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  • Illinois architecture professors’ book provides historic analysis of Memorial Stadium

    Oct 16, 2024 9:45 am by Jodi HeckelLegacy
    East stands of Memorial Stadium under contruction in July, 1924. Photo courtesy University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics Archives.

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    • East stands of Memorial Stadium under contruction in July, 1924. Photo courtesy University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics Archives.

    The design of Memorial Stadium was a hybrid, with a hemispherical shape and tiered seating. 'Our stadium, when it was built, had more seats between the goal lines than any other stadium in the country,' architecture professor Kevin Hinders said.