Stadium Ski Jumps

February 13, 2009 by neath

Found this set over at Pruned.

Soldier Field, Chicago, 1939

Soldier Field, Chicago, 1954

Empire Stadium, Vancouver, 1958

Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, 1963

Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1954

on February 15, 2009 at 5:45 am | Reply raincoaster

I’m having a heart attack just looking at these. Were people crazier back then?
on February 15, 2009 at 8:30 pm | Reply neath

they were for sure.
on December 23, 2009 at 5:25 pm | Reply Empire Stadium Revived for 2010 » Vancouver Blog Miss 604 by Rebecca Bollwitt

[...] 1958 Stadium Ski Jump – A 165-foot high ski jump hill was erected for the three-day Centennial Ski Jump Tournament at Empire Stadium. Though over 20,000 people attended the event, it’s said that 60,000 more watched from outside the fence for free. Stadium Ski Jumps [...]

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