Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There were a fair number of new venues that were created for the Games ( one that pops to mind is the Velodrome ).... But locally we have a bunch of stadiums, pools, fields, etc that are all Olympic standard quality. They were used extensively. They made money because most of the labor was donated.... and things were cheaper in 84. Try that in a third world country......or one with a heavy Labor Union background.... One of the articles on the 2012 Olympics stated that Britain was spending just short of $1B on security for the games..... Frank Filippone Red735i at earthlink.net I do not recall that LA spent billions on new facilities- and the Olympics here made money! The times they are achanging - maybe not for the better. My $0.02. Stasys