Ancalagon06, you (and others) made my day with the pictures you provided. I'm in love with Page 2 of this thread. Thank you. Gig 'Em.

85AustinAg, this pic on Page 5 of this thread appears to be backwards. I don't know how to reverse it, or I'd be happy to do it.

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One campus that has done a great job of maintaining it's architectural tradition is University of Oklahoma. I went there for two years 2003-2005, and several new buildings have popped up since then. It's hard for me to remember which are new and which are existing.

It can be done.

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Yes, but do we want a continuation of Soviet Aggiestan? The College Station Kremlin? Architectural compatibility is wonderful and I not only don't dispute that, I support it. However, a lot of our buildings are, frankly......less appealing than they could be. And when we erect them, they tend to stand for a very, very long time. However Kyle looks, it needs to really, REALLY kick, red, freaking, ASS. Even if it's not a perfect match to existing campus architecture, IMO.

We need to save a chunk of the old Kyle concrete somehow. A serious effort should go into saving a part of it - that's national championship concrete - think of the great past it has seen. Here watch this Aggie tribute and tell me we shouldn't save at least a piece of those stands:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4gMN8by6uU

Most of the history at Kyle has been bad. That's why I was in favor of building a new stadium on west campus

My first game at Kyle was in 1975, as a 5 year-old. I'd LOVE to have a chunk of that stadium here on my desk in Los Angeles. A larger piece might also be put in the MSC. We honor our heritage. That would be meaningful.

EDIT: UntoldSpirit, the link takes me to the video, but it doesn't start to play, and the screen remains black.??? I'll try again later, and thanks for the link.

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Link is working for me. Video plays. I had my wife try it and the link works for her too. Sounds like a video codec problem or something.

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My first game at Kyle was in 1975, as a 5 year-old. I'd LOVE to have a chunk of that stadium here on my desk in Los Angeles.

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I've got a little chunk of the old horseshoe somewhere; how much is it worth to you?

Off season

I've got a cut out square from the AstroTurf when they pulled that out (I think same time as when they tore out the horse shoe). Can't believe so many stadiums used that garbage for so long.

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Tell me that the kid right of center at 0:47 doesn't look like JFF.

Link's working now for me, too Untold.

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I've got a little chunk of the old horseshoe somewhere; how much is it worth to you?

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Thanks for the offer, Harry. Not likely to take you up on it, but if I change my mind, I'll let you know. Gig 'Em.

Tear the mother****er down

Save Ferris

TTT for the historic images of Texas A&M and Kyle Field

Here's a color picture from the 1940 (I think) yearbook. I always thought the old horseshoe looked awesome.





Guion Hall from the same yearbook.

Agree biscuit

OP nailed it. This stadium deal has Rick Perry all over it. Horribly conceived.

This is a pre MSC photo. Great majestic bldg. Went to many movies there.

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OP nailed it. This stadium deal has Rick Perry all over it. Horribly conceived.

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I agree, however, they should have gone out on west campus and chosen a large area where a state of the art stadium could be built with ample parking and multi directional exits for traffic.

Aggie/Kyle field history fans: Does photo #5 in this Rice History blog post show Kyle Field (presumable back in the 1920s) -- https://ricehistorycorner.com/2017/01/05/archives-jumble/ ??

And are photos #3 & #4 of the A&M campus?

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Aggie/Kyle field history fans: Does photo #5 in this Rice History blog post show Kyle Field (presumable back in the 1920s) -- https://ricehistorycorner.com/2017/01/05/archives-jumble/ ??

And are photos #3 & #4 of the A&M campus?

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Yes, the pictures are at A&M, including 1 & 2, the station at College

#3 is looking towards Bizzell and Goodwin Hall, the road is old main and you can make out the southern corner of the academic building

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The arches on the north side were the most iconic architectural element of Kyle Field. Obviously the arches were destroyed when the north end zone structure was built. Since the arches are already gone I'm not sure anything else is worth saving. It is really just concrete stands that remain.

This is coming from an Aggie who strongly believes in historic preservation. There are buildings that Texas A&M shouldn't have torn down. In my opinion Guion Hall in high on that list. Guion Hall was such a strong building they had trouble tearing it down.













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This was one was of the most majestic buildings on campus, also one of the most tragic removals of buildings on this campus!

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I'm glad some Aggies on here agree with me on the demolition of Guion Hall. It anchored military walk and was torn down in the early 1970s (well before my time...I am Class of '87)

I couldn't find a photo of the arches and tunnels on the old north endzone horseshoe, but it was the tunnels and arches on the north side that were iconic. If there was a post card of Kyle Field from the 1920s-1950s the north entrance is probably what would be featured. The photo below shows the arches all around Kyle Field when it was only one level.

All of us love Kyle Field because of the history there. With the north side arches and tunnels gone I'm not sure there is much left architecturally that is iconic to save. Maybe when they rebuild Kyle Field they can incorporate some of the elements of the already demolished arches, the tackle box layout, the incredible height, etc.

In my opinion there have always been some fundamental issues with Kyle Field. Obviously it was originally built with a track around it which is no longer in use (and is now covered with a black, rubber-like surface). This results in the stands being too far away from the field of play. In addition the stands were built very shallow (see second photo below) which takes the fans further away from the action than they could be if new stands were built steeper. Even the upper decks have very little overlap which results in the second and third level stands (east and west) that are too far away from the field.

New east, west and south side stands need to be built closer to the field and steeper to keep the fans close to the action and Kyle Field will even be louder than it is now!







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The most tragic removal ever to hit this campus!!!!!!!!!