Awesome!

Can you share a bit about what came out of that? (Thanks!)

Better how/why?

Agreed. The Salt Palace needs a lot of love.A good remodel, refurbishment. Abravenal Hall doesn’t need to be touched.

Definitely check it out. I go every time they play a movie with a live orchestra.

Just getting fooled the only reason they are calling it that is to get tax payer money passed. Its another ruse and it is absurd.

Just like that mall did eh??

batman2239, among all of the comments so far, I found yours to be one of first hand experience and the most credible. But, since I will be in SLC in four weeks for an event, I will be walking the area around the Delta Center. Thanks for the information.

@@joellouisalba if you get there, walk from city creek outdoor mall and temple square to the Delta Center, and then you will understand what the city needs and is dealing with

It‘s been showing it’s age for over a decade. That place needs to be heavily renovated and redesigned

I'm a bit surprised property amd sales taxes are going to be directly funding the arena is crazy and the fact that this fact alone os not enough for Ryan Smith appalling. Needs land, hotel and cheap leasing....geez

@@stephenphillips6245 he wants more land, tax cuts for him, and the other stuff. Just the rich trying to get richer but using public money to line their pockets really

Then build more parking

I have heard SLC has damn good public transit!

A lot of people are trying to compare what happened with the Colorado Avalanche when they relocated to the Utah NHL team's relocation, but they aren't really comparable because even then the choice of the Colorado Black Bears, Rocky Mountain Extreme or Colorado Avalanche wasn't a smooth one. You had them trademarking the Black Bears (didn't happen) and then when they decided to name the team Rocky Mountain Extreme (didn't happen), they got such pushback and negativity they this forced them to finally settle on Colorado Avalanche and it could have been avoided had they just let the fans choose the name in the first place because the fans ultimately chose it anyway. I also suspect the reason that a lot of people want the Smith's to choose the names in a haphazard and rushed manner instead of the fans choosing the names through a deliberate and careful manner is so they can create toxicity around whatever choice the Smith's would be unilaterally making while playing an NHL Team owner. It's much harder to call the entire State of Utah stupid and to crap talk about the team's name if it was chosen by fans. These toxic people would be the people standing on the outside while very few people listen to them. I'm pretty sure a lot of the push for the Smith's to quickly pick a name has to do with the intent to find something wrong with whatever name they would choose so they can stir up drama. It isn't like they aren't going to do this anyway, but we should embolden them. Quite a few, not all, of these people are upset with a name not being picked because they were hoping to stir up drama over whatever name was chosen without input from the team, players, fans, stakeholders and Utahns. I believe the Smith's are making the right decision by having the various stakeholders across the state choose the name within a specific process. Utah's NHL team owners don't need to pick the name in what will amount to a dictate and then have to backtrack the way Colorado Avalanche owners had to when fans reacted so negatively that they were forced to do what fans wanted anyway. This is especially true considering how badly Meruelo, Arizona voters in Tempe and many of the Coyote fans were treating the team and players prior to relocation. The level of disrespect shown towards them was pretty bad. The players have repeatedly described the manner in which they have been treated since the relocation as "respectful" for a reason. It's not just foolish to pick a name before this upcoming season. It's extremely disrespectful to do so especially if they pick a name the team, players