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Stadium East side

Post by standup » Fri Jul 26, 2019 11:11 pm

Drive by tomorrow and take a look. You won't be disappointed.


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Re: Stadium East side

Post by Catfanatic84 » Sat Jul 27, 2019 6:44 am

Has the painting begun? When finished, can someone post a picture? I need something to get the previous eyesore out of my mind.



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Re: Stadium East side

Post by allcat » Sat Jul 27, 2019 7:12 am

Where's Ozzy?


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Post by GoCats18 » Sat Jul 27, 2019 8:58 am

Stop teasing us.......we need pictures!!


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Re: Stadium East side

Post by mslacatfan » Sat Jul 27, 2019 10:47 am

Hell yes!!!! Best news I have read in a long time. Looking at those old rusted stands always drove me nuts.

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Re: Stadium East side

Post by mslacatfan » Sat Jul 27, 2019 10:50 am

That picture really shows just how much this was needed. Seeing the old vs new stands is pretty drastic.


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Re: Stadium East side

Post by Mr Lisle » Sat Jul 27, 2019 11:25 am

Isn't the guy on the left Choate??



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Re: Stadium East side

Post by CARDIAC_CATS » Sat Jul 27, 2019 11:28 am

That looks very nice! It will be interesting how well it wears going forward, but that was a much needed improvement for sure. If they can get 10+ years on that new paint they may not need to replace the East side stands. Just touch it up along with the turf every 10-12 years or so.



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Re: Stadium East side

Post by Mr Lisle » Sat Jul 27, 2019 12:22 pm

CARDIAC_CATS wrote:
Sat Jul 27, 2019 11:28 am
That looks very nice! It will be interesting how well it wears going forward, but that was a much needed improvement for sure. If they can get 10+ years on that new paint they may not need to replace the East side stands. Just touch it up along with the turf every 10-12 years or so.
Properly maintained they can last indifinately. Perfect height to add a second deck over the top.



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Re: Stadium East side

Post by CARDIAC_CATS » Sat Jul 27, 2019 12:35 pm

Mr Lisle wrote:
Sat Jul 27, 2019 12:22 pm
CARDIAC_CATS wrote:
Sat Jul 27, 2019 11:28 am
That looks very nice! It will be interesting how well it wears going forward, but that was a much needed improvement for sure. If they can get 10+ years on that new paint they may not need to replace the East side stands. Just touch it up along with the turf every 10-12 years or so.
Properly maintained they can last indifinately. Perfect height to add a second deck over the top.
Yeah it would be nice to skip the East Side replacement Phase and put it to use on second deck/boxes. 2 for 1 deal :)



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Re: Stadium East side

Post by catgrad05 » Sat Jul 27, 2019 1:03 pm

CARDIAC_CATS wrote:
Sat Jul 27, 2019 12:35 pm
Mr Lisle wrote:
Sat Jul 27, 2019 12:22 pm
CARDIAC_CATS wrote:
Sat Jul 27, 2019 11:28 am
That looks very nice! It will be interesting how well it wears going forward, but that was a much needed improvement for sure. If they can get 10+ years on that new paint they may not need to replace the East side stands. Just touch it up along with the turf every 10-12 years or so.
Properly maintained they can last indifinately. Perfect height to add a second deck over the top.
Yeah it would be nice to skip the East Side replacement Phase and put it to use on second deck/boxes. 2 for 1 deal :)
I would donate to that project



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Re: Stadium East side

Post by Catfanatic84 » Sat Jul 27, 2019 1:23 pm

Looks great!



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Re: Stadium East side

Post by codecat » Sat Jul 27, 2019 2:45 pm

CARDIAC_CATS wrote:
Sat Jul 27, 2019 12:35 pm
Mr Lisle wrote:
Sat Jul 27, 2019 12:22 pm
CARDIAC_CATS wrote:
Sat Jul 27, 2019 11:28 am
That looks very nice! It will be interesting how well it wears going forward, but that was a much needed improvement for sure. If they can get 10+ years on that new paint they may not need to replace the East side stands. Just touch it up along with the turf every 10-12 years or so.
Properly maintained they can last indifinately. Perfect height to add a second deck over the top.
Yeah it would be nice to skip the East Side replacement Phase and put it to use on second deck/boxes. 2 for 1 deal :)
The contrast of the east side in the pic is amazing! Its probably just me, but I am concerned about having enough seating since the north end zone was cut back to 2000 seats, and we will have four dissimilar sides of seating. I do recognize though that the need for the boxes has been in the queue longer and is a more immediate need than more seating for the general public.


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Re: Stadium East side

Post by rivercat » Sat Jul 27, 2019 3:43 pm

That $100K was extremely well spent. Bravo


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Re: Stadium East side

Post by catgrad05 » Sat Jul 27, 2019 5:49 pm

rivercat wrote:
Sat Jul 27, 2019 3:43 pm
That $100K was extremely well spent. Bravo
$100k just doesn’t go as far as it use to.



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Re: Stadium East side

Post by asstastic » Sat Jul 27, 2019 6:01 pm

Looks like diamond plate stair treads were added too, that’s going to look sharp. I haven’t been in that section in a while but it was plenty slippery in 2004.


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Re: Stadium East side

Post by AFCAT » Sat Jul 27, 2019 6:25 pm

asstastic wrote:
Sat Jul 27, 2019 6:01 pm
Looks like diamond plate stair treads were added too, that’s going to look sharp. I haven’t been in that section in a while but it was plenty slippery in 2004.
Slippery and the bottom steps were in really poor shape, angled downward and full of rust holes. I’d like to see a railing up the middle of the steps, but I doubt that’s going to happen. Every year, I catch people slipping and falling.

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Re: Stadium East side

Post by AFCAT » Sat Jul 27, 2019 9:51 pm

You can see a little more of the paint job in this video taken today.



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Re: Stadium East side

Post by vike_king » Sun Jul 28, 2019 10:29 am

AFCAT wrote:
Sat Jul 27, 2019 9:51 pm
You can see a little more of the paint job in this video taken today.



and this one.


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