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[longknife]

Sarajevo

Beijing

Athens

1936 Berlin



See all 42 photos @ Eerie photographs reveal the derelict sites of the past Olympic Games

 

[ogibillm]

a very solid case can be made for getting the olympics a permanent home

 

[Dekster]

I saw somewhere a story about them turning an old downhill ski jump into a giant slip n slide but I forget where it was.

 

[martybegan]

a very solid case can be made for getting the olympics a permanent home

or just limit hosting to places with the available infrastructure. With modern transit you could even have multiple host countries.

 

[ogibillm]

a very solid case can be made for getting the olympics a permanent home

or just limit hosting to places with the available infrastructure. With modern transit you could even have multiple host countries.

very true. could spread it out over the whole summer and have a "host nation" with events in all continents.

but the way it's done now is insane.

 

[martybegan]

a very solid case can be made for getting the olympics a permanent home

or just limit hosting to places with the available infrastructure. With modern transit you could even have multiple host countries.

very true. could spread it out over the whole summer and have a "host nation" with events in all continents.

but the way it's done now is insane.

i was thinking more of France/Germany, South Korea/Japan (even though they hate each other) combos, but your idea is intriguing as well.

 

[OldLady]

I saw somewhere a story about them turning an old downhill ski jump into a giant slip n slide but I forget where it was.

Plattsburg, New York

 

[OldLady]

I wonder what old World's Fair sites are like? We don't have World's Fairs anymore, do we? Wonder why?