Author: Robert W. LewisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
The Society of the Stadium
Author: Robert W. LewisThe Stadium Century
Author: Robert W. LewisPublisher:
ISBN: 9781526106247
Category : Sports
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
The stadium century investigates why and how French spectators attended major sporting events in such vast numbers through the twentieth century, demonstrating the associated connections between urbanism, politics and sport.
Modern Coliseum
Author: Benjamin D. LislePublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812249224
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
In Modern Coliseum, Benjamin D. Lisle tracks changes in stadium design and culture since World War II. Featuring over seventy-five images documenting the transformation of the American stadium over time, Modern Coliseum will be of interest to a variety of readers, from urban and architectural historians to sports fans.
Stadium Worlds
Author: Sybille FrankPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136949232
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Analyzing football as a cultural practice, this book investigates the connection between the sport and its built environment. Four thematic sections bring together an international multi-disciplinary range of perspectives with particular focus on the stadium. Examples from architectural design, media studies and archaeology are used while studying advertising, economics, migration, fandom, local identities, emotions, gender, and the sociology of space. Texts and case-studies build up this useful book for lecturers and researchers in sociology, cultural studies, geography, architecture, sport and environment.
Public Dollars, Private Stadiums
Author: Kevin J. DelaneyPublisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813533438
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
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U.S. Bank Stadium
Author: Steve BergPublisher:
ISBN: 9781681340159
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A behind-the-scenes look at the spectacular new U.S. Bank Stadium-- a must-have book for any Vikings fan
Soldier Field
Author: Liam T. A. FordPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226257096
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 381
Book Description
Sports fans nationwide know Soldier Field as the home of the Chicago Bears. For decades its signature columns provided an iconic backdrop for gridiron matches. But few realize that the stadium has been much more than that. Soldier Field: A Stadium and Its City explores how this amphitheater evolved from a public war memorial into a majestic arena that helped define Chicago. Chicago Tribune staff writer Liam Ford led the reporting on the stadium’s controversial 2003 renovation—and simultaneously found himself unearthing a dramatic history. As he tells it, the tale of Soldier Field truly is the story of Chicago, filled with political intrigue and civic pride. Designed by Holabird and Roche, Soldier Field arose through a serendipitous combination of local tax dollars, City Beautiful boosterism, and the machinations of Mayor “Big Bill” Thompson. The result was a stadium that stood at the center of Chicago’s political, cultural, and sporting life for nearly sixty years before the arrival of Walter Payton and William “The Refrigerator” Perry. Ford describes it all in the voice of a seasoned reporter: the high school football games, track and field contests, rodeos, and even NASCAR races. Photographs, including many from the Chicago Park District’s own collections, capture these remarkable scenes: the swelling crowds at ethnic festivals, Catholic masses, and political rallies. Few remember that Soldier Field hosted Billy Graham and Martin Luther King Jr., Judy Garland and Johnny Cash—as well as Grateful Dead’s final show. Soldier Field captures the dramatic history of Chicago’s stadium on the lake and will captivate sports fans and historians alike.
Stadium and the City
Author: Bale John BalePublisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 1474464114
Category : Sports facilities
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
This well-illustrated book is the first to explore the stadium as the principal container of the modern urban crowd and a place where thousands of people gather to take part in what often appears to be modern 'religious' rituals. Is the stadium a prison, a garden or a theatre? Do new stadiums contribute economically to the places in which they are built? Drawing on examples from Europe, North America and China, this book ranges from historical studies of stadium growth to current reviews of stadium development, exposing the stadium as a major element of the modern urban scene.
Lair of the Lion
Author: Leon J. StoutPublisher: Keystone Books
ISBN: 9780271077765
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Describes the evolution of Penn State's Beaver Stadium (originally Beaver Field) and its iconic status for the Penn State community. Traces the history of the stadium within the context of the university's history and explores how fans have experienced football games from 1887 to the present.
Storied Stadiums
Author: Curt SmithPublisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 9780786711871
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
A baseball historian traces the history of American major league baseball through personal reminiscences, anecdotes, and facts about its early fields, grandstands, and modern-day stadiums, offering a fascinating tour of more than 125 ballparks past and present, including such legendary sites as Yankee Stadium, Wrigley Field, and Fenway Park. Reprint.