Fans are invited to the Carrier Dome Open House today to celebrate the first 25 years of the building.
Celebrate 25 Years of the Dome on September 12 at the Open House!
9/12/2005 8:18:39 AM | Football, Dome 25
The Carrier Dome will be open on September 12 from 12:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. for fans to enjoy a walking tour of the photo display celebrating 25 years of events in the Dome. Fans are invited to walk on the new FieldTurf, appear on the video board and have a photo taken with their own camera, pose for photos with the 1961 Heisman Trophy won by Ernie Davis, the 2003 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Trophy and the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship Trophies. The concession stands, Orange Shoppe and the Box Office will be open. All lower level gates (A through F) will be open. Fans should park in the Stadium West lots.
To celebrate the first 25 years of the Carrier Dome events are planned throughout the week, leading up to an "Anniversary Party" on Saturday, September 17 prior to the SU football game against Virginia. Fans are invited to attend these free events.
Thursday, September 15
The Dome will be open as part of Syracuse University’s Employee Appreciation Day sponsored by TIAA-CREF. Employees are invited to enjoy a walking tour of the photo display celebrating 25 years of events in the Dome during the lunchtime event scheduled to take place on the Quad. A pep rally will be held in the Dome at 1:00 p.m. Employees are invited to enter the Dome through Gate E.
Saturday, September 17
Fans are invited to enjoy a birthday cake celebrating the Dome’s 25th anniversary at the Excellus Blue Cross/Blue Shield Fun Zone on the SU Quad prior to the game. At halftime of the game, SU will honor those who were instrumental in building the Carrier Dome. The Dome officially opened on September 20, 1980 when the football Orange beat Miami, OH, 36-24.
More than 23.5 million people have passed through the revolving doors of the Carrier Dome since the building’s first public event on September 20, 1980, when the Orange football team beat Miami (OH), 36-24, in front of 50,564 fans, which still remains the largest crowd for a football game in the Dome. Throughout the 2005-06 SU athletics seasons the University will celebrate the first 25 years of the Loud House.
There have been more than 1,740 events since opening day, including collegiate, professional and high school athletics events, University commencement, concerts, a circus, and community events. These activities are chronicled in the more than 100 photographs that are currently in the concourse of the Dome. Fans who attend events in the Dome can re-live the memories with this photo history walking tour.
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