Rubber Bowl Akron Abandoned

Image of the front gate of the now abandoned rubber bowl football stadium in akron ohio.

Rubber bowl akron abandoned.

Once the home field of the akron zips it now lays abandoned. In addition to football the rubber bowl hosted concerts and other events. The two story stone building once used as a city park shelter and later as an event space for the university of akron because of its proximity to the former rubber bowl has sat abandoned for years and has fallen into deep disrepair as evidenced by the moldy smell and at least one varmint scurrying around in the attic. Now in the process of being demolishes we take a look.

Abandoned akron rubber bowl stadium comes down it s sad to hear that one of the many places featured within my upcoming book is being demolished. It was televised on espn. 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. Current and former players and coaches were involved.

Our first stop on the second day of our akron trip was the rubber bowl football stadium. 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. The akron rubber bowl has sat abandoned since the zips moved back on campus over 10 years ago.

Whats left of this famous structure. It s sad to see places like this go but their stories will live on through photographs and memories for generations to come. It s named the rubber bowl because general tire b f. 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 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. The rubber bowl opened in 1940 and was used until 2008 when the zips moved to the infocision stadium summa field.