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Posted on 1/18/24 at 6:54 pm to WDAIII
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I lived in Tiger Stadium my freshman year 1983. No AC
Same here. North Stadium Dorm - Fall '83 thru Spring '84. I remember the trees outside the stadium provided shade around our section of rooms. When they turned the radiator heating unit on in the winter, it would be about 85 in the room. It was either off or on. You just kept the window open like you did all year round.
Posted on 1/18/24 at 6:56 pm to tigahfan747
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Come on man. Tiger Stadium is one of the most impressive and notable stadiums in the world from the outside. To call it embarrassing is embarrassing on your part.
It was very impressive at one time. But you attach a huge arse blank wall that resembles a desktop CPU and an attempt at roman arches that ended up looking the outline of a person. I would call that pretty embarrassing. Especially when compared to the outstanding design elements of the original lower bowl
And the four separate sides of the stadium look like a model home with the four different exterior choices on display.
They went from that monstrosity above after starting with this. Completely awful choice in add-on exterior construction.
Posted on 1/18/24 at 7:00 pm to Joshjrn
No matter what anything else says: To me it's the most beautiful place in the world. I can always say I lived in it for one school year - about 100 yards from Mike IV.
Posted on 1/18/24 at 7:02 pm to Basura Blanco
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the four separate sides of the stadium look like a model home with the four different exterior choices on display.
Well the south end zone keeps the coliseum style and does a good job of it. East and west sides...no. i agree there. It's cramped on the east side, but the west cpuldve been vaguely creative to look original. At least consistent.
Posted on 1/18/24 at 7:05 pm to 1947LSUFreshman
So you are 93ish!! yo or close?
Posted on 1/18/24 at 7:17 pm to TNTigerman
West Stadium here from 1972. August and September were an oven from the western sky with no shade. There was dust everywhere, and I saw a moth fly out of the sink faucet once. As for the furnace heaters, when they kicked on in the middle of the night, it sounded like someone was banging on them with sledgehammers. No way to sleep!
That place was a first class dump!
That place was a first class dump!
Posted on 1/18/24 at 7:23 pm to LSU Tiger Eyes
The lack of trees is what amazes me
Posted on 1/18/24 at 7:23 pm to Lsutigerturner
So you are 93ish!! yo or close?
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Yes I’m 93 today going on 94 being born 26 November 1930 graduated Eunice High School May 1947 and enrolled at LSU on a scholarship in the fall at 16. It’s all documented and has been attested to here many times.
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Yes I’m 93 today going on 94 being born 26 November 1930 graduated Eunice High School May 1947 and enrolled at LSU on a scholarship in the fall at 16. It’s all documented and has been attested to here many times.
Posted on 1/18/24 at 7:23 pm to Basura Blanco
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But you attach a huge arse blank wall that resembles a desktop CPU and an attempt at roman arches that ended up looking the outline of a person.
What you call a blank wall I call an opportunity. Why doesn't the TAF get an artist to do a mural.
Posted on 1/18/24 at 8:28 pm to tigahfan747
I was operating the crane on the right and my dad was operating the crane on left. Long time ago. I was 21 at that time
Posted on 1/18/24 at 8:28 pm to 1947LSUFreshman
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No not quite 93 last November 1930 baby entered still 16
93 and posting on the rant! God bless you sir. That. Is. AWESOME!
Posted on 1/18/24 at 8:30 pm to nicholastiger
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Is that our first field storming
rock concert
Posted on 1/18/24 at 9:21 pm to WDAIII
quote:That one time at Band Camp......
I lived in Tiger Stadium my freshman year 1983. No AC
All the male freshman stayed in the Stadium Dorms during Tiger Band Camp in early August because the Dorms were not open yet.
Huge room with no AC and a ceiling fan.
It was tolerable for a short time.......
Posted on 1/18/24 at 9:25 pm to tigahfan747
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Come on man. Tiger Stadium is one of the most impressive and notable stadiums in the world from the outside. To call it embarrassing is embarrassing on your part.
You're joking , right?
It was notable before the West and East expansion.
Posted on 1/18/24 at 9:43 pm to LeGrosChat
Posted on 1/18/24 at 9:53 pm to Ace Midnight
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The HPL pool and my best read on the year is 1936, but I could be way off.
Mrs. zip's great grandfather shot that photo.
Posted on 1/18/24 at 9:57 pm to Emteein
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My biggest gripe with the stadium additions is the split level south end zone. Why on gods green earth did they not match the construction on the north end zone Inside and out.
They used two decks to fit in more seats.
Posted on 1/18/24 at 10:39 pm to Basura Blanco
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Aesthetically, everything done to the stadium since it was a horse shoe has been one bad design after another.
This is pretty much true, except I actually liked the aesthetics of the original two tiered south end zone from inside the stadium. Everything otherwise since then has been an utter abomination. In retrospect, that should have been the last alteration of the place. The 67,000 ‘old bowl’ configuration is about as perfect a setup to watch a sporting event as you will ever see. The slope and closeness of the seating is just pure perfection.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 7:46 am to blueridgeTiger
#5 could get it.
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