Swamp Thing
As the NJT train whips through the Meadowlands each evening, riders on the left side windows are treated to a view of the iron skeleton of the Red Bull Arena, a 25,000-seat soccer stadium in Harrison, NJ.
A full mile east of downtown Newark, and across the bending Passaic River, the stadium seems dwarfed by the freight ships and nearby stacks of empty containers around Newark bay. But as every Cosmos fan knows, and consistent with the long honored example of Giants Stadium: “If you build it in the middle of a swamp, they will come.”
On paper (or Google maps) the location seems ideal — close to Newark Airport and Rutgers, accessible by the PATH station in Harrison. Perhaps an enterprising ferry company or party boat might add this to their river route.
After much delay, the arena is due to open in 2010.
–JerseyJim
[images: JerseyJim, bigsoccer.com]
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This is a cool site and I enjoy it very much.
Bill, exiled to Montana
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Thanks for the update. As an out of towner I don’t know that much about the New Jersey professional soccer scene.
But I’m probably safe in assuming this will be the home for a New York team.