I decided to check out the Stadium Site for the first time since the initial ground breaking took place and was fairly amazed at just how much work had been done and the level of activity I witnessed. If I ever needed persuasion that OnGoal and the site developers really intended to meet their Mid 2011 deadline it was right there before me. Huge mounds of dirt exist where they did not before and huge excavated areas have appeared. Trucks continually rumble to and from the site removing dirt which is being piled up on a nearby parcel of land. It is all quite impressive considering there is almost nothing to see! The site seems so much smaller now than it did the day Robb Heineman broke ground — it is hard to believe a stadium will fit!
Apologies for the poor pictures – the light was pretty intense, and I was shooting through a fence. I would love to get into the site one day but alas I don’t yet have Thad’s pull!.
Great photos! Thanks for going out there and sharing them. Keep up the good work and feel free to post them on our stadium flickr site.
DF
Comment by David Ficklin — February 28, 2010 @ 12:49 pm
cool pics
Comment by Ali — March 1, 2010 @ 8:47 am
Yes! I can’t wait for it to be done! Keep us updated please, and oh yeah, more shots of the “Johnny-on-the-spot” would be appreciated…lol (j/k)
Comment by Andres Spivey — March 1, 2010 @ 12:35 pm
I took a few pics today with my wizards cap on running across the street wth the stadium site in background can I post it?
Comment by Todd brooks — March 1, 2010 @ 7:32 pm
I should mention I drove three hours from Council Bluffs Iowa cuz I love my wizards
Comment by Todd brooks — March 1, 2010 @ 7:34 pm
@Spivey …. I didn’t even notice it until now
@Todd … There are no facilities for you to post pictures right now. If you email them over to starritt@gmail.com I’ll consider throwing them on the site, otherwise you could hunt down Flickr feed. http://www.flickr.com/groups/kcsoccerstadium/
@Ficklin … If the Flickr group was ‘open’ so that you did not have to sign up with Yahoo to view the group contents it’d be worthwhile. As it is I have no desire to jump through hoops, most Flickr groups are open and I do not need to be logged in to view them. The pictures are much more visible here as things stands … open the doors
Comment by James Starritt — March 1, 2010 @ 11:31 pm