Akron Rubber Bowl Fire

The fire was at an overhead garage near the stadium but firefighters were able.

Akron rubber bowl fire.

Akron police say they re not ready for the loudfest 2015 dance and hip hop concert planned for friday at the rubber bowl vacant since 2009. 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. When the university took ownership of the stadium in 1971 they began holding rock concerts there starting in 1972 with the rolling stones. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube.

Rubber bowl stadium of akron ohio hosted crowds of cheering football fans and concert goers for nearly seven decades. The city series championship game was held there every thanksgiving. According to crews the fire is under control and no. The rubber bowl has also hosted around 1 500 football games for the high schools in akron as well as for ohio high school athletic association ohsaa playoff games.

Akron fire near rubber bowl stadium. Current and former players and coaches were involved. The fire broke out monday near the old akron university football stadium around 4 45 p m. The university of akron zips were its main tenant but the rubber bowl hosted over 1500 high school games.

The ringling brothers and barnum bailey circus gave its first performance since the hartford circus fire on july 6 1944. It was televised on espn. Akron ohio firefighters extinguished a fire monday evening near the city s old rubber bowl akron officials said. After the game was finished a ceremony was held to look back over the 68 years that the stadium had been active.

The rubber bowl was also a regular performance venue.