This Day in Dome History: June 21
6/21/2006 3:54:43 PM | Dome 25
June 21 has been a quiet day for the Carrier Dome for the past 25 years as the facility has held no events on this date. Since opening its doors on September 20, 1980, the Carrier Dome has hosted more than 1,700 events. ranging from Syracuse athletic contests to concerts.
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. Throughout the 2005-06 SU athletics seasons the University will celebrate the first 25 years of the Loud House.
In the first 25 years of the Dome, more than 1,740 events were staged, 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 these photos.
