re: A History of Tiger Stadium: Evolution of the Pantheon of Concrete and Steel

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I know the south endzone was already messed up, but it's a damn shame they lost the classic look except for on one side.

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i agree, but this has happened to a lot of stadiums over the years that have added upper decks. there's a bunch of pictures on the last few pages of the stadium expansions thread on the secrant. there was a period of time where schools didn't seem to care about the aesthetics of stadium expansions as much as the most cost effective way to get more people in the stadium. it wasn't until the past 5-10 years where people started to rethink things and try to either renovate what they have, sometimes downsizing, to make stadiums more visually pleasing on the exterior or take that into account when making expansions.

A couple more old pictures of the stadium and campus:

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The west upper deck was torn down at the end of the 2004 season, and construction began on "The Stadium Club." The new suites contain over 3,200 special amenity seats as a well as a state-of-the-art press box. The "Paul Manasseh Press Box" has been named for and dedicated to the memory of the long-time and popular sports information director. Construction on this addition was scheduled to be completed by the beginning of September 2005, but delayed due to Hurricane Katrina. Construction was completed for the 2006 season, bringing the stadium's capacity to 92,400.

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This paragraph isn't really right. :/

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This paragraph isn't really right. :/

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Which part? This is from LSUSports.net:

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The distinctive environment of Tiger Stadium became even more pronounced in 2005 as the ambitious West Upper Deck project was virtually completed. Construction on the project -- which began immediately after LSU's home finale against Ole Miss in November of 2004 - carried a $60 million price tag and rebuilt over 3,200 special amenity seats as a well as a state-of-the-art press box to Tiger Stadium. The west side renovation, which included the removal and rebuilding of the upper deck to mirror the east side upper deck, was finished during the 2006 season.

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LINK

Construction was delayed long before Katrina. It was going to last through 2005 before the storm hit. LSU is trying to rewrite that bit of history.. passing it off on Katrina and hoping no one notices.

They said it was to be completed by the beginning of September. Katrina hit at the very end of August. So it should have already been completed.

You realize August is before September, right?

Virtually. But they're technically not the same thing.

Excellent...love seeing the history of our stadium!

Kinda knew that the LSU lakes were WPA-era, but until now I never put 2 + 2 together to realize that meant LSU's move to the Highlands Road plantation (name?) pre-dates the lakes.

Pretty sure I can see the open field that is now my house. Wow.

Probably my favorite thread of the off season. Well done