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Title: Interesting Old-Timey Plans for Campus
Post by: DQ12 on January 30, 2013, 02:34:36 PM: What might have been. Just look at one of the Big 7's finest turfs!

(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.ebayimg.com%2Ft%2F1940s-Kansas-State-College-Football-Stadium-Manhattan-%2F00%2Fs%2FNTQ3WDYxMA%3D%3D%2F%24%28KGrHqJ%2C%21lwE6C8-G97lBOrHJOt-Eg%7E%7E60_3.JPG&hash=09ad4a77c845c0d1b7f38a29a7e381a8373b5aba)

I think this photo is a rendering from the mid 70s:

(https://goemaw.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.ebayimg.com%2Ft%2FLinen-postcard-Campus-Kansas-State-College-Manhattan-Kansas-%2F00%2Fs%2FMjE1WDMzNw%3D%3D%2Fz%2FRkkAAOxyuPtRA-%7ER%2F%24%28KGrHqZHJBIFBI3%2B3cfgBR%21-%2BRBhUQ%7E%7E60_1.JPG&hash=e98c233f7ee018e4c927a440fbe4aacc068aedc5)
Title: Re: Interesting Old-Timey Plans for Campus
Post by: star seed 7 on January 30, 2013, 02:39:20 PM: Do you think we would still have a track?
Title: Re: Interesting Old-Timey Plans for Campus
Post by: DQ12 on January 30, 2013, 02:40:40 PM: Quote from: seven on January 30, 2013, 02:39:20 PM
Do you think we would still have a track?
lol.

no.
Title: Re: Interesting Old-Timey Plans for Campus
Post by: j-von on January 30, 2013, 02:42:46 PM: I have that postcard. Finding random things like that on ebay is fun, and they made quite a few variations with changes that never happened.
Title: Re: Interesting Old-Timey Plans for Campus
Post by: pissclams on January 30, 2013, 02:46:39 PM: looks like the coliseum
Title: Re: Interesting Old-Timey Plans for Campus
Post by: EMAWmeister on January 30, 2013, 05:26:04 PM: I CAN SEE MY HOUSE FROM THERE, DLEW!

lol jk, but I see what BECAME my house...
Title: Re: Interesting Old-Timey Plans for Campus
Post by: star seed 7 on January 30, 2013, 05:59:46 PM: nevermind i'm an idiot.
Title: Re: Interesting Old-Timey Plans for Campus
Post by: ManBearTurkey on January 31, 2013, 02:47:41 PM: Note:

We didn't finish the horseshoe because we ran out of money and a big war happened, that included a lot of countries, including nearly all of the ones in Europe.
Title: Re: Interesting Old-Timey Plans for Campus
Post by: DQ12 on January 31, 2013, 04:00:20 PM: Quote from: ManBearTurkey on January 31, 2013, 02:47:41 PM
Note:

We didn't finish the horseshoe because we ran out of money and a big war happened, that included a lot of countries, including nearly all of the ones in Europe.
well if that second post card's information is legit, there were plans to close the bowl as recently as the mid 70s.
Title: Re: Interesting Old-Timey Plans for Campus
Post by: TheHamburglar on January 31, 2013, 04:05:45 PM: Quote from: Dlew12 on January 31, 2013, 04:00:20 PM
Quote from: ManBearTurkey on January 31, 2013, 02:47:41 PM
Note:

We didn't finish the horseshoe because we ran out of money and a big war happened, that included a lot of countries, including nearly all of the ones in Europe.
well if that second post card's information is legit, there were plans to close the bowl as recently as the mid 70s.

I think that post card is older than you think. They built BSFS in 1967-68.
Title: Re: Interesting Old-Timey Plans for Campus
Post by: DQ12 on January 31, 2013, 04:22:40 PM: Quote from: TheHamburglar on January 31, 2013, 04:05:45 PM
Quote from: Dlew12 on January 31, 2013, 04:00:20 PM
Quote from: ManBearTurkey on January 31, 2013, 02:47:41 PM
Note:

We didn't finish the horseshoe because we ran out of money and a big war happened, that included a lot of countries, including nearly all of the ones in Europe.
well if that second post card's information is legit, there were plans to close the bowl as recently as the mid 70s.

I think that post card is older than you think. They built BSFS in 1967-68.
could be!
Title: Re: Interesting Old-Timey Plans for Campus
Post by: EMAWmeister on January 31, 2013, 04:48:43 PM: 2013, we finally get a training table. :dubious: