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re: Old dorms inside of Tiger Stadium
Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:09 pm to bradyjamesrules
Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:09 pm to bradyjamesrules
I guess they kept them open that long. Can’t believe didn’t condemn them after Power opened for men
Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:14 pm to Northeast Tiger
I think the dorms in the south endzone were demolished when the south upper deck was built.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:19 pm to CP3forMVP
I lived in West Stadium in the fall of 1980. The dorm rooms were on the outside wall of the stadium. The rooms on the inside were storage rooms. South Stadium (I had a few friends who lived there) had bigger, nicer rooms.
They also had a locker-room-type bathroom and what I always called stadium showers: one big shower with a couple of shower heads. If you preferred a somewhat private bathroom experience, you were out of luck
They also had a locker-room-type bathroom and what I always called stadium showers: one big shower with a couple of shower heads. If you preferred a somewhat private bathroom experience, you were out of luck
Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:22 pm to mdomingue
South Stadium, 1986-87.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:22 pm to TDsngumbo
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Can they not convert all that space into additional concessions, bathrooms, or concourse area?
It would never be ready in time.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:22 pm to DmitriKaramazov
It was reported years ago that removing all the asbestos was way too expensive. Prior to that report, there had been serious talks about making those rooms into private....i.e. expensive....suites. There were always claims that some of those residents had found / made ways to get into the stadium to watch the games for free.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:24 pm to Pelican fan99
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They should rebuild them and rent them out for gameday weekends
There were/are talks of making them hotel rooms for rent on game weekends but the cost is prohibitive.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:25 pm to Pelican fan99
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They should rebuild them and rent them out for gameday weekends
always thought this was a missed opportunity. Can you imagine having condos with balconies on gamedays...and how much they could sell those for?
Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:28 pm to Keltic Tiger
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There were always claims that some of those residents had found / made ways to get into the stadium to watch the games for free.
In that thread I linked there was someone talking about that, how they used to sneak in during games, and even sneak into the stadium at night on non game days.
That's another thing I've long wondered, what was stadium access? That poster said there was just a fence they were able to get around keeping them from the stadium.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:33 pm to CP3forMVP
There was a plan, financing, and a team behind the effort of turning Tiger Stadium into the Death Valley Sports Entertainment Complex, DVSEC, in 04 when Dan Radakovich ran the department for Skip. It was going to turn Death Valley into a 363 day a year venue with food courts, suites, it was a stunning plan. Would have rivaled Lambeau Field, it would have had no equal in college sports.
It was worked out internally, then in 05 Katrina came, and the focus shifted and the entire project just fizzled.
It takes a lot of political agreement to do a project like that and all they could think of after Katrina was to rebuild NOLA. True story, I was in those meetings. It would have been amazing.
It was worked out internally, then in 05 Katrina came, and the focus shifted and the entire project just fizzled.
It takes a lot of political agreement to do a project like that and all they could think of after Katrina was to rebuild NOLA. True story, I was in those meetings. It would have been amazing.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:37 pm to TNTigerman
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Those old radiator heaters bring back fond memories of living in North Stadium dorm in F'83-S'84.
Dang man, that is exactly when I lived in North Stadium myself. There’s no telling how many times we passed each other in the hall, at least Hatcher cafeteria. I lived on the fifth floor in the fall, and the third floor in the spring.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:38 pm to Pelican fan99
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rebuild them and rent them out
Has been discussed, but to get them up to Modern building codes it would cost a fortune
Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:42 pm to jrobic4
they had to do a massive asbestos project to remove all that several years ago
Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:48 pm to CP3forMVP
Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:48 pm to CP3forMVP
originally there were no ends - I was a freshman there in '56 - my room was on the 3rd floor about where the elevator to the press box is located.
3 students per room - community bathroom/showers on each section floor. Plus one pay phone per section.
wish I had taken some photos.
3 students per room - community bathroom/showers on each section floor. Plus one pay phone per section.
wish I had taken some photos.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:49 pm to CP3forMVP
I was put in the stadium for two weeks when I arrived for freshmen orientation in late August 1964, while my permanent room in Johnson hall was being prepared for incoming freshmen. Just a big room with nothing but bunk beds.
I was happy to be a Tiger and looking back on it, I was privileged to be able to experience that.
I was happy to be a Tiger and looking back on it, I was privileged to be able to experience that.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:50 pm to CP3forMVP
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Would leave to hear more stories
Ok fine. If you leave, I'll tell some stories.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 1:11 pm to MRTigerFan
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Ok fine. If you leave, I'll tell some stories.
lol good find
Posted on 11/10/26 at 1:17 pm to CatfishJohn
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There were/are talks of making them hotel rooms for rent on game weekends but the cost is prohibitive.
Asbestos
Posted on 11/10/26 at 1:19 pm to CP3forMVP
Awesome pics. Never seen those before. Be cool if they could do something with all that space, but the asbestos removal would probably be too much. Would be a big time money maker.
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