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FriarJ said:
The incredible irony of a fanbase with its home in Hartford picking on any other city is pretty funny.

It will indeed have an official name of Amica Mutual Pavilion and it is going to be called The AMP.
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Who is picking on the city of Providence?

This is just about the name of the venue. The Dunk was a great name on a number of levels. The AMP will work, but few will connect it to Amica.
 
FriarJ said:
The incredible irony of a fanbase with its home in Hartford picking on any other city is pretty funny.

It will indeed have an official name of Amica Mutual Pavilion and it is going to be called The AMP.
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Here’s one difference:

Hartford, home to 4 time champ UConn.

Providence, home to Disney on Ice and some of the best professional wrestling events in North America.

Yeah, I can see how you would be offended
 
uconngb said:
Did y’all miss the part where they listed the highlights of the place as hosting “Providence basketball, Disney on Ice and some of the best professional wrestling events in North America”???

Does that not sum up Providence??? Holy 3rd rate cities……
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What you talkin bout Willis?

Disney On Ice and some of the best professional wrestling events in North America at least offer some value to the naming rights.

Two out of three ain’t bad!
 
FriarJ said:
The incredible irony of a fanbase with its home in Hartford picking on any other city is pretty funny.

It will indeed have an official name of Amica Mutual Pavilion and it is going to be called The AMP.
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Can’t argue with that.

The best thing Providence basketball has going for it is not related to the basketball team.
 
fleudslipcon said:
What you talkin bout Willis?

Disney On Ice and some of the best professional wrestling events in North America at least offer some value to the naming rights.

Two out of three ain’t bad!
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Well said!
 
BGesus4 said:
I’m a Mets fan. I was referring to the fact that shortly after Citi paid for the naming rights it received a massive bailout during the financial crisis in which we all theoretically owned it in part.
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Which was paid back in full, with an additional $12 billion profit for the government.
 
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FriarJ said:
The incredible irony of a fanbase with its home in Hartford picking on any other city is pretty funny.

It will indeed have an official name of Amica Mutual Pavilion and it is going to be called The AMP.
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And low-voltage basketball?
 
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if the athletic department were smart they'd sell naming rights to Gampel.
 
Rasputin said:
Which was paid back in full, with an additional $12 billion profit for the government.
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That’s true, and it needed to be done.

Doesn’t change the fact that we were forced to play financiers because they couldn’t manage their risk well (citi much worse than most of the banks).

Side note, great handle.
 
superjohn said:
Do most people actually call these places by their new/newer corporate names?

Don't think I've ever heard anyone call the White Sox stadium Guaranteed Rate, it's always Comiskey or The Cell. Never heard anyone call Sears Tower the Willis Tower.

I guess it depends on the name, Citi Field and The Dunk are both good names. XL is a pretty good name but I still call it the Civic Center.
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Having grown up in Branford, I will always refer to New Haven's bridge as "the Q".
 
John said:
if the athletic department were smart they'd sell naming rights to Gampel.
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Didn't they already do that with Harry Gampel? I don't know what the deal was with Gampel and if they could sell the naming rights to supersede his name. Considering the athletic department shortfalls I'm sure the naming rights has been explored.
 
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FriarJ said:
The incredible irony of a fanbase with its home in Hartford picking on any other city is pretty funny.

It will indeed have an official name of Amica Mutual Pavilion and it is going to be called The AMP.
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Don’t forget it the pavilion of the greatest WWE events too
 
HooperScooper said:
Didn't they already do that with Harry Gampel? I don't know what the deal was with Gampel and if they could sell the naming rights to supersede his name. Considering the athletic department shortfalls I'm sure the naming rights has been explored.
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They can’t nor should they even attempt to change the name.
 
John said:
if the athletic department were smart they'd sell naming rights to Gampel.
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Was curious if they could so did some digging around. No can do. I figured they would have explored it if they could. FWIW Gampel's total donation for Gampel Pavilion was only $1 million. The entire project was $21 million. I bet it would cost 10 times that today and a lot more to get naming rights in perpetuity.

The lead private donor for the Sports Center Complex was Harry A. Gampel, a 1943 UConn Business School graduate, whose $1 million gift was the largest private contribution to UConn at that time, and the school gave him naming rights in perpetuity to the basketball arena.

today.uconn.edu

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion: The House that Basketball Built - UConn Today

Opened 25 years ago this month, Gampel Pavilion quickly became a crossroads for college basketball.
today.uconn.edu today.uconn.edu
 
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HooperScooper said:
Was curious if they could so did some digging around. No can do. I figured they would have explored it if they could. FWIW Gampel's total donation for Gampel Pavilion was only $1 million. The entire project was $21 million. I bet it would cost 10 times that today and a lot more to get naming rights in perpetuity.

The lead private donor for the Sports Center Complex was Harry A. Gampel, a 1943 UConn Business School graduate, whose $1 million gift was the largest private contribution to UConn at that time, and the school gave him naming rights in perpetuity to the basketball arena.

today.uconn.edu

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion: The House that Basketball Built - UConn Today

Opened 25 years ago this month, Gampel Pavilion quickly became a crossroads for college basketball.
today.uconn.edu today.uconn.edu
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in perpetuity

I give you the UConn athletic department
 
HooperScooper said:
FWIW Gampel's total donation for Gampel Pavilion was only $1 million. The entire project was $21 million. I bet it would cost 10 times that today and a lot more to get naming rights in perpetuity.


today.uconn.edu

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion: The House that Basketball Built - UConn Today

Opened 25 years ago this month, Gampel Pavilion quickly became a crossroads for college basketball.
today.uconn.edu today.uconn.edu
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Conversely, Gampel Pavilion has paid for itself (at least) five times over since it opened. If all of the school's construction projects were this successful we would be in a far better position.
 
HooperScooper said:
Granted this was 35 years ago. Different world back then.
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Yes, definitely was. However, no matter how long ago it was, you'd think that a business wouldn't give away something related to their asset in an open-ended "forever" arrangement.
 
HooperScooper said:
Didn't they already do that with Harry Gampel? I don't know what the deal was with Gampel and if they could sell the naming rights to supersede his name. Considering the athletic department shortfalls I'm sure the naming rights has been explored.
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That kind of classless “I know we sold you the rights but we’re going to sell them again“ stuff is reserved for the likes of Syracuse. On the other hand, they could sell the naming rights for the court itself, if they wanted to.

Personally, I’d like to see them name the court “Hall of Fame Court“ in honor of you can‘s growing list of members of the (Naismith or National Collegiate) Hall of Fame. The names could be added courtside. Calhoun, Auriemma, Allen, Lobo, Hamilton, Cash. Chris Daley is in the women’s Hall of Fame as well.
 
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superjohn said:
Do most people actually call these places by their new/newer corporate names?

Don't think I've ever heard anyone call the White Sox stadium Guaranteed Rate, it's always Comiskey or The Cell. Never heard anyone call Sears Tower the Willis Tower.

I guess it depends on the name, Citi Field and The Dunk are both good names. XL is a pretty good name but I still call it the Civic Center.
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Who still uses the Tappan Zee Bridge? the Triborough Bridge?
 
husky8273 said:
Who still uses the Tappan Zee Bridge? the Triborough Bridge?
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I still call it the Tappan Zee Bridge...

But since I live next to Randall's Island, bike often under the bridge, and drive/bike across the bridge(s) often I have somewhat adopted RFK Bridge. I probably use RFK bridge about 70% of the time. The other 30% Triboro comes out. Adoption is slow. But it will happen.

...With corporate names is a bit trickier because by the time people adopt one name... the contract is up and they rename it again and the cycle repeats
 
ecasadoSBU said:
I still call it the Tappan Zee Bridge...

But since I live next to Randall's Island, bike often under the bridge, and drive/bike across the bridge(s)
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My wife wants to walk the Tappan Zee Bridge, but I’m not sure what there is to do on either end. if you walk the Brooklyn Bridge there are, obviously, a lot of choices on either side for lunch dinner, getting a drink etc. That’s not really the case for the Tappan Zee. I mean I guess you could Uber into town but that’s less appealing to me. It’s easier if you’re biking because I think it’s a fairly short shot by bike into town. Any recommendations? I would start from the west side and be walking east.
 
CL82 said:
My wife wants to walk the Tappan Zee Bridge, but I’m not sure what there is to do on either end. if you walk the Brooklyn Bridge there are, obviously, a lot of choices on either side for lunch dinner, getting a drink etc. That’s not really the case for the Tappan Zee. I mean I guess you could Uber into town but that’s less appealing to me. It’s easier if you’re biking because I think it’s a fairly short shot by bike into town. Any recommendations? I would start from the west side and be walking east.
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Visit-Visitor Info | Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge

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On a different note, have you done the High Line trail yet? Very cool elevated linear park with lots to do nearby.

www.thehighline.org

Home

Welcome to the official site of the High Line and Friends of the High Line.
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