Akron Rubber Bowl Abandoned

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Akron rubber bowl abandoned.

It was televised on espn. Akron rubber development laboratory inc. Current and former players and coaches were involved. After opening in 1940 the rubber bowl was the home field for the university of akron s zips football team.

The akron zips football match against the buffalo bulls in november 2008 was the final game to be played at the rubber bowl stadium. The rubber bowl is a former stadium in akron ohio and was home to the university of akron zips football team from 1940 to 2008. After the game was finished a ceremony was held to look back over the 68 years that the stadium had been active. The rubber bowl is an abandoned and partially demolished stadium located in akron ohio that was primarily used for american football from its opening in 1940 until 2008 it served as the home field of the akron zips football team of the university of akron prior to the opening of infocision stadium summa field throughout its history it has also hosted concerts professional football.

Whats left of this famous structure. Ardl is an independent testing research and consulting laboratory. The rubber bowl in akron ohio built in 1939 and. It was used as a base for the national guard during the wooster avenue race riots in 1968.

Inside the abandoned ohio football stadium that once hosted the rolling stones simon garfunkel and metallica but now sits in decaying ruin. The abandoned rubber bowl stadium of akron ohio rubber bowl stadium of akron ohio hosted crowds of cheering football fans and concert goers for nearly seven decades. It also hosted concerts high school sports and a professional football team. Now in the process of bei.