Toledo: The Glass Bowl

Like Doyt L. Perry Stadium, the Glass Bowl was originally a WPA project built in 1936. The cool thing about it today, is that it retains much of its original look due to the fact that expansion has not been explosive. Whereas Ohio Stadium or Camp Randall have taken a whole new look from the outside due to rapid expansion, the Glass Bowl has retained much of the original stonework around the outside. The "glass" part comes from a renovation post-WWII to the stadium. It doesn't, as popularly belief holds, have a giant glass force field around it that keeps out great alumni like Bruce Gradkowski. Another popular belief is that the rocket that is outside the stadium and pictured below is pointed toward Bowling Green - Toledo's rival. I cannot confirm this, but if someone can, please do.

First Game: v. Akron, 1937

Surface: NexTurf

Google Map of the Glass Bowl