caded over so that the sidewalks would remain open. Even then it was impossible to lay out more than 35,700 fixed seats in one tier. However, as the large seating capacity is only needed for the football games, it was decided to accommodate the other 15,000 by temporary seating over the track and along the gymnasium end. Note that the two parallel sides of the trade are further apart than is customary, making easier and longer curves at the ends; an interesting point considering that Franklin Field is a fast track.
The architectural design of the Franklin Field stadium is probably its most unique feature. Weightman Hall Gymnasium is a collegiate Gothic
building of brick with cut stone trim whereas the Archaeological Museum, the nearest other building, is Byzantine, brick veneered. As the Gothic style does not lend itself very well to stadium design (the designers may have considered the Princeton structure), and as the Museum was in closer conjunction with the exterior of the stadium, it was decided to veneer the exterior wall with brick making a harmony of color and material in the three structures, and treat it with large Roman arches. In this latter connection it was desired to get away from the stilted long and narrow arch effect which is so common to stadium design, caused by the vertical supports being from 15 to 20 apart. In
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