Were they civil, mechanical or engineering mechanics (the old T.A.M. dept) profs? If so, I'd have been concerned.I love seeing all of these memories and I have a couple of my own which I’ll post soon. I do have a question though.
A great friend of mine studied engineering there in the 70’s, and he told me that there were professors who refused to enter the Hall, because they thought the design theory was flawed, and that it would eventually collapse. I’ve never been able to find anything that confirms this.
Any thoughts?
IIRC that was v. Kentucky on Christmas Eve 1983. We lost by two. That was the season before I showed up on campus. Someone there at the time can confirm.
that would have been March of 1981 or 1982. I worked those tournaments as an Usher . I recall that Sloan team . did he go on to play at IU ?
There are miles and miles of steel cable wrapped around the edge of the two “saucers” placed face to face to make up the dome. These serve to hold the whole structure together without a pillar or post. Unique design - beautiful functional and comfortable .Were they civil, mechanical or engineering mechanics (the old T.A.M. dept) profs? If so, I'd have been concerned.
If not, their opinions on structural engineering would probably have been only marginally more relevant than their opinions on the effect of Dutch mercantilism on English dissenters having taken refuge in Holland in the 17th century.
The dome is made of reinforced concrete (see photo below of rebar in the roof) and sits on a concrete bowl anchored in the ground as shown below. It's a beautiful, elegant design. I'm unaware of any structure on earth that compares. Hmmm. Maybe a lack of imitation means that others know something we don't.
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Man, I remember that Tiskilwa team. Nearby town of only 750 or so.
I wonder what he thought of the name of “Madison Square Garden”…being neither square nor a garden…not to mention not being in Madison
Thad played for Hoopeston East Lynn High School.
Had several guys from Hoopeston on my dorm floor. They convinced a bunch of us to take a road trip for one of their home basketball games. Fun atmosphere but their cheerleaders were literally wearing bib overalls!
In fact, MSG (the fourth building with that name) is two locations removed from Madison Square. The first two were at 28th and Madison, where the New York Life Building is now. The third moved across Manhattan from Madison Square, to 49th Street and Eighth Avenue. It's now a building called Worldwide Plaza. The current edition remains on the West Side at 33rd and 7th, on top of Penn Station. It would more accurately be called Herald Square (a block away) Garden.I wonder what he thought of the name of “Madison Square Garden”…being neither square nor a garden…not to mention not being in Madison
I was at that concert too.
For many years the team benches were on the west side of the arena (i.e., the door to the ramp coming into the building from the north end was on the right as you looked across the court at the benches. If you go back to the original interior photos I posted last weekend you'll see that set up prevailed from the beginning. IIRC the Illini bench used to be on the right of the scorers table (north end of floor) as you looked across the court, given our locker room location. Now it's to the left of the scorers table, on the east side of the arena (still the north end), as you look across court. Configuration changed after the reno.
