Banc of California Stadium raising the bar for soccer-specific stadiums
LOS ANGELES - When Dodger Stadium opened in the hills above Los Angeles in April 1962, it was so spectacular it was called the Taj Mahal of Baseball. And just as with the original Taj Mahal, the architects forgot to include drinking fountains.
The oversight followed Dodger owner Walter O'Malley to his grave, earning mention in his obituary 17 years later.
So when Jonathan Emmett started sketching the plans for the Los Angeles Football Club's new home in Exposition Park, the first open-air professional sports venue to be built in
