Northwestern announces $110M renovation of Welsh-Ryan Arena

[mr.MUskie]

http://www.csnchicago.com/big-ten/northwestern-announces-complete-renovation-plans-welsh-ryan-arena

[MU82]

When NW has a halfway decent team, they can get this joint rocking pretty good. I remember they upset a top-10 Purdue team there a few years back (2010 maybe?) and it was jumpin'.

I know it will never happen, but an arena maybe a little bigger than that on our campus would be cool. Could still play a few of the biggies at BC.

[LAZER]

The artist rendering looks exactly the way it does now...except for Northwestern fans are actually at the game.

[JWags85]

Better seats and A/V equipment, and that place is a great gym. Before they had a Jumbotron, it really was a glorified HS gym.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Better seats and A/V equipment, and that place is a great gym. Before they had a Jumbotron, it really was a glorified HS gym.

This. All I care about in this renovation is that they change the seats. It's a decent gym but bleacher style seating is the worst. Maybe improve concessions a bit as well. The best thing they did though was switching that ugly as Fook floor they had a few years ago.

[TedBaxter]

The only reason for remodeling this relic is if they don't have any land options for a new arena.  $110 million is a lot to spend on a 60 plus year old facility.  Seems too high for what they describe.  The Joyce Center renovation was great and only a 1/4 of this price.

[Dr. Blackheart]

The artist rendering looks exactly the way it does now...except for Northwestern fans are actually at the game.

Adding a second deck behind both baskets.  All individual seats instead of 80% bench where the person in front of you has their head between your legs.  Concessions and bathrooms on the north side where there were none.  A good portion of W-R was the north half which was the original football indoor facility, so plenty of room to grow.

Agree, the scoreboard production was PowerPoint quality. 

[Herman Cain]

http://www.csnchicago.com/big-ten/northwestern-announces-complete-renovation-plans-welsh-ryan-arena

When you have rich alumni good things can happen.

[warriorchick]

When you have rich alumni good things can happen.

Too bad our rich alumni waste their money on stupid stuff like academic buildings.

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Too bad our rich alumni waste their money on stupid stuff like academic buildings.

10 million dollar jes res.... (yes I know that donation was for that or nothing)

[warriorchick]

10 million dollar jes res.... (yes I know that donation was for that or nothing)

You got a point there...those jezzies were already living in the lap of luxury...Here is some pictures of the interior .  Looks like it is scheduled to come down any day now.

http://onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/stratfordarmshotel.html

[Herman Cain]

Too bad our rich alumni waste their money on stupid stuff like academic buildings.

Hopefully we can find more of them. It makes life easier.

[Chicos' Buzz Scandal Countdown]

Hopefully we can find make more of them. It makes life easier.

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