What a difference 4 years makes.. Beijing's olympic venues now.. :(

[SoCalDem]

http://sports.yahoo.com/photos/olympics-before-and-after-beijing-s-2008-olympic-venues-four-years-later-slideshow/

They sure did not capitalize on all that money they spent building it all, did they?

And to build it, they "removed" many many poor people and destroyed a LOT of historical neighborhoods that were actually a tourist draw..








http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/F_HsUY6xh.E7vtqjJ5NN0Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD00MTQ7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/
NOW: A dog sits atop glass plates at a deserted field that was once part of the stadium where the 2008 Olympic Games baseball competition was held in central Beijing March 30, 2012. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)