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| Title | Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois |
| Coverage / Year | 1922 to 1924 |
| Description | 200 E. Florida Ave., Champaign. |
| Interpretation | A 1911 campus plan proposed a stadium at what was then the most logical place, Illinois Field. In 1922 trustees approved the present 40-acre site, thereby marking the southwest campus as the center for future athletic activities. Funded by contributions, pledges of $100 entitled the donor to one good seat in the stadium for ten years or two good seats for five years. Designed by Holabird and Roche, and constructed in 1922-24 by the construction company, English Brothers, the stadium was a memorial to students who had died in World War I. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | Urban Treasure Hunt; World War I |
| Learning Standards | 16 History |
| Author or Creator | Miller, Patricia L.; Illinois Heritage Association |
| Source | History in Postcards: Champaign, Urbana, and the University of Illinois. Willis C. Baker, Patricia L. Miller. Illinois Heritage Association, 1993. |
| Subject / Keywords | Champaign, Illinois; Champaign County, Illinois; Stadiums; Athletics |
| Collection Publisher | Illinois Heritage Association
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| Further Information | For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project. |
| Rights Management Statement | http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm |
| Resource Identifier | iha00204 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 9065817392002_Image35.jpg |
