Stadium Tour Pics 8.15.09

[Pottsville Maroons]

Finally finished out the rolls (yes, rolls) of film and converted to cd! Sorry for the delay.

On "Build it Bigger", they talked about the blending of materials on the exterior of the stadium; glass, rock, steel, etc.

Those glass doors are massive.

They had rolled up the field and were preparing for the McCartney concert during our tour.

reflections from the screen onto the suite windows.

 

[Pottsville Maroons]

Our first stop was the concessions and club areas.

The bar area in one of the lounges

The obligatory ceiling football pic.

And the obligatory menu pic. ​

 

[LowTech]

Thanks for the pics.

 

[Pottsville Maroons]

Next, they took us to the Suite and Press areas.

The NFL Instant Replay Booth (shown) is right next to the Radio Media press box.

Another shot of the Instant Replay booth. I'll apologize now for the malfunctioning flash.

Field view from Radio Press Box

view from rear of TV Press Box

decent view of one of the suites

Kitchen/bar area within suite

Jerry's suite, positioned 2 sections above the Player's Field Entrance, can hold 300 people. It looks like a German pillbox. The small deck above it is Jerry's personal viewing area.

Close up shot of Jerry's suite and "perch".​

 

[Boyzmamacita]

Thanks for sharing. Does anyone know why they put down the football field only to remove it for the McCartney concert? There was no Cowboys game until now, so why put the field and end zone down only to remove it? A test run maybe?

 

[Rampage]

I don't like those cupholders. too easy to get something on my jersey

 

[Pottsville Maroons]

We kept going up to the Upper Mezzanine area.

View from the $29 ticket area.

An idea of how high you'd be, regarding elevation.

The low rent district next door. Supposedly, the white bar on the horizon behind the roller coaster to your left of the ballpark is Texas Stadium. I forgot to get a better shot of that while we were up there.

I hope you don't have issues with vertigo. It's not quite that bad, but it does seem like you'll be walking straight up if you're near the top.

Stick with it. We're getting to the good parts.​

 

[Pottsville Maroons]

Thanks for sharing. Does anyone know why they put down the football field only to remove it for the McCartney concert? There was no Cowboys game until now, so why put the field and end zone down only to remove it? A test run maybe?

precisely a test run. they only had 24 hrs or so between the McCartney concert Wednesday and the game tonight.

 

[Pottsville Maroons]

And then we arrived.

Wall facing the Oline lockers.

That's my girl.​

Ware and Spencer

Hos will be happy to know that these 2 lockers were all by themselves, detached from most of the rest of the lockers.

As promised. The holy lands.

The showers and such.

Opposite the locker room was a small player parking area.​

 

[HanD]

awesome! thanks for the photos! especially the ones from the party deck!

 

[Pottsville Maroons]

We then made our way to the field entrance.

Ceiling of the Field Level Club Area.

Player entrance to the Field

Field Level viewing area.

From the outside

looking up from field level.

Someone was asking about the turf color. This is as close as I could get.

I tried to get a shot showing the amount of padding under the turf. not much luck.​

 

[boba5555]

sweet pics...can't wait to go there in person

 

[Warick]

Nice shots, PM. I'm hoping to have some good pics by this time tomorrow.

 

[Pottsville Maroons]

last but not least, the bigscreen itself. The main screen is 9 stories tall and has 2 elevators inside.

You can see the lighting on the ceiling of the top 5 floors inside the screen.

And the same lighting in 3 of the 4 floors for the end zone screens.

This is probably the worst picture I took. If you look at the top edge of the concrete colored image on the big screen, you'll see two white glowing points. Those are the edges of the star that is mounted on the top of the center-hung screen. I did confirm that there will be a star sewn into the turf, as well.

If I find any more good pics, I'll post them, too. These are the most representative of the 100 or so I took during the tour. Enjoy.​

 

[YosemiteSam]

I guess Beeler already made the team. :laugh2:

 

[Yeagermeister]

Nice pics...thanks for sharing

 

[The Quest for Six]

Thanks for sharing. Does anyone know why they put down the football field only to remove it for the McCartney concert? There was no Cowboys game until now, so why put the field and end zone down only to remove it? A test run maybe?

The initial set up takes alot of time, the field doesn't come complete and finished. The seams have to be created, the numbers, star and endzones and logos have to be cut and fitted and then the lines are painted on after it's in place. The hole thing is then ready. they can then remove the field for another even and place the NFL field back down in 12 hours..

 

[YosemiteSam]

Nice pics...thanks for sharing

hno:
Whoa, Yeager made a post with no insults and no jokes? :laugh2:

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

The big screen has it's own elevators.....

 

[Idgit]

Dude. Your little one is adorable.