One of the projected Vikings Stadium Downtown Minneapolis proposals

In August of 1959, three businessmen from Minnesota, Bill Boyer, H.P. Skoglund, and Max Winter, were granted a franchise in the American Football League as they intended to bring professional football back to the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Professional football in Minneapolis, Minnesota was cyclic throughout the 1920's and 1930's with the Minneapolis Marines/Red Jackets. The NFL had not yet engrossed a significant fan base. But things were about to change, and professional football began to take center stage. The state of Minnesota was ready to showcase a national football organization.

However, several months after the franchise was approved by the American Football League (AFL), the team's shareholders, as well as Bernie Ridder, withdrew their affiliation with the AFL. Hence, the team joined the National Football League in 1961. At this particular time, the NFL was the preferred professional football league. On September 27, 1960, the franchise was formally branded the Minnesota Vikings.

1961: On September 17th at Metropolitan Stadium the expansion Minnesota Vikings took the field at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington. They moved to The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, often simply called The Metrodome, is a domed sports stadium in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The field was renamed Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in October 2009. Opened in 1982. The Metrodome is home to the National Football League's Minnesota Vikings, and is occasionally used by the the Big Ten's Minnesota Golden Gophers college baseball team. The stadium was also the long time home of the Minnesota Twins from 1982 to 2009.

The stadium is 27 years old, making it the ninth oldest stadium in the National Football League. Common notable nicknames include The Dome, The Hefty Bag[1], The Thunderdome,The Humpty Dump or the Triple H (HHH) Metrodome, and was often nicknamed the Homerdome (even though in reality it is no easier to hit a home run there than on average).^[4] The stadium is well known for its fiberglass fabric roof that is self-supported by air-pressure. The Metrodome was also the second major sports facility to have a domed roof supported completely by air after the Pontiac Silverdome. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

On February 12, 2009, Lester Bagley, the team's Vice President of Public Affairs and Stadium Development went on the record to the Minneapolis StarTribune stating that Governor Tim Pawlenty had done too little to advance the cause of a new Vikings Stadium.  "With all due respect, he's been governor for six years, and he hasn't done anything," Bagley said of Pawlenty. "He hasn't lifted a finger to engage in a problem-solving discussion to help us on our issue. And that's the frustration that the NFL feels, that our ownership feels and a lot of our allies [feel], whether they be elected officials or not. There's a lot of frustration, and there's been no meaningful engagement by the executive branch."<ref>http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/39470607.html</ref>  This comment angered many fans given the economic recession at the time, and the repercussions of this act have yet to be measured.

On October 1, 2009, The [[Minnesota Vikings]] announced a partnership with [[Mall of America]]. The agreement named the field the '''Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome'''. The naming rights agreement will last for a three year period and will end on February 28, 2012. As part of the agreement, the interior and exterior will have new signs posted as well as other material. The change took place on October 5, 2009; the day the [[Minnesota Vikings]] played against the [[Green Bay Packers]] winning (30-23).

The Vikings are thought to be the least hampered by their current situation in the Metrodome, but could move after their current lease expires, in 2011. An enormous market without a team exists for the [[NFL in Los Angeles]]. [[San Antonio]] has also been discussed as a possible site, though the NFL Committee has never approved of these possible moves. A Los Angeles team would either require a new stadium, or major renovations to the [[Rose Bowl Stadium]] or [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]. The [[Alamodome]] also is outmoded by current NFL standards, and would require major renovations.

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Part of the proceeds go toward the production of Following The Dome. The show that covers the information for the fans and members worldwide wanting to know, If Minnesota going to have the answer to the question of a new football dome after the contract for use of space expires. 

Sponsored by: Savethevikes.org. Other grass root organizations that are moving to have the Stadium built are: 

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Stadium Construction benefits economy during tough economic times.

Key finding of the CSL. report included:

       * The construction of a new stadium will support approximately 13,400 jobs, including 8,000 construction and trades workers that would be utilized during the building process.

      * The economic activity from a new stadium will generate over $32 million per year in tax revenue, which includes the $18 million annually generated by the Vikings. In 2008, the Vikings paid more than $18 million in taxes in Minnesota, through property, Income and sales taxes.

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