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  Blackpool | Hotels | Guesthouse | Accommodation | Attractions
Stanley Park, roughly one kilometre from side to side (whichever side you're on) was carved from a vast, windswept area which was part shanty town and part agricultural wasteland.
Stanley Park lake has an average depth of almost 2 metres (about 6 feet) and, because of possible erosion, huge boulders of real stone which would stand the test of time, were dropped into position on the northern 'shore' to form a very natural effect.
Stanley Park lake, a paradise for bird enthusiasts, is used by both tourists and locals for quiet motor or rowing boat cruises during the holiday season or for all-year-round fishing.
www.octaviaguesthouse.co.uk /stanley-park.htm   (1804 words)

  
 Stanley Park Vancouver, Stanley Park History, Stanley Park Seawall, Bright Nights In Stanley Park
This green patch is Stanley Park Vancouver, the gem of the city that makes Vancouver what it is. The park is nearly 1000 acres in size, reflecting the city’s love for nature and appreciation for preserving green spaces, even in such a quickly-growing area.
Stanley Park is the largest urban park in North America, and opposed to other famous North American parks such as Central Park in New York, Stanley Park Vancouver is not just a manicured sprawl of lawns and neatly planted trees.
Stanley Park history set the tone for the way the city would evolve; deeply committed to the preservation of its natural resources.
www.destination360.com /north-america/canada/stanley-park.php   (600 words)

  
  Stanley Park Stadium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stanley Park Stadium is a proposed title of the planned football stadium to be built in Stanley Park, Liverpool, England.
There were attempts by the local council to instigate a groundshare of the stadium with local rivals Everton, but this move was rejected.
The name Stanley Park Stadium was proposed for the purpose of facilitating a groundshare but Liverpool would prefer to call the new ground Anfield if it is solely their ground.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stanley_Park_Stadium   (346 words)

  
 Coveleski Regional Stadium - South Bend, Indiana
Coveleski Stadium is an early rendition of the standard template that has been used by nearly every new ballpark built since 1990.
But unlike the parks built now, the luxury boxes and press box are on the concourse level (instead of being on top of), thus creating a "dark" area behind home plate that is out of view from the playing field.
Parking is provided in surface lots surrounding the park at a cost of $2.
www.ballparkreviews.com /sbend/sbend.htm   (397 words)

  
 Beautiful Stanley Park in Vancouver, BC, British Columbia, Canada
Stanley Park, Vancouver's first park, is an evergreen oasis of 400 hectares (1,000 acres) close to the heart of Vancouver's downtown core.
A myriad of recreational facilities are available in Stanley Park including a pitch and putt golf course bordered by the spring-blooming Ted and Mary Greig Rhododendron Garden.
The system now includes over 192 parks (1278.41 hectares) but its heart remains in the cool, lush, evergreen oasis of Stanley Park named for Lord Stanley, Governor General of Canada in 1888 when the park was officially opened.
www.goingtovancouver.com /html/stanley_park_vancouver.html   (503 words)

  
 ESPNsoccernet - England - Share and share alike?
Liverpool already have planning permission for the Stanley Park stadium, but costs have recently risen from an estimated £80m to £110m, alarming the Anfield money-men.
So they have a choice: to swallow their pride, share a stadium with their city rivals and save £60m; or to stay true to admirable principals, remain loyal to their current homes and accept another decade in the doldrums.
Whilst Liverpool have got their planning permission for the new stadium in Stanley Park, the residents will not be too excited at the prospect of 40,000 + invading their area every weekend.
soccernet.espn.go.com /print?id=318786&type=story&cc=5739   (1212 words)

  
 Liverpool Get Stanley Park Go-ahead - WhichOption
Liverpool's plans to build their new 60,000-capacity stadium on Stanley Park have today been given the go-ahead by the city council.
The Stanley Park stadium will cost a reported £180 million and will be built just 300 yards from Anfield, Liverpool's home since 1884 which currently boasts an all-seater capacity of 45,362.
When complete, Stanley Park will be one of the largest capacity football grounds in Britain and will hold a similar capacity to that of Arsenal's new Emirates Stadium and Celtic Park, home of Scottish champions Celtic.
www.whichoption.com /liverpool-get-stanley-park-go-ahead.html   (241 words)

  
 English Football - Stanley Park
Stanley Park Stadium is a proposed title of the planned football stadium to be built in Stanley Park, Liverpool, England.
There were attempts by the local council to instigate a groundshare of the stadium with local rivals Everton, but this move was rejected.
The name Stanley Park Stadium was proposed for the purpose of facilitating a groundshare but Liverpool would prefer to call the new ground Anfield if it is solely their ground.
www.english-football.org.uk /stadiums-grounds/stanley-park   (334 words)

