Aztec Bowl hosted the San Diego State UniversityAztecsfootball team until they moved to San Diego Stadium in 1967. The stadium held 12,592 people at its peak and cost $500,000 to build. It was dedicated on October 3, 1936, before 7,500 people, after being completed earlier that year.
The stadium was initially supposed to be expanded to 45,000 seats but was expanded only once, in 1948.
The Aztec football team now plays at Snapdragon Stadium with their opening home game played on September 3, 2022.
Current use
Currently Viejas Arena (formerly Cox Arena), the school's basketball arena, sits on the site of the stadium.
As a nation, we have no deeper concern, no older commitment and no higher interest than a strong, sound and free system of education for all. In fulfilling this obligation to ourselves and our children, we provide for the future of our nation-and for the future of freedom. (Historical Video)
In commemoration, the arena was built on top of the steps from which people listened to President Kennedy. The bleachers can be clearly seen from the arena's parking lot on the outside and in the storage areas under the arena seats on the inside of the arena.
A request was made to remove the stadium from the National Register of Historic Places,[12] and was removed on May 30, 2012.
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^"Pending (Not Yet Acted Upon) List". National Park Service. April 21, 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
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This article is about the former stadium at San Diego State University For the college football bowl game see Aztec Bowl game Aztec Bowl was a football stadium a Works Progress Administration project on the San Diego State University campus in San Diego California Aztec BowlAztec BowlLocation5500 Canyon Crest Dr San Diego CaliforniaOwnerSan Diego State UniversityOperatorSan Diego State UniversityCapacity10 000 1936 1948 12 592 1948 1995 SurfaceNatural grassConstructionBroke ground1933OpenedOctober 3 1936 86 years ago 1936 10 03 Expanded1948ClosedMarch 1995Construction cost 476 863 9 42 million in 2021 1 ArchitectunspecifiedTenantsAztec football NCAA 1936 1966 Aztec rugby men USA Rugby 1958 1995 Aztec rugby women USA Rugby 1975 1986 Aztec soccer men NCAA 1995 Aztec soccer women NCAA 1995 San Diego Jaws NASL 1976 Aztec BowlU S Historic districtContributing propertyCalifornia Historical Landmark No 798 2 Coordinates32 46 28 N 117 4 29 W 32 77444 N 117 07472 W 32 77444 117 07472 Coordinates 32 46 28 N 117 4 29 W 32 77444 N 117 07472 W 32 77444 117 07472ArchitectmultipleArchitectural styleMission Spanish RevivalPart ofSan Diego State College ID97000924 3 CHISL No 798 2 Significant datesAdded to NRHPMay 19 1994 1994 05 19 Boundary decreaseSeptember 4 1997 1997 09 04 Designated CHISLSeptember 16 1964 1964 09 16 4 Removed from NRHPMay 30 2012Delisted CPSeptember 4 1997 5 6 Contents 1 History 2 Current use 3 National Register of Historic Places 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditAztec Bowl hosted the San Diego State University Aztecs football team until they moved to San Diego Stadium in 1967 The stadium held 12 592 people at its peak and cost 500 000 to build It was dedicated on October 3 1936 before 7 500 people after being completed earlier that year The stadium was initially supposed to be expanded to 45 000 seats but was expanded only once in 1948 The Aztec football team now plays at Snapdragon Stadium with their opening home game played on September 3 2022 Current use EditCurrently Viejas Arena formerly Cox Arena the school s basketball arena sits on the site of the stadium National Register of Historic Places EditAztec Bowl is listed on the National Register of Historic Places 7 The old concrete bleachers of the football stadium were not demolished when the new arena was built John F Kennedy then the President of the United States of America gave the graduation commencement address at San Diego State University on June 6 1963 8 9 10 11 As a nation we have no deeper concern no older commitment and no higher interest than a strong sound and free system of education for all In fulfilling this obligation to ourselves and our children we provide for the future of our nation and for the future of freedom Historical Video John F Kennedy President of the United States of America Graduation commencement address to San Diego State College San Diego California June 6 1963 In commemoration the arena was built on top of the steps from which people listened to President Kennedy The bleachers can be clearly seen from the arena s parking lot on the outside and in the storage areas under the arena seats on the inside of the arena A request was made to remove the stadium from the National Register of Historic Places 12 and was removed on May 30 2012 See also EditViejas Arena Peterson GymReferences Edit 1634 1699 McCusker J J 1997 How Much Is That in Real Money A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States Addenda et Corrigenda PDF American Antiquarian Society 1700 1799 McCusker J J 1992 How Much Is That in Real Money A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States PDF American Antiquarian Society 1800 present Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Consumer Price Index estimate 1800 Retrieved April 16 2022 https www sandiego gov sites default files dsd appendices no 596507 pdf bare URL PDF National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 CHL 798 San Diego State College San Diego National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 Asset Detail Historic Buildings of San Diego State University Infodome SDSU Historic Buildings San Diego State University Archived from the original on 2006 09 06 Retrieved 2009 07 30 Forty Years Later the Magic of JFK Lingers on the Mesa Archived 2007 07 06 at the Wayback Machine Coleen L Geraghty SDSUniverse May 12 2003 SDSU Library Aztec Bowl History of San Diego State University accessed Jan 16 2009 Archived from the original on 2011 07 21 Retrieved 2008 11 30 John F Kennedy commencement address June 6 1963 SDSU Special Collections video San Diego State University Library amp Information Access President John F Kennedy s 1963 Commencement Speech at San Diego State video and audio archive Pending Not Yet Acted Upon List National Park Service April 21 2012 Retrieved 27 April 2012 External links EditVenue information Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aztec Bowl stadium amp oldid 1135882616, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
