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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
well, i did mention the rogers centre in my list of 11 pre-camden stadiums left in MLB. as for whether it kicked off the stadium building boom, that's an argument that can certainly be made, but camden yards was the watershed moment, that was when everyone else in the league looked up and said "hey, we want one of those too".
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There's some speculation that Dunn Tire Park in Buffalo served as the original inspiration for the retro throwbacks, since HOK designed Camden Yards, and had also designed Dunn Tire a few years previous.
And if it hasn't been said already, the retro stadia aren't a bad thing, per se. We could've ended up with 20+ variations of the Skydome or US Cellular in its original form (before the renovations/improvements) but its clearly a case of there being too much of a good thing. Reminds me of the quote "You're unique, just like everyone else."
