Post by DFW HOYA on Oct 22, 2010 22:11:38 GMT -5
The school will rebuild the former Alexander Memorial Coliseum rather than starting from scratch, thanks to a $15 million naming gift.
Interesting that unfunded maintenance was a contributing factor. Although it looks 20 years newer than McDonough, the Alexander Coiliseum was built only five years later, in 1956, but has as much as $18 million in unfunded maintenance due it--and that's with a major renovation prior to the 1996 Olympics.
No matter the fate of the practice facility, one could only guess what the unfunded maintenance will eventually cost for McD, which has not been renovated since opening in 1951.
blogs.ajc.com/georgia-tech-sports/2010/10/19/the-new-thrillerdome/
Interesting that unfunded maintenance was a contributing factor. Although it looks 20 years newer than McDonough, the Alexander Coiliseum was built only five years later, in 1956, but has as much as $18 million in unfunded maintenance due it--and that's with a major renovation prior to the 1996 Olympics.
No matter the fate of the practice facility, one could only guess what the unfunded maintenance will eventually cost for McD, which has not been renovated since opening in 1951.
blogs.ajc.com/georgia-tech-sports/2010/10/19/the-new-thrillerdome/