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Article: Rose Bowl officials to unveil NFL-friendly stadium design
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- Daily Breeze
- Article date:
- April 22, 2003
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PROMOTION:
Pasadena leaders wants renovation to attract a pro football team.
COPLEY NEWS SERVICE
Rose Bowl officials today will unveil plans to redesign the 81-
year-old stadium _ hoping that by preserving their past, they will
create a future home for an NFL team.
The plan includes cutting capacity of the 92,000-seat Pasadena
venue by roughly one-third, adding more enclosed suites for corporate
patrons and building an underground parking structure _ all moves to
please the NFL.
But stadium officials are also trying to win over the city's
historic preservationists, keep its landmark status and avoid a
protracted political battle.
"It's designed to show the community as well as the public at ...