Reconstructed Fenway Park vs Coors Field
These two cross section models are built at the same scale. The larger is Coors Field in Denver (and is almost certainly similar in scale to the never publicly revealed section of the Red Sox proposal). The smaller is of our reconstruction proposal for Fenway Park. Look carefully, because they demonstrate two important points.
First, note how much closer to the playing field the seats are in a reconstructed Fenway Park than the seats in Coors Field, particularly the suites, the club seats, and the upper deck general admission seats.
- Why are our seats so much closer?
a) The Fenway Park design places columns in the lower deck seating bowl, which allows us to put the upper deck over the lower deck; vs. the Coors Field (industry-standard) deck design that puts the upper deck behind the lower deck.- b) Our club seats are in the front part of a single upper deck rather than on a separate level, keeping the overall height of the ballpark lower and the seats closer to the playing field.
Second, note how compact the building section of a reconstructed Fenway Park is compared to the much deeper building section of Coors Field. All of that depth is construction -- which costs money to build. This comparative depth demonstrates why our reconstructed Fenway Park occupies only 10 acres vs. the Red Sox proposal's 15 acres, and why our reconstruction proposal costs so much less to build.
-- Philip Bess
A Cross Sectional (Same Scale) Comparison
Foreground: reconstructed Fenway Park
Background: Coors Field (Denver)
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Statistics: Seating Capacity and Bathrooms/Concessions
Costs Estimates for Reconstructed Fenway Park
