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Hara Arena Tornado Damage
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 3:22 pm
by Andy Corbin
Not sure if this is the right place to start this topic, but here goes.
Heavy duty tornado damage to the Hara Arena in Dayton Ohio last night. I know there are a lot of Ham operators on Batwing and have been to the Hara many times in the past for Hamvention before it was moved to Xenia. If there was ever even the slightest glimmer of hope to resurrect the Hara, I am certain it is gone now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UwUn7uFxSQ
Andy
W4KDN
Re: Hara Arena Tornado Damage
Posted: Wed May 29, 2019 6:03 am
by escomm
RIP
Re: Hara Arena Tornado Damage
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 6:33 pm
by FireCpt809
Best thing to happen.. now there is no question that it will be torn down and with that the hopes of the hams who in their fantasy that the Hara would be resurrected and the fest be brought back....
Re: Hara Arena Tornado Damage
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 12:27 pm
by N4KVE
From what people tell me, it didn’t look much worse before the tornado hit. GARY.
Re: Hara Arena Tornado Damage
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 3:50 pm
by com501
To quote a certain acting character: "She's dead, Jim".
Re: Hara Arena Tornado Damage
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 1:44 pm
by POVoutfitters
There are several videos on Youtube of "urban explorers" who went into HARA around 2018 and explored the entire facility. There were offices and apartments that I never knew existed.
Interesting and eerie, seeing the state the facility was in before the tornado damage.
Search youtube for:
hara arena abandoned
Re: Hara Arena Tornado Damage
Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2019 1:36 pm
by spectragod
It was due to be bulldozed later this year, there has never been a inkling that it would reopen from the new owners.
Re: Hara Arena Tornado Damage
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 9:10 am
by RFguy
I saw this video on the P25 board. Check out the Motorola bank charger at 7:52
https://youtu.be/wBPVB_xnJnU
Skip to 7:52 here:
https://youtu.be/wBPVB_xnJnU?t=472