Memorial Stadium behind-the-scenes photo gallery

55 photos by Cary Frye

Tuesday morning there was a media tour of the Memorial Stadium renovation, and Cary Frye was there. Take a look at the $120 million upgrade, from the recruiting area and weight room under the North End Zone, to the suites and press area high atop the new West Side. Along the way, have some fun and ask yourself if they will be able to get everything set and cleaned out by Saturday morning in time for the home-opener against EIU and Renaissance Celebration.

Photos by Cary Frye courtesy of fryeimages.
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Recruiting area and weight room under the North End Zone

The new weight room is three times the size of the old room.


Recruiting area.








Multi-screen video system.


Weight room.

Great West Hall

Concession stand.


One of the new murals being painted in the Great West Hall.


Concessions stand.





Bob Zuppke mural.


The War Years mural.








Electrician's supply area at the base of one of the West Side towers.

Colonnades Club

Colonnades Club concourse.


The view from the Colonnades Club (located underneath the West Balcony).


Large mural being installed in the Colonnades Club.





Red Grange mural.





College Hall of Fame mural.

West Balcony

West Balcony concession area.


West Balcony concourse painting. Dike Eddleman.


Bill Burrell.


Dick Butkus.


Scott Studwell.


Jeff George.


Simeon Rice.


Rockey Harvey.


J Leman.


West Balcony.

Stadium Luxury Suites

The view from the suites.


Suites concourse.





Stadium suites kitchen area.

The 77 Club

The 77 Club.


Red Grange mural.





77 Club.


77 Club concourse.


Four private elevators access the suites.

Press Area

Press row for print media.


The view from press row.





The view from the press area.


The outside view.







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