of the aging Frost Bank Center and getting an arena back in the heart of downtown, and today, it was included in a new proposal to the San Antonio City Council for a larger project to revamp the Hemisfair area of downtown called “Project Marvel”.
If approved, the plan would include an expansion and renovation of the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center, a new convention center hotel, residential, retail and park space, a massive renovation of the Alamodome, a land bridge over U.S Highway 281 connecting the Alamodome to the rest of downtown, and of course, a new Spurs arena where the recently-shuttered Institute of Texan Cultures currently sits. The old John Wood Courthouse would be transformed into a large theater and live performance venue.
The proposal is being presented by city leaders as a potential boom for the San Antonio economy with the hopes of boosting tourism and making the 7th largest city in the US a destination for large events. The project is predicated to cost up to $4 billion dollars and would likely take up to a decade to complete while being built in two phases. Means of paying will be further discussed if Project Marvel passes the presentation phase.
The Spurs’ lease with the Frost Bank Center lasts through the 2031-32 season, and they are expected to complete it. Originally the SBC Center and later AT&T, the arena was the first one built specifically for the Spurs in San Antonio after they spent previous decades in Hemisfair Arena and the Alamodome. The Spurs won the 2003 championship in their inaugural season there, and while it has been a good experience for the team and fans, it has not succeeded in the original goal of bringing more restaurants and businesses to the mostly residential and industrial area about three miles east of downtown San Antonio.
With Project Marvel set to move the Spurs back to the heart of downtown around food and entertainment, games would become more of a destination where fans can visit the Riverwalk and eat out before walking to games. It would also remove the need for the Rodeo Road Trip, which came about with the SBC Center being built on the same lot as Freeman Colosseum, home of the San Antonio Rodeo. With the arrival of Victor Wembanyama as the next franchise cornerstone and the team on the rise, the timing is perfect for both the Spurs and city of San Antonio to starting thinking big.
By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock