Thanks to Glen for a fun question this week.  And thanks to those who included the cool links so we can learn from your favorite.

Mine is distinct in several ways.  It was the second-largest on-campus facility of its kind when it opened in 1955.  It has native stone from the area in the walls.  The era was during the Korean War so the only way to get the steel which had to be approved by the War department was to include facilities for the ROTC as part of the plan.

My pick is Allen Fieldhouse on the campus of the University of Kansas.  This venerable old barn is one of the few remaining active venues for major college basketball built toward the end of the Golden Age of this sport.  The coach at the time and building namesake, Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen, is considered the Father of Basketball Coaching.  He brought so much to the sport including modern coaching techniques, basketball in the Olympics, and a strong NCAA Tournament.  The court is named James Naismith Court for the first coach at KU, and incidentally the inventor of basketball!  The facility now includes the original rules of basket ball as written by Dr. Naismith.  To top it off, Wilt Chamberlain played in this building, a fitting beginning to a storied history.  The Jayhawks have won about 90 percent of the games they have played here dating back to 1955!

I know some of you don't care about sports, or this particular sport, and there are many who cheer for other programs and don't care about KU.  That's okay.  My point in listing this here is that Allen Fieldhouse is considered by many, including ESPN and Sports Illustrated, as a  bucket list experience.  And if you care about history you won't find a basketball venue steeped in so much tradition outside of the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.  Be sure to visit if you are in the area of Lawrence, Kansas.

http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/2013/6/27/GEN_0627134307.aspx


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