Allen high schools football team has transformed this oncesmall texas town. When i say that things shut down in these towns during high school football games, i mean they really shut down. Helpful links site map accessibility information employment contact us. Built in 1969, stallworth stadium in baytown, texas, is the largest high school stadium in the houston area. Allen high school stadium shut down over structural problems. It is owned and operated by the allen independent school district and is home of the allen high school eagles. On february 27, 2014, the stadium was closed due to cracking in concrete. Blame emerges like cracks in texas high school stadium. Eagle stadium in the dallas suburb of allen will be closed until at least june. A study conducted by nelson forensics found a web of cracks on the stadiums concourse. Allen eagle stadium is located at 155 rivercrest boulevard in allen on the property of allen high school.
The biggest high school football stadiums in texas fort. Athletic department football allen independent school. Football stadiums texas football stadium hall of fame texas high school football texas football stadium guidebook. The mckinney isd facility will serve three campuses and join the growing. Eagle stadium is a football stadium in allen, texas. The allen independent school district said the cracks were first noticed before the stadium opened in 2012 and initially were viewed as normal before they. But then it cracked, leaving graduation and classes in the lurch. Blame emerges like cracks in texas high school stadium usa today. The first allen high school, built in 1910 at the corner of belmont and cedar, was a twostory brick building housing six. How pogue construction avoided a disaster in allen d. The expense of the stadium surpassed that in allen, mckinneys neighbor down route 75, which, in 2012, opened what at the time was the most expensive high school football stadium in the country. How pogue construction avoided a disaster in allen. Theres friday night football, and then theres friday night football in allen, texas. And most of the cracks on the concourse that first hinted at the.
Those cracks in the concrete, the thinking goes, are just some bad luck the town encountered on its road to owning the nicest high school football stadium in the country. Experience texas football in americas largest high school stadium. According to dan albano of the orange county register in southern california, booty is transferring out of jserra in san juan capistrano, california. Deep dives on cities, architecture, design, real estate, and urban planning. Any given town turns into an abandoned dust village straight out of the walking dead.
The allen high school stadium, the most expensive high school football stadium in the u. Home to three high schools in the goose creek consolidated independent school district, stallworth can seat over 16,000 fans. How high school football has transformed allen, texas curbed. But thats precisely the cost of the sparkling new eagle stadium at allen high school, in allen. Texas bob travels texas state parks texas post offices texas counties texas event calendar. The allen eagle football program has become one of the top football programs in texas over the past decade, with playoff berths in every season since 2001, and a district title every season since 2006 in 2014, allen became the fourth high school in state history to win the state championship 3 years in a row while being the first to do so in the states largest classification. Experts are still developing recommendations and cost estimates for repairs to eagle stadium in allen. On february 27, 2014, the stadium was closed due to cracking in concrete making it unsafe to use. Allen independent school district set that land aside in 1995 specifically for a football stadium, to be built when the district reached full enrollment levels.
Eagle stadium s opening was a moment of triumph for the community of allen, a fastgrowing dallas suburb that has become home to a high school football powerhouse. The city of allen, near dallas, ushered in this decades megastadium era. The stadium seats 18,000, and held as many as 22,000. Qb general booty transfers to allen texas, his fourth. The dallas morning news reports the mckinney independent school district hired the engineering firm nelson forensics to examine the cracks in its new stadium. Allen an investigation into the concrete cracking at allen isds. In the gaudy world of texas high school football, katys new arena which. See how much other high school football stadiums in texas cost. Mckinney isd stadium to open in time for 2018 football season. Mckinney isd stadium to open in time for 2018 football.
The stadium was scheduled to be complete for the start of the fall 2018 football season. Some very expensive friday night lights may not turn on this year for one texas high school. Extra support beams were added throughout allen high schools. Allen, texas high school stadium closed business insider. The allen, texas, school district has planned a news conference for late afternoon feb. Cracking concrete puts stadium in the spotlight for all. The facility, eagle stadium at allen high school, home of the state champions, opened to fanfare in 2012 but has been closed since february because of cracks in the concourse. High school football stadiums are a big deal in texas. The stadium is accessible from both exchange boulevard and greenville avenue. Its not yet clear if the cracks in the stadium will have an impact whether it will be able to open on time. Engineering failures cited in report on allen isd stadium.
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