Excuse me, only us in the expensive seats are missing out : Bickering over the renovations aside, top execs from the Blazers and Philadelphia-based Global Spectrum, which assumed arena operations in January, say their relationship is generally good. Global Spectrum essentially retained Isaac's OAC staffers at their existing salaries. "There's been disagreements that we're working through, but we continue to hope those will be resolved," Isaac said. "We were an affiliated company that no longer runs the place, and because of that, there are a million issues that have to be worked out with the new owners." Both sides do agree that the renovations are necessary even though the arena, which opened in 1995, is relatively young. From Global Spectrum's standpoint, fans sitting in the expensive seats are more likely to hold longer-term seating contracts. They're being asked to purchase the premium seats and services as the Blazers, one of the NBA's weaker units, rebuild their on-the-court product. "You want to provide the best product and the best experience for the fans," said Scanlon. "Or even if you come to a concert and a superstar singer has a bad night, you want to have the amenities in place. We can't control the wins and losses, but we can control things like the parking and the food." To that end, Global Spectrum is installing kitchens in its new club-level lounges. That way, food won't have to be transported from the arena's lower-level kitchens. Global Spectrum is also modifying the levels' existing bars, which border on the makeshift. "The setups right now are just tired," Scanlon said. "It's 10 years old, it just needs to be freshened up." Paul Swangard, who heads the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon, doesn't think Global Spectrum can solve all problems overnight. "They talked to different customers at different price points, and found that customers in the premium seating areas were paying premium prices and not getting a premium experience, either on or off the court," he said. As they address fans' desires, Global Spectrum also hopes to fortify the arena's relatively meager sponsor base. The firm is adding light-emitting diode signs that will ring the arena bowl, which will allow sponsors to advertise more prominently during games. The Rose Garden is the last NBA arena to install the technology, Scanlon said.
Where's it say it was built cheaply? It just says that its aging needs to be patched up. Like a 10-year-old luxury car.
I'm trying to figure out where in the arena that glass wall is. At first, I thought you could just walk up from the street and look in, but the more I look at it, it makes more sense that it'd be a balcony area.
You got me there. Doesn't say it was built cheaply. They just need to renovate the luxury seating experience by installing kitchens and modifying bars even though the arena is relatively young. And that 10 year old luxury car that needs to be patched up . . . sounds like a cheaply made luxury car.
if this gets accepted & assuming I don't relocate, I'll be able to walk to Warriors (as well as Giants) games. Bring it on STOMP
