Bowers Stadium Press Box

620 Bowers Boulevard Map | News | ID#: 0058 Timeline 1986 Constructed 2002 SH Logo added to western entrance 2004 Renovations to fan suites and president's box expansion 2008 Elevators installed and main ticket booth expanded Namesake Elliott T. Bowers Architect Unknown Contractor(s) Unknown A fuzzy photograph from the 1990s - back before the SH logo was adopted by the university and it graced the side of the stadium. The western face of the pressbox, as well as the main ticket booth and gates 2 (north, left) and 3 (right, south). A view of the pressbox building from the east overlooking the playing field. This photograph from 2011 shows the two new shafts and expanded ticketbooth. Don't be fooled: the shaft on the left (north) is the elevator; the shaft on the right (south) is just storage space. The eastern side of the pressbox - and stands full of people. Sources

The building did not undergo major renovations in its first two decades. In 2002 the newly-adopted SH logo was added to the western face of the building.

In 2004 a five-year, three-phase renovation project began. This included converting the old press level into fan suites and expanding the president's box and ensuring those changes and the entire building met safety code standards by installing new fire alarms and sprinkler systems. The third and final phase included the addition of an elevator to the press box. The elevator runs along the left (north) side of the ticket booth. To even out the look of the building, a false shaft was added to the right (south) side that house large storage closets on each level.

The third floor houses five luxury suites holding up to 6-8 people and the 50-seat President's Box.

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