- -- ffgfffi --- - "I -- - -. -, I THE FATE OF THE WHITE ELEPHANT: AN EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE FACTORS WHICH DETERMINE DEMOLITION OR CONTINUED USE OF MAJOR LEAGUE STADIUMS AND ARENAS IN NORTH AMERICA by Robert J. Hentschel Bachelor of Arts, Geography University of Vermont (1988) Submitted to the Department of Urban Studies and Planning in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE in Real Estate Development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology September 1994 @ 1994 Robert J. Hentschel All rights reserved The author hereby grants to M.I.T. permission to reproduce and to distribute publicly paper and electronic copies of this thesis document in whole or in part. Signature of Author Department of Urban Studies and Planning Aut 5, 1994 Certified by J. Mark Schuster Associate Professor, partment of Urban Studies and Planning Thesis Supervisor Accepted by- William C. Wheaton Chairman Interdepartmental Degree Program in Real Estate Development MASSA is r OCT 0 4 1994 Room 14-0551 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 Ph: 617.253.2800 MIT'Libraries Email:
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