Word: parapet
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...structure, will be built over the highest promenade. This canopy will have the appearance, from outside the Stadium, of another tier of windows, square in shape, in the same vertical line with the present lower rows. An elaborate cornice will surmount the openings. On this, in turn, a parapet wall will be constructed. In all, the new work will add approximately twenty feet to the height of the Stadium...
...meeting of the Corporation yesterday, permission was granted to the Athletic Association to build wooden stands in the Stadium for the Dartmouth game. They will be built at the open end of the Stadium and in front of the parapet below the cement seats, and will seat about 8,000 people. As the present capacity of the Stadium is about 27,000, these extra seats will bring the total to 35,000, or somewhat less than what it was for the Yale game last fall...
...their disposal than the rest of the crowd, but they nevertheless rush for the exits, adding to their own discomfort as well as to that of their fellows. A timely illustration of this occurred after the Williams game Saturday, when a large number of brave individuals jumped over the parapet of the Stadium to the track below. They may have gained two minutes over their more orderly neighbors, but this saving in time hardly justifies the risk involved. The more jump is, of course, not difficult, but with an unwieldy and pushing crowd, there is great danger of falling over...
...past summer and fall, has been working on the Stadium, has now been reduced to thirty-five men-- exclusive of the force which is temporarily engaged in tearing down the wooden north stand. These thirty-five men have been occupied chiefly with removing the temporary seats below the parapet and above the promenade, and storing them away underneath the Stadium for future use. During the past week, also, the holes left in the cement by the hammering in of the bolts have been filled up. The number of employees will now shortly be reduced to twelve men, who will...
...stairways and columns occupy only a part of the space underneath the seats, but it has not yet been decided what will be done with the remainder. It is understood, however, that lockers will be put there. The openings in the parapet now to be closed with heavy doors or gates, could then be utilized for entrance to the field...