Piece by piece, demolition crews tear down the remnants of the iconic Akron Rubber Bowl. It's the culmination of a long goodbye after the University of Akron moved out in 2008.
AKRON, Ohio — Piece by piece, demolition crews tear down the remnants of the iconic Akron Rubber Bowl.Earlier this year, the state awarded more than $6.5 million to help Summit County clean out its blighted buildings.But it's what fans heard, witnessed and experienced inside the 35,000-seat stadium that made it a mecca of memories for the community.
Mike Fulton pointed out how his grandfather traveled around the world visiting other stadiums to help inspire the design. "There was no end to the things they did there," Esker explained."It was a community space for anything. Ten percent of the [Akron] population could fit in the bowl at any one time."Over the years, the list of acts stopping in Akron reads like who’s-who at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Simon & Garfunkel, The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, Jefferson Airplane, Metallica, The Eagles, Tom Petty, Van Halen, Aretha Franklin and Bon Jovi.
"The fans are right on top of you," he said."You’re right there and it's close, it's steep, and when it's full, it's loud. When the lights would come on and you walked in and you started playing, it just really made it special." "The Rubber Bowl was always the temple for football," said Owens, who coached at the University of Akron from 1995-2003."Whether you’re high school in the city series or a playoff team in the area or the Akron Zips in the Acme Zip Bowl, it was the place where football was played."
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