I just got enough points to post on the board and I wanted to see what everyone thought about this.
The old "Michigan Stadium" letters from the top of the press box have surfaced (sorry for the bad picture quality):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bergquists/4528897511/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bergquists/4529530240/
They are on the east side of the concourse at midfield in the middle of beams above the portals.
Good eye!
Section 2 area!
That's where I was! How did I miss that!
I like it, but I'm not sure those are the originals. If they are, they should be ashamed of themselves for painting them blue. It kind of wrecks the originality and novelty of them.
"Good evening, and welcome to Michigan Stadium for this the one-hundred thirty-second season of Michigan football, and the thirty-ninth meeting between Michigan and Notre Dame." -Carl Grapentine, September 10, 2011
Ummm....
Those look like the correct color to me. They also look weathered enough to be the same ones.
The originals were maize
EDIT: My bad. In light of the next high-level post below, it has come to my attention there was a set on the back side that were in fact blue:
So where, then, is the maize set?
"Good evening, and welcome to Michigan Stadium for this the one-hundred thirty-second season of Michigan football, and the thirty-ninth meeting between Michigan and Notre Dame." -Carl Grapentine, September 10, 2011
Both sets actually used to be
Both sets actually used to be blue. At some point in the 1990s (probably during the pre-'98 renovation) they painted the interior ones maize.
Sorry for the crappy picture
Sorry for the crappy picture and lack of embed, but I think you guys are both right. Still, I'm not a big fan of the new location.
http://thm-a03.yimg.com/nimage/2ecccbc6bf894cf8
Who has been putting out their Kools on my floor?!?!
Ugh. I was just thinking the
Ugh. I was just thinking the same thing. I certainly hope they aren't the originals. I'd love to see them (in Maize, of course) somewhere on the exterior of the stadium. Perhaps on the West elevation, facing Main St.
Who has been putting out their Kools on my floor?!?!
There should be two sets of
There should be two sets of them, right? There was a set facing each direction on top of the Press Box.
The S in Stadium
Is the S in stadium upside and backwards. it looks funny to me. Or is it just me?
No Fly Zone!
I agree
The "S" just looks weird. It has to be upside down and backwards.
"Those who stay will be champions" -Bo
The S is not backwards or
The S is not backwards or upside down, unless the old lettering was upsidedown.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2641/3860689344_c90fefe62b.jpg
Never noticed
I guess i never noticed how small the bottom of the "S" was on top of the press box. Thanks.
"Those who stay will be champions" -Bo
Ooops
I meant "Michigan Stadium" letters, not "Michigan Football" letters.
You're allowed to edit the
You're allowed to edit the post/headline. There's a tab at the top.
Thanks!
Just getting the hang of this after lurking for years!
Cool. Good work in documenting this, guys.
I think the east sideline concourse is a good place, because those of us on the eastern side, Sections 40-4, used to look up at those letters throughout the games.
It's a good location. As an old-timer at the Stadium, I approve, wholeheartedly.
I would have known myself except that today, in honor of my grandfather who used to room with Old Man Yost (nobody, except perhaps Mrs. Yost, called him anything but "Old Man Yost"), who took me to my first Spring Game in the old Press Box in 1967, I sat in Section 23, instead of my customary seats in Section 1.
I asked about this today on
I asked about this today on my tour of the premium seats - which, by the way, were God-damned amazing.
Anyway: The maize letters are still in storage for now and they're deciding what to do with them. They're considering auctioning them off for Charity. They probably won't be put up anywhere because the art deco style doesn't match the new construction.
Wasn't there a discussion about this on the board a few weeks ago? I was surprised how big they were up close. Do you think this is a permanent location?