and fans don't like and have to backtrack and put Utah's NHL team through what the Rocky Mountain Extreme went through or was that Black Bears or is that the Avalanche? They are coming from a situation where the team's owner leadership style was autocratic and extremely disrespectful and it's a breath of fresh air for them to be given the respect they are being given. The last thing the Smith's need to do is to come across as the kind of people who do whatever they want while not caring what the people of Utah think, fans think, or the team thinks. This whole non-issue of Abravanel Hall is a perfect example of this because people are needlessly worried the Smith's will be autocratic in their decision-making and will do whatever they want yet if the naming of the team is any indication, the Smith's aren't going to tear down Abravanel Hall without that being what the people of Utah want. Especially if they aren't even going to choose a name without consulting all Utahns. Of course, I doubt the Smith's who are very much about culture will tear down Abravanel Hall. If the Smith's had taken an autocratic approach to naming of the team and this issue came up, then everyone would assume the Smith's are the kind of people who will do whatever they want to Abravanel Hall without input from Utahns like they did whatever they wanted with the team's name. The idea that a team's owner should just pick a name and take the approach of "take it or leave it" is a terrible idea and it's even more terrible if they do that and then are forced to have to backtrack. Of course, I suspect that's what a lot of people who are toxic wish would happen. They want to push the Smith's into picking a name in a haphazard manner and then say, "you are dumb and that's a dumb name" and then get the state all worked up, so they feel like their lives have meaning. Then they can say "see, we are smart and forced the dummies who did not pick the right name to pick a good name. We are smarter than the dumb owners of the..." I don't think this is true of all the people who are saying a name should be picked before the season starts but I do think that it's that kind of person who is really pushing for a name to be picked in a haphazard manner. These people are doing everything they can to cause drama and I suspect that a few of them are behind the Abravanel Hall non-issue. There was NO talk of tearing down Abravanel Hall and there really wasn't any need to bring it up because it wasn't even in consideration. Maybe if the Smith's, Mayor Mendenhall or the City Council proposed tearing down Abravanel Hall then there should be people who speak up but when there was no issue at all there were people who needed to make one. If they can't get Mendenhall, Smith or the City to propose that, then they can say "they may tear down Abravanel" and then everyone will think "they are planning to tear down our Symphony" when no one was. I love how the Smith's are handing that sort of troll behavior. It must be infuriating to them to know once Utahns decide on a name that if they crap talk about whatever name that is ultimately picked, they will be crap talking to Utahns who will tell them shut it. It must also be infuriating for these trolling people to be shut down completely on Abravanel Hall because the Utah Symphony, City and SEG respond in a manner that is clear and unequivocal. While I deeply respect Brodie Brazil, there is no need to worry about what keeping it on site means. There has NEVER been a proposal to move it, tear it down, etc and until there is such a proposal we don't need to concern ourselves with the hypotheticals of what "on site" means. It just feeds the trolls looking for something to talk about or give themselves a feeling of importance. Especially the people who want to see themselves as advocates for the arts or advocates for sports. I am so glad that when the name is chosen, these people won't have anything to stir up drama over without coming across as the petty and toxic people they are.

The city should own the arena and get lease and concessions revenue if tax payers are fitting the bill.

Trust me they are not about to rebuild a $150,000,000 Hall. This is a garbage deal and shows to me early Ryan Smith has no intention to run a NHL team in it's own arena and this is a land grad only and nothing more. I can say without a doubt now that the NHL team is a secondary though, it is about land, Olympics and a billionaire getting his way with SLC so he can double his wealth faster. He will sell the NHL team back and will get wealth from a Winter Olympics were he aligns as the main benefactor. Arts will not be replaced and at best a few upgrades of Salt palace and Delta Center and maybe it doesn't sell the Jazz.

We like our 7 lane roads in SLC. That's what makes the city so easy to navigate. They will have to build another underpass under this plaza I think similar to the one that goes under the convention center now

I doubt that the seats are really so small that you can't fit in one

@@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija the seats are between 16-17 inches wide, which is the average hip width in the US. Which means half of the population cannot sit comfortably with the arm rests digging into their hips and sides.

@@Blasthole I see, I am just small so I never have problems with stuff like that but I can totally understand why someone would. Thank you for explaining it to me.

@@SaveznaRepublikaJugoslavija I’m 6’7” and fit just fine…

​@@BlastholeAmericans need to stop being so fat and out of shape 🤣 I'm an American fyi

Exactly the same thought. It could be cool to see them do something on that SW corner. Especially if you had a bunch of eateries and stuff on that block. Big screen outside the Delta center on the West end that people could watch outside. Same thing on the east end except it's the symphony or other live performances being piped outside there. I don't like using the term "on-site". Ultimately I don't think there would be support to rebuild it whether that was in-place or elsewhere. Just say your evaluating whether it enhances the arts to rebuild, or whether it should by modified, or left alone.

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as a local i do care about Abravanel Hall. why should SEG get everything they want.

I was with you until you called downtown SLC gross and ugly. Moronic comments. """"The Point"""" will never rival downtown.

@@Gpsrater5you must not be smart enough on the topic to be making a comment like that…its not just what SEG wants. Damn near 50,000 fans showed up to the delta center for a press conference, only for half of them to be turned away, majority of the politicians voted and approved almost a billion dollars for this, and the local leaders from all parties are fighting for it. It’s not just what SEG wants, apparently it’s what all of Utah wants. 👍

@@Gpsrater5because money talks and ...

thank you!

If Salt Lake wants to continue to grow and become a real big city destination, buildings need to get taller. I feel like Ryan Smith is really looking at the bigger picture and will be/already is the one of the biggest and much needed figures who can help push this city and state forward. New York, Chicago, LA weren’t always the metropolises they are now. It took key people to help make that happen. I know there are people who are against that, but that’s just what happens when cities grow economically.

How’s the public transit?

AND the quote about remodeling the arena & “we wouldn’t do it” and saying the $900 million they would just keep it is FLAT OUT WRONG. What he was saying is they care so much about bringing a fun, open, vibrant, walkable district to Utah they would never take money just to remodel the Delta Center and that’s it. LITERALLY THE OPPOSITE OF HOW YOU ARE TRYING TO FRAME IT. My god the reporting skills are TERRIBLE. What you don’t get about Utahns is we care about UTAH that includes Ryan Smith. This isn’t all about money, it’s about bringing Utah to the forefront

Lifelong Salt Lake resident here. I love the way Brody is covering this. It's fun to hear an outside perspective.

No, not at all the same thing. Reedy Creek was a self governing entity. What they want to do is similar to the water street / channelside district development lightning owner Jeff vinick partnered with Bill Gates to redevelop an entire district of Tampa and now gets local rent from owning the buildings. The smith's also want a half percent sales tax to basically cover their investment costs so every dollar they get is pure profit. It's fteedy af and is a wealth redistribution

But never said clearly it wouldn’t be.

They legit said they want to move it and rebuild it.... That means demolishing the current building and rebuilding it.

I’ve been saying for years Cincinnati should bring an NHL city.

@MarkLewis-qe4pj The Cyclones have good turnouts, for them being an ECHL team. We would love to turn them into an NHL team.

@@rossdiddy29 yes to me Cincinnati makes more sense than Columbus. I have no reason for that as the Blue jackets do ok at the gate but i just have always felt the NHL would do well there. The ECHL are kind of proof of that. And I really don’t understand why the NBA is not already there.

@MarkLewis-qe4pj We had the Royals (Sacramento Kings) a long time ago. I think it would work here again. The tri-state area is big on basketball. A lot of the colleges around here have big basketball programs. So there are plenty of basketball fans to fill up a new arena.

They can add a tax for a new arena but god forbid we add a tax for new housing

Cox literally just​ submitted a request to the state legislation for 38,000 new homes to be built within the next 3 years...

I don't think the building needs to be touched. If the plan is to have a straight walkway connecting downtown to the arena, sure, it might be in the way a little bit, but I don't think anyone will care

The city of Salt Lake and the state of Utah have asked that the team be located in Salt Lake City. The SEG is trying to facilitate their wishes

No, there is a facility for them on temple square. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir used to sing in the Mormon Tabernacle, which is an historic building on temple square. I’m not sure how many performances are still there in that facility

No, that’s at the Mormon Tabernacle on temple square