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Originally Posted by CaliNative
How about putting up a new basketball/hockey arena at the Horton site? San Diego is big enough to attract new teams here. The old Midway arena is old and too small for big league hockey and basketball. Need at least 20,000 seats nowdays. Of course, would need a guarantee of teams before being built. Would bring a lot of economic activity to the area on game days, as nearby Petco Park does on game days. Quite sure the Horton parcel is big enough for an arena.
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I did hear a rumor about a year ago that the guy who purchased and is bringing major league lacrosse to San Diego, was thinking about building an arena downtown where the Chargers stadium was proposed on tailgate park. All privately financed and it would be a hockey, basketball and a lacrosse arena. The rumor is the Anaheim Mighty Ducks would move down to SD (since the Honda Center is dated), The Gulls back up to Anaheim and the NBA is going to expand by two teams...bring the SuperSonics back to Seattle and expanding a team down here in SD. This guy currently owns I think 49% of the Brooklyn Nets so he has invested interested in the NBA already. THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!!!!
Then imagine what could be developed where the Sports Arena sits now. Super prime location/valuable land!