Abandoned Akron Rubber Bowl

Inside the abandoned ohio football stadium that once hosted the rolling stones simon garfunkel and metallica but now sits in decaying ruin.

Abandoned akron rubber bowl. Made obsolete by the newly built infocision stadium summa field in 2009 the rubber bowl now sits empty and rapidly decaying from age and vandalism. It also hosted concerts high school sports and a professional football team. The akron rubber bowl has sat abandoned since the zips moved back on campus over 10 years ago. The rubber bowl opened in 1940 and was used until 2008 when the zips moved to the infocision stadium summa field.

Once the home field of the akron zips it now lays abandoned. The city of akron began demolition of the historic rubber bowl stadium wednesday. The rubber bowl in akron ohio built in 1939 and. In addition to football the rubber bowl hosted concerts and other events.

Whats left of this famous structure. It was televised on espn. Current and former players and coaches were involved. The rubber bowl is a former stadium in akron ohio and was home to the university of akron zips football team from 1940 to 2008.

The demolition was ordered due to a public safety risk to residents and the surrounding properties. Made obsolete by the newly built infocision stadium summa field in 2009 the rubber bowl now sits empty and rapidly decaying from age and vandalism. The abandoned rubber bowl stadium of akron ohio rubber bowl stadium of akron ohio hosted crowds of cheering football fans and concert goers for nearly seven decades. The abandoned rubber bowl stadium of akron ohio rubber bowl stadium of akron ohio hosted crowds of cheering football fans and concert goers for nearly seven decades.

After the game was finished a ceremony was held to look back over the 68 years that the stadium had been active. The akron zips football match against the buffalo bulls in november 2008 was the final game to be played at the rubber bowl stadium. The rubber bowl is an abandoned and partially demolished stadium located in akron ohio that was primarily used for american football from its opening in 1940 until 2008 it served as the home field of the akron zips football team of the university of akron prior to the opening of infocision stadium summa field throughout its history it has also hosted concerts professional football.