Old Stadium Pics Thread...

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1929

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1976

Is that the creek culvert in the lower part of the last picture?

To fund his vision, Sanford had an idea that members of the athletic association would sign notes guaranteeing a bank loan to fund the stadium construction. Those guarantors would be granted lifetime seats. The response was overwhelming, and in 1928, a loan of $150,000 supported by fans and alumni allowed construction to begin on a stadium whose total cost was $360,000.

Near the existing Sanford Field was a low area between the Old Campus (to the north) and the Ag Campus (to the south) with a small creek (Tanyard Creek) running through it, creating a clearly preferable choice for the location of the new stadium. This natural valley containing Tanyard Creek would result in reduced costs, as stands could be built on the rising sides of the hill, while the creek could be enclosed in a concrete culvert, on top of which the field would be constructed.

The architect for the stadium was TC Atwood of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where North Carolina’s Kenan Memorial Stadium had just been completed with a similar design. The 30,000-seat stadium was built in large part with convict labor, as were many public works projects of that era.

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1981

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1945

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1950

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Sanford Field 1913

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To fund his vision, Sanford had an idea that members of the athletic association would sign notes guaranteeing a bank loan to fund the stadium construction

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Good stuff. Thanks for sharing. I wonder when the last year that those lifetime seats were used.

Definitely not 94, the Original sky boxes didn't reach that far across the field. They were built for the Olympics and then we added more to each side of the originals .

Sanford Olympics

My daughter (Class of '98) and I were in the stadium for the Olympic semi-final and final matches. It was electric.