such a development would lead to intense vehicular traffic as well as attract residents from nearby Chicago Housing Authority projects.

After an automobile swap show in 1983, the venue closed. It was sold to new owners for $250,000 and sat dormant. For the next three years, plans were floated to convert it into a sound stage. But on November 28, 1987, the International Amphitheatre reopened with a game by the Loyola Ramblers