New Stanford Stadium a reality!
Bye bye, Ol' Lady. Thanks for the memories.
But it's time to move on to smaller and better things. An $85 million plan for a new stadium was approved by the Board of Trustees on Monday, and we are finally privy to some models/drawings, below. The plan calls for a 51,000 seating capacity, removal of the track and fence, a steeper pitch to the stands, a wide concourse between the lower and upper levels (think SBC Park) and another one along the top level, modernized concessions and bathrooms, stadium seats with backs and armrests, a 6- to 8-foot drop from the stands to the field for better front-row sightlines, a new field-turf field, a second jumbotron for the other side of the stadium, and a four-story glass press box/VIP box. The alcohol ban is also being reconsidered. And paved walkways! No more mud!
To give you an idea of how much closer the fans will be to the action as a result of these changes, it's been said that the furthest endzone seat in the new stadium will be closer to the field than the closest endzone seat is now (think about that for a second). The demand for tickets, the crowd noise level, the comfort level for fans, and the game atmosphere for everyone will all improve dramatically. Compare to what we see today:
And perhaps the biggest news: with The Godfather John Arillaga behind the project, they are planning to start construction immediately after the 2005 season ends and have it completed before the 2006 season. Double and triple shifts will be employed heavily to make this happen. Oh baby!
Check out Stanford's official press release.
But it's time to move on to smaller and better things. An $85 million plan for a new stadium was approved by the Board of Trustees on Monday, and we are finally privy to some models/drawings, below. The plan calls for a 51,000 seating capacity, removal of the track and fence, a steeper pitch to the stands, a wide concourse between the lower and upper levels (think SBC Park) and another one along the top level, modernized concessions and bathrooms, stadium seats with backs and armrests, a 6- to 8-foot drop from the stands to the field for better front-row sightlines, a new field-turf field, a second jumbotron for the other side of the stadium, and a four-story glass press box/VIP box. The alcohol ban is also being reconsidered. And paved walkways! No more mud!
To give you an idea of how much closer the fans will be to the action as a result of these changes, it's been said that the furthest endzone seat in the new stadium will be closer to the field than the closest endzone seat is now (think about that for a second). The demand for tickets, the crowd noise level, the comfort level for fans, and the game atmosphere for everyone will all improve dramatically. Compare to what we see today:
And perhaps the biggest news: with The Godfather John Arillaga behind the project, they are planning to start construction immediately after the 2005 season ends and have it completed before the 2006 season. Double and triple shifts will be employed heavily to make this happen. Oh baby!
Check out Stanford's official press release.
posted by Chang Kim at Wednesday, June 08, 2005
5 Comments:
Yay! No more trudging through mud...=)
your blogs are too long for me to read
=)
I can wear my good shoes to games now.
I included lots of pictures, just for you, Jer! ;)
if you want pictures from the hearts tourney, you're gonna have to bump up my ranking
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