  
 Monster Park Stadium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Polo Grounds was the home of the New York Giants from John McGraw monster park stadium and Christy Mathewson to Carl Hubbell monster park stadium and Mel Ott to Willie Mays monster park stadium and Leo Durocher.
Kings Park Soccer Stadium - Kings Park Soccer Stadium is adjacent to the ABSA Stadium in the Kings Park sporting precinct of Durban, South Africa.
Stanley Park Stadium - Stanley Park Stadium is a proposed title of the planned football stadium to be built in Stanley Park, Liverpool, England.
northcarolinasports.usamsoc.com /monsterparkstadium.html   (972 words)

  
 Stanley Park, Liverpool at AllExperts
Stanley Park is a 45 hectare park in Liverpool, England, designed by Edward Kemp which opened in 1870.
It is considered by some to be the most significant of Liverpool's parks because of the layout at arhitectural significance of the park.
Liverpool F.C are currently planning to move to a new stadium in Stanley Park.
en.allexperts.com /e/s/st/stanley_park,_liverpool.htm   (168 words)

  
 Blackpool Stanley Park Tourist Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Originally opened in 1926 this purpose designed park is the largest of its kind in the whole country, with a clever layout to provide an everchanging view of the park.
The park was opened in 1926 and the magnificent North End ornamental gates stand proud as a reminder of the day when Lord Derby (family name Stanley) declared the park open to the public.
The park is not only a place to visit during the summer months as the park is still open during the winter and many indoor activities in which to take part.
www.uk-hotels-blackpool.com /touristinformation/stanleypark.html   (773 words)

  
 NEWANFIELD.CO.UK LIVERPOOL EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE 08   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Description: The proposed new 60,000-seater stadium is to be constructed on an area of historic Stanley Park.
In the round, we continue to support the principle and the aspiration of this redevelopment and we think it should be perfectly possible to combine a 21st century football facility, and the associated community facilities, with a 19th century park to the benefit of both.
The idea that ‘a stadium is a stadium’ is akin to the notion that one midfield player is the same as another.
www.newanfield.co.uk /designs.html   (900 words)

  
 It's lose, lose for Prescott in row over Liverpool FC Independent on Sunday, The - Find Articles
The planned development, based in Stanley Park, a few hundred yards away from Liverpool's existing home at Anfield, is supported by Liverpool City Council, the local MP Peter Kilfoyle and many residents in the area.
Peter Kilfoyle, the MP for Liverpool Walton, which covers Stanley Park, said he was angry about the NWDA's objections in the absence of firm proposals for a ground-sharing scheme.
Everton's ground at Goodison Park is barely a mile away from the new Liverpool project, at the other end of Stanley Park.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20040905/ai_n12759171   (685 words)

  
 Galena Park Isd Stadium
Starting out as Bennett Park, a wooden facility with trees growing in the outfield, Tiger Stadium has played a central role in the lives of millions of Detroiters galena park isd stadium and their families for more than a century.
Bennett Park was torn down galena park isd stadium and replaced by a concrete galena park isd stadium and steel structure named Navin Field in 1912, was expanded galena park isd stadium and renamed Briggs Stadium in 1938, galena park isd stadium and finally was given the name Tiger Stadium in 1961.
Frank Clair Stadium at Lansdowne Park - Frank Clair Stadium at Lansdowne Park (originally known simply as Lansdowne Park) is a Canadian football stadium located in Ottawa, Ontario, on the southern edge of The Glebe neighbourhood, where Bank Street crosses the Rideau Canal.
ac4.marassirma.com /galenaparkisdstadium.html   (1044 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Page2 - Despite no fans, Comerica is fantastic
Wandering around the stadium with my friend, Scooter, we kept talking about what a fantastic, happening spot it would be if only the Tigers could have a winning season.
Tiger Stadium may be empty but they transported the team's history as best as possible to the new one.
The new stadium, meanwhile, is like all the other new ones -- its seats are farther than desirable from the field to accommodate the luxury suites and avoid any obstructive posts.
espn.go.com /page2/s/ballparks/comerica.html   (2489 words)

  
 New stadium | Liverpool FC | AnfieldRed
The original thinking was that we'd swap the land on Stanley Park for the land where the present ground is and the current site would become part of the park.
The message really is that the stadium is just part of a really exciting plan for the area and it does link into the regeneration of the whole of North Liverpool and the housing strategy for the area.
When we were investigating a stadium with 70,000 seats, it was very much a bowl stadium that would have been built as an oval.
www.anfieldred.co.uk /the-new-stadium   (2865 words)

  
 Stanley Park, Liverpool - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stanley Park is a 45 hectare park in Liverpool, England, designed by Edward Kemp which opened in 1870.
It is considered by some to be the most significant of Liverpool's parks because of the layout at arhitectural significance of the park.
Liverpool F.C are currently planning to move to a new stadium in Stanley Park.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stanley_Park,_Liverpool   (134 words)

  
 Vancouver Parks & Gardens: Parks & Gardens in Vancouver, British Columbia
The park is full of character, which is enhanced by the eclectic variety of visitors to the park.
Vanier Park is located in the suburb of Kisilano and is on 15 hectares, a lot of it adjacent to the ocean.
The stadium on the contemporary expo site was where Vancouver area internees were gathered, their property collected and sold and the point from which they were sent out to the rural areas of Canada to live and work in camps.
www.vancouver.worldweb.com /SightsAttractions/ParksGardens   (851 words)

  
 Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium, South Bend, Ind.
The park is squeezed into an industrial district not far from downtown.
Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium, located about two miles from the University of Notre Dame and about six miles from the Michigan state line, may well have been the precursor of the common style of 1990s construction.
I visited this park in 1990, before it dawned on me that taking photos of ballparks would be a cool hobby.
mysite.verizon.net /charliesballparks/stadiums/cove.htm   (229 words)

  
 Independent Online Edition > Premiership   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Liverpool have been told to provide evidence of how they will fund a proposed £180m stadium by the end of this week or risk losing European funding essential to the success of the project.
The club are also exploring ways of funding the stadium without Moores relinquishing ownership, such as the £100m deal that Arsenal struck with Emirates Airlines.
The stadium is the centrepiece of a major redevelopment of the Anfield area, with £18m in public funding dependent on the success of the club's plans.
sport.independent.co.uk /football/premiership/article1645622.ece   (336 words)

  
 Business-Wire News : Football Robs Vendors of a Quick Sale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Although the green light has been given for work to begin on the new Stanley Park stadium, residents of the area are voicing concerns on the effect it will have on the surrounding area.
Where the current stadium area Anfield is set to prosper, many feel house prices in the Stanley Park area are almost certainly going to drop.
If people are unsure as to where they want to move they always have the option of selling their house to us and then renting it back for an unlimited period of time.
www.keralanext.com /news/index.asp?id=869801   (578 words)

  
 New stadium Anfield Road 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
THESE are the most detailed pictures yet of how Liverpool's new stadium on Stanley Park will link in with the old Anfield.
The Hillsborough memorial is likely to be located somewhere in the park but city planners are very much allowing the club and families to come to their own agreement on that.
Opponents of the Stanley Park stadium plan last night said they had always expected Liverpool's planning committee would approve the stadium - but further battles lay ahead.
leningrad62.narod.ru /Stadium/stadiumnew2.html   (447 words)

  
 Coveleski Stadium - South Bend Silver Hawks
Like so many other parks of this design, the main entrance to the park is at the concourse level, and fans walk down from there into their seats.
While this park may be the originator of the open concourse, the concourse isn't really open enough for my tastes.
Those of you who have browsed through several parks on my site may already know that the ability to walk around during a game to get different views is one of my criteria when evaluating a park, and this particular aspect of the park limited my ability to do so.
www.small-parks.com /cov.htm   (512 words)

  
 Liverpoolfc.tv: New Stadium
The new stadium for Liverpool Football Club received planning permission in July 2004 and news was received in October 2004 that the Deputy Prime Minister would not call a public inquiry on the application.
• The regeneration plan for Stanley Park has been completed including the restoration of the Gladstone Conservatory, re-branded the Isla Gladstone Conservatory after the textile designer, and to be managed to maximise local employment working with a new community development trust.
There is still a commitment to build a new stadium in Stanley Park – to accommodate 60,000 fans in quality surroundings, with newer and larger museum, tour centre, café, shop and a café.
www.liverpoolfc.tv /newstadium   (388 words)

  
 The New Anfield Stadium
Liverpool hope to gain permission to start building their new stadium on Stanley Park next May, and insist that it will be built without the aid of grants.
If granted, the stadium would be built less than 300 yards from their current home Anfield and is scheduled to open in time for the start of the 2006/07 season.
The changes to the stadium are not massively different to the ones unveiled last year but it will be pretty unique and one that cannot be compared to any existing model.
myliverpoolfc.org /newanfield03.htm   (3477 words)

  
 Qualcomm Stadium--Paul's Major League Baseball Stadium Webpages
It is especially offensive in light of the switch from Jack Murphy Stadium, named from the sportswriter who lobbied so hard to bring pro sports to San Diego...and yes, I know it's "Qualcomm Stadium at Jack Murphy Field," but that seems to be a weak and lefthanded tribute to Murphy, which actually makes it worse.
Given that it's a multipurpose stadium of the era of Busch, Riverfront, Three Rivers and the Vet, I was expecting it to be bland and boring.
While it faces some of the problems of multipurpose stadiums (namely the expanses of empty upper-deck seats), it wasn't nearly as charmless as all of those.
www.geocities.com /bigghoti/stadiumwriting/qualcomm.htm   (912 words)

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