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8 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

Chicago for their bid in 2012, wanted to do what Paris is doing.  I guess they were almost 15+ years too soon.  It really should be the model for the future.

 

 

Lake Placid in 1980, the athlete village was purposely built to be a jail after the Olympics were over.  

 

The Forgotten Tale of How America Converted Its 1980 Olympic Village Into a Prison

 

 

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Yeah... Kinda a tough spot.  You laid ground rules out in the original post.  Sometimes controversies show up at the door.  Original should have been left open and weathered the storm, IMO

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