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idc-a-%-•eigI.Construction OfINew City RodeofPlanf Slatedd'd Construction Vs to it art prompt-n |y on the new plant for the Big H* Spring Rodeo Association v'• | The 125.000 plant will be a con- j d crete horseshoe stadium and will w t- be one of the most if not the most 4 d modern rodeo unit in West Texas t» r and the Southwest.ui. j The huge bowl will seat approxl- fcf- mately 7 200 people. Plans call for tl inclusion of 100 box seats, each accomodating six people oContract for construction of 7 9 the stands and arena was award- o ed to Baker Willis, Big Spring, v this week. The cost figure embraces only the grandstand and I!arena. It does not include corrals, o chutes, auxiliary structures and d other items necessary to round L out facilities. v^ The affair, located south and ar east of the Ellis Homes area, will h be 320 feet long and 210 feet wide, d Pens will be located at the open, t Something like 12 000 cubic yards • of earth w'll be moved to provide ^’* | for the bowl, 1 2l. This will put only the top two ® * seats above ground level and make f it possible to walk down to prac-i- iically all seats At the same 1 1- time, the bowl effect is expected 1to practically eliminate the wind ^ e nuisance, long a disagreeable fae- 11- tor of rodeos in West Texas. Rodeo ^ g officials pointed out that the bowl 1 e arrangement also would eliminate h the hazard of children falling out !of elevated stands.t
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Big Spring Weekly Herald
Big Spring, Texas, US
Fri, Apr 07, 1950
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