I'm not an architectural historian, but that has not stopped me from noticing how some old-time football stadiums had covered grandstands.
Chattanooga's Chamberlain Field had some interesting grandstands that were placed on one side of the field, but towards the endzone:
- https://digital-collections.library.utc.edu/digital/collection/p16877coll3/id/973/rec/1
- https://web.archive.org/web/20230228183725im_/https://www.utc.edu/sites/default/files/styles/utc_wide_image/public/2020-09/utc-library-spc-exhibits-chamberlain-field-01.jpg?h=3cd06fc8&itok=tLeZ2f9d
A step further, Richmond's Broad Street Park (I) [1897-1912] had a partial corner grandstand:
- https://img.newspapers.com/img/img?user=5569708&id=827340129&clippingId=145335595&width=820&height=448&crop=1655_2611_2055_1123&rotation=0
- https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Broad_Street_Park.png/1200px-Broad_Street_Park.png
Raleigh's Fair Grounds [1873-1925] grandstand was double-deckered from 1873-1902, but had the top level removed 1903-1904
- https://live.staticflickr.com/391/32953740285_f054396cd4_b.jpg
- https://iiif.lib.ncsu.edu/iiif/mc00556-001-bx0001-007-002/full/3103,/0/default.jpg
Thanks. I'm running another article tonite and using your Chattanooga image.
Hayward Field, U of Oregon (knocked down in recent years to make way for a spaceship of the same name used solely for track and field): https://fishduck.com/2013/05/running-giants-at-historic-hayward-field/
Scroll down more than halfway to see a photo of Bell Field, precursor to Parker Stadium which has been replaced by Reser Stadium at Oregon State (a pretty spectacular structure for its era): https://www.wcsboard.com/index.php?/topic/7653-old-stadium-pictures/
A ranking of Northwest Conference (Pacific Northwest small colleges) stadiums with some small photos; some are modern builds, but you can see echoes of historic grandstands in some: https://catdomealumni.blogspot.com/2011/07/wildcat11s-northwest-conference-stadium.html
And even though it doesn't qualify as a grandstand (i.e., no covered seating), I can't not share this page of information and vintage images of Stadium Bowl located in Tacoma, Wash., adjacent to Stadium High School: https://web.archive.org/web/20150102054624/http://www.klippert.com/Stadium/History.html
I'm running another article tonight and will use 4-5 of the images you provided, crediting Purple and Proud. Thanks.
Chattanooga's Chamberlain Field had some interesting grandstands that were placed on one side of the field, but towards the endzone:
- https://digital-collections.library.utc.edu/digital/collection/p16877coll3/id/973/rec/1
- https://web.archive.org/web/20230228183725im_/https://www.utc.edu/sites/default/files/styles/utc_wide_image/public/2020-09/utc-library-spc-exhibits-chamberlain-field-01.jpg?h=3cd06fc8&itok=tLeZ2f9d
A step further, Richmond's Broad Street Park (I) [1897-1912] had a partial corner grandstand:
- https://img.newspapers.com/img/img?user=5569708&id=827340129&clippingId=145335595&width=820&height=448&crop=1655_2611_2055_1123&rotation=0
- https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Broad_Street_Park.png/1200px-Broad_Street_Park.png
Raleigh's Fair Grounds [1873-1925] grandstand was double-deckered from 1873-1902, but had the top level removed 1903-1904
- https://live.staticflickr.com/391/32953740285_f054396cd4_b.jpg
- https://iiif.lib.ncsu.edu/iiif/mc00556-001-bx0001-007-002/full/3103,/0/default.jpg
Thanks. I'm running another article tonite and using your Chattanooga image.
Hayward Field, U of Oregon (knocked down in recent years to make way for a spaceship of the same name used solely for track and field): https://fishduck.com/2013/05/running-giants-at-historic-hayward-field/
Scroll down more than halfway to see a photo of Bell Field, precursor to Parker Stadium which has been replaced by Reser Stadium at Oregon State (a pretty spectacular structure for its era): https://www.wcsboard.com/index.php?/topic/7653-old-stadium-pictures/
A ranking of Northwest Conference (Pacific Northwest small colleges) stadiums with some small photos; some are modern builds, but you can see echoes of historic grandstands in some: https://catdomealumni.blogspot.com/2011/07/wildcat11s-northwest-conference-stadium.html
And even though it doesn't qualify as a grandstand (i.e., no covered seating), I can't not share this page of information and vintage images of Stadium Bowl located in Tacoma, Wash., adjacent to Stadium High School: https://web.archive.org/web/20150102054624/http://www.klippert.com/Stadium/History.html
I'm running another article tonight and will use 4-5 of the images you provided, crediting Purple and Proud. Thanks.