“But at the same time, you realize this building is going to be here for generations," he added. “I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t a little bit bittersweet” to open the stadium without fans, Rams chief operating officer Kevin Demoff said. The unfortunate coincidence of opening a stadium amidst a global pandemic means the Rams and Chargers will play in their palace without fans until further notice. You feel like you’re in a video game or something.”įrom its translucent roof to the largest video board ever built, from the acres of luxury seating and the endless accompanying amenities up to the 100,000th chair in the top row, SoFi Stadium has everything. I don’t know what they’ve done, but it’s overwhelming. “Every time I’m in there, there’s some aspect, some design element that’s just overwhelming,” Rams general manager Les Snead said. SoFi Stadium appears to live up to all of Kroenke's promises as it prepares to open its doors Sunday night for its inaugural event: the Rams' season opener against the Dallas Cowboys.
INGLEWOOD STADIUM DESIGN FULL
While the full scope of that $5 billion development is still years away from completion, the centerpiece of Kroenke's dream has come to vibrant life at the former site of the Hollywood Park racetrack. Kroenke dazzled his fellow multimillionaires with sketches of a strikingly unique stadium with a surrounding development that would become the NFL’s West Coast hub.
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The billionaire proposed a luxurious, massive new home for his NFL team, a landmark that would become the most important sports arena in North America's second-largest city for the next century.