Yale Bowl
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| The Yale Bowl | |
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| Location | 276 Derby Ave West Haven, CT 06516-1046 |
| Broke ground | August, 1913 |
| Opened | November 21, 1914 |
| Owner | Yale University |
| Operator | Yale University |
| Surface | Natural Grass |
| Construction cost | $750,000 |
| Architect | Charles A. Ferry, Class of 1871 |
| Tenants | Yale Bulldogs (football) New York Giants (NFL) (1973-1974) Connecticut Bicentennials (NASL) (1976-1977) 1995 Special Olympics World Summer Games |
| Capacity | 64,269 |
| Yale Bowl | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
| Location: | Chapel St. and Yale Ave., New Haven, Connecticut |
| Built/Founded: | 1914 |
| Architect: | Charles A. Ferry; Sperry Engineering Co. |
| Designated as NHL: | February 27, 1987[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | February 27, 1987[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 87000756 |
| Governing body: | Private |
The Yale Bowl is a football stadium in New Haven, Connecticut on the border of West Haven, about 1-1/2 miles west of Yale's main campus. Completed in 1914, the stadium seats 64,269 – reduced by renovations from the original capacity of 70,869. It is the home to the Yale University football team (the "Bulldogs" or the "Elis"), and also hosted the New York Giants from 1973–1974 while Yankee Stadium was being renovated and Giants Stadium was under construction.
Ground was broken on the stadium in August of 1913. It was built by excavating the field area and then building up a berm around the perimeter with the excavated earth to create an elliptical bowl. It was the first bowl-shaped stadium in the country, and provided inspiration for the design of such stadiums as the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the Rose Bowl, and Michigan Stadium. The current scoreboard (notable for the time clock being arranged vertically instead of horizontally) was added in 1958, and in 1986 the current press box was added. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.[1][3]
The facility was designed to partially echo the campus's neogothic design. As such, parts of the façade were treated with acid to imitate the effects of aging, a procedure that has instead required constant upkeep and renovation to prevent deterioration. As of summer, 2005, many of the outside retaining walls and portal entries were deteriorating as a result. However, in the spring and summer of 2006, the bowl underwent a partial renovation, which was finished just in time for the Yale home-opener on Saturday, September 16, 2006.
In the summer of 1980, the "Bowl" hosted an outdoor concert with Eagles, Heart, and The Little River Band. A picture from the show can be seen on the Eagles double live album.
On Friday, October 5, 2001, the closing ceremony of the Yale Tercentennial was held at the Yale Bowl. Guests included Tom Wolfe '57, William F. Buckley '50, Sesame Street's Big Bird, Mike Ucci, Paul Simon '96, and Garry Trudeau '70.
The Connecticut Tennis Center, home to the annual ATP/WTA event (the Pilot Pen tournament), is located across Yale Avenue from the stadium.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Yale Bowl. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ James H. Charleton (December, 1985), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Yale BowlPDF (762 KiB), National Park Service
[edit] Gallery
 The exterior |
 Bulldog gargoyle on pressbox |
 "The Game", 2005 |
 Half-time activities, the Yale-Harvard game, 2001 |
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Yankee Stadium |
Home of the New York Giants 1973 – 1974 |
Succeeded by Shea Stadium |
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