Just remember, we're not talking about the downtown barn for next year's FF,
we're on the campus of  Ohio State University.  If remember Columbus
correctly, OSU is north of downtown by a few miles.

Joe
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From: "Troy Taylor" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: What Makes a Great Phrozen Phour Host City/Venue?


> Where is there around The arena in Columbus..
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill & Virginia [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 11:30 AM
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> Subject: Re: What Makes a Great Phrozen Phour Host City/Venue?
>
> Here's some additional thoughts:
>
> Ease and reasonable cost car parking at the venue and local hotels for
those
> of us
> who drive.
>
> Choice of hotels either near the venue or groups of hotels with shuttles
to
> the
> venue.
>
> Restaurants near the venue for gatherings.
>
> Bill
>
> Erik Biever wrote:
>
> > Here's another:  A group of hotels (with rooms available!) in close
> proximity
> > to each other and reasonably near the arena, like we had in Buffalo.
> > Milwaukee's downtown is especially good in this respect.  Albany is an
> example
> > of the opposite.
> >
> > -- Erik