Four years ago, the city of Indianapolis presented their bid to the NFL to host the 2012 Super Bowl. It was believed that Indy hardly stood any chance to win the bid against the cities of Houston and Phoenix. However, on May 20th, the NFL Owners voted that Indianapolis would in fact be the host city for Super Bowl XLVI.
In 2008, the city of Indianapolis was a far, far cry from what it is today. There was no Lucas Oil Stadium, expanded Convention Center, JW Marriott, and re-done Georgia and Washington Streets. There was no community center at Arsenal Technical High School or indoor training facility at the University of Indianapolis. In just four years, Indianapolis has completely reshaped the way downtown and the surrounding area look.
It was a long four years full of headaches, money woes, and hard work, but it’s all about to pay off. The eyes of the world will be on Indianapolis next weekend. The Super Bowl is expected to draw 150,000 visitors to the city that are looking to spend money and spend a weekend in a great city. Not to mention the 50 million people that will watch the game on television.
What will visiting football fans love most about Indianapolis? The fact that we have a downtown that is compact, but diverse and unique. There are museums, stadiums, stores, restaurants, bars, theaters, music halls, and clubs all within two square miles of Monument Circle. So many cities have their stadiums in suburbs tens of miles from any major city, the complete opposite of Indianapolis. Visitors from across America and the world will be able to stay downtown all the time and never have to worry about missing any of the festivities. That will be what makes this Super Bowl one of the best ever.
Enjoy it Hoosiers, it has been a long, hard ride, but it's finally about to pay off.
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| Georgia St. last year (taken from Maryland & Georgia) |
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| Georgia St. now (Taken from Illinois & Georgia) |
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| The RCA Dome & Convention Center |
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| Lucas Oil Stadium & New Convention Center |
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| Community Building at Arsenal Tech |
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| New practice facility at UIndy |
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