Stadium Expansion

[girlknowsfootball]

Base on the drawings there will be 7 floors plus an open floor on top of that and then the upper seating over that... so all in all it's going to be about 9 stories tall... right now they are working on putting the top of floor 5/bottom of floor 6... so guys, this thing is about half as tall as it's going to be when it's finished. I'll be surprised if you camera shooters will be able to fit it all in a photo from the current places you've been shooting from. We're talking Massive!!

 

[girlknowsfootball]

Here's a way we could add seats...

Dig the field down about 10-12 feet and bring the sideline seats closer to the edge of the field. Imagine that: 90k looking straight down on the field, u could add primo seats on the east and west sidelines. However many additional seats 5 rows would add, it would be a lot and it would be loud

I think this is a great idea. We do seem to have a degree of space on the sidelines, im not sure we could fit it in the endzones though with the way they are designed... the field has to stay regulation size ya know.

 

[tschu]

I get that. That isn't how our stadium is designed though. It isn't going to change. We don't have a bowl. Even if we did somehow "enclose" or whatever, I'm not even sure how, but doing so would have a minimal effect on the volume.

 

[Stumpy1]

Thanks for the pics Knapp... :thumbs

 

[teachercd]

The volume level has more to do with the average age of the NU fans being 85.

 

[tschu]

yep yep! :yeah

 

[Twinkletoes Flintstone]

For those interested here is another webcam for the arena. It's not as good as the Haymarket Now one but it does give a slightly different perspective.

 

[Hooked on Huskers]

Quick pic dump tonight, guys. I got an appointment.

Nice! Good pictures. I used to work at Lincoln post office plant 25 years ago (left side picture). I believe new arena was located across the Amtrac railroad track, right?

Question: What's the purpose to replace arena? I thought Bob Deveney Center is (or was?) pretty much good facility.

Oh BTW, Pershing Arena is still standing?

 

[ZRod]

Nice! Good pictures. I used to work at Lincoln post office plant 25 years ago (left side picture). I believe new arena was located across the Amtrac railroad track, right?

Question: What's the purpose to replace arena? I thought Bob Deveney Center is (or was?) pretty much good facility.

Oh BTW, Pershing Arena is still standing?

Pershing is still standing. The Haymarket Arena isn't so much to replace the Devaney as it is to replace Pershing. Both facilities are showing their age, and it's pretty hard to get major events like headlining bands to come to town with Pershing. I don't know if this is to do with facility conditions or politics but Lincoln also lost state wrestling a few years ago to Omaha because of the Century Link Center (former Qwest) there. All in all it's a great thing, this town might get some more excitement in it for the younger crowd other than O street.

 

[Hooked on Huskers]

Nice! Good pictures. I used to work at Lincoln post office plant 25 years ago (left side picture). I believe new arena was located across the Amtrac railroad track, right?

Question: What's the purpose to replace arena? I thought Bob Deveney Center is (or was?) pretty much good facility.

Oh BTW, Pershing Arena is still standing?

Pershing is still standing. The Haymarket Arena isn't so much to replace the Devaney as it is to replace Pershing. Both facilities are showing their age, and it's pretty hard to get major events like headlining bands to come to town with Pershing. I don't know if this is to do with facility conditions or politics but Lincoln also lost state wrestling a few years ago to Omaha because of the Century Link Center (former Qwest) there. All in all it's a great thing, this town might get some more excitement in it for the younger crowd other than O street.

Last time was KISS concert @ Pershing, late '70s. Oh god, I'm old !

 

[icedavis]

Base on the drawings there will be 7 floors plus an open floor on top of that and then the upper seating over that... so all in all it's going to be about 9 stories tall... right now they are working on putting the top of floor 5/bottom of floor 6... so guys, this thing is about half as tall as it's going to be when it's finished. I'll be surprised if you camera shooters will be able to fit it all in a photo from the current places you've been shooting from. We're talking Massive!!

Massive was the first thought that ran through my head when I saw the renderings. I got the eery feeling of Mount Davis in Oakland coming to Nebraska. I figured I would hold those thoughts until it was completed but that was my first thought too.

 

[Mierin]

We're talking Massive!!

Is it going to be big?

 

[Nobody]

knapp i hope u dont mind... i did my own edits. i practice on everything. that's what she said.

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[Nobody]

 

[Blackshirt316]

It's not going to be THAT big guys. Just slightly taller than West Stadium.

West stadium has 4 floors (a club level, 2 suite levels and a pressbox) that extend above the top of the origional stadium walls.

The floor of the west stadium press box (the top floor) is 113'-4" high.

The new East stadium will have 3 new floors (a balcony level, a club level and a suite level) above the origional structure with an upper tier of bleachers on top. The top of the suite level/floor of the upper bleacher section is 115' 8".

That's only a difference of around 2'. The East stadium bleachers are a few feet taller than the pressbox - but the pressbox roof isn't the highest point of West Stadium the towers in the middle are..

All told East Stadium will be as tall as the towers on West Stadium give or take a few inches. It will just look bigger because there's no empty space on top like there is like there is above the Pressbox on West Stadium.

 

[knapplc]

Took a bunch of pics over the weekend, but this is the first time I've had to post them. Enjoy!

Your standard shot from the East.

A couple of shots from the SE near Avery Hall.

From Ed Weir track. Not a lot of progress on this side for a while.

From the plans, I believe this is the final height of the most forward part of the structure. The veranda will be atop this, then there will be the skybox structure above that, another four/five stories high.

I took this to once again show how closely the structure will wrap into the old East Stadium, with the piers abutting the original structure. I would love to see them leave that original concrete exposed for offices or conference/classrooms.

The circle has been completed on the north side, and they're reaching higher now, with the next tier going up as quickly as the first levels.

An expanded shot of the area. The parking lot in the foreground is going to be the new public space called "The Yard" with the video cube and plaza surrounded by shops.

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This is a closeup of the graphic visible on the sign in the foreground of the previous picture, showing the future development surrounding the Arena. This is a major facelift for an already cool part of town. I am very excited for this project. Lincoln life will improve tremendously when this is finished.

The outer section is beginning to take shape, as the inner bowl has been largely completed.

Finally, a shot of the Arena from high atop Haymarket Park.