On the shores of Lake Washington, the north stands of the University of Washington's Husky Stadium stand eerily silent on the eve of the last football game to be played under the stadium's current configuration. Some 72,000 college football fans will fill the stadium the next day. A $250 million renovation will begin almost immediately following this last game. The renovation will be financed by naming rights, private donations and premium seating costs and will be completed in time for the 2013 season.
While the stadium configuration will change the location and Husky Stadium's unique cantilevered roofs will remain. The lower bowl, part of the original stadium, will be gutted, the track removed and the seats will be brought closer to the field. The north stands were part of the most recent significant expansion which occurred in 1987. The stadium opened in 1920 and had a capacity of 30,000.
Beautiful pictures, Doug!
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