Originally Posted by tonypct

Regarding some of the responses I got from one of my earlier posts; while I am not an engineer and admit to not fully understanding structural dynamics, I still don't understand why there had to be poles in the theater and ice rink. When Yankee Stadium was rebuilt many years ago, one of the highlights was eliminating all the poles that blocked numerous seats. I'm sure it could have been done on Freedom, but I can only imagine what the cost would have